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Rear Admiral Paolo PEZZUTTI Commander COM.SUB.IN, Italian Navy

HISTORY

A «HYBRID» ORGANIZATION Navy Divers Special Forces 1961

A «USER DRIVEN» ORGANIZATION School Naval R&D Units Raiders Divers Financial LOG management Medics

ORGANIZATION NAVY C.o.S . COMSUBIN Commander of Navy Divers and Special Forces Naval Financial R&D School Medics Logistic Special Navy Units management Forces Divers

COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE Leper hospital of Varignano (1724)

COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING AREAS COMSUBIN La Spezia and «5 terre»

COMSUBIN INFRASTRUCTURE Training Ship

STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Conventional Hybrid theatres scenarios and risks Sea control Priority of undersea warfare Technological superiority

SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES NEW GENERATION MISSIONS OF SDVs CONTINUOUS • Endurance, speed, number • Military Assistance DEVELOPMENT of operators transported • Direct Action • Concepts • Full integration into the • Special Command and Control • Technologies architecture Reconnaissance • Techniques • Payloads • Counterterrorism • Tactics • Navigation systems • Hostage • Procedures • Propulsion system rescue/release • Life support system

SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES Italian SLC «Siluro a Lenta Corsa» 2nd World War

SPECIAL FORCES CAPABILITIES DRY COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE

NAVY DIVING CAPABILITIES MISSIONS DIVING CAPABILITIES CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT • Distressed Submarines • Scuba diving up to 80 m • Technologies Search & Rescue • Diving physiology • Saturation diving up to (DISSUB SAR) ( Air, Nitrox, Heliox, 300 m • Explosive Ordnance Trimix ) • DISSUB Ops up to 300 m • Diving systems Disposal (EOD) & Improvised Explosive ( scuba, surface • Atmospheric Diving Suit supplied, closed and Devices Disposal (IEDD) (ADS) up to 300 m semi-closed circuit ) in maritime and • Decompression • Remotely Operated underwater domains tables Vehicle (ROV) up to • Underwater works of • Diving procedures 2.000 m any type (i.e. Salvage)

LESSONS LEARNED

TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY AREAS SDV WE ARE INVESTIGATING DIVER • Underwater networking • AUV for EOD SRV ROV AUV intervention • Wearable to monitor divers (t-shirt) • Combat diver digital navigation device

TECHNOLOGY Improvements technology for • Divers equipment and materials • improved endurance & shortened decompression • lower mag & acoustic signature • Lighter and more Semi-Closed Atmospheric resistant materials Surface Hyperbaric & Fully Closed Diving for hyperbaric Supplied chambers breathing circuits System chambers

NEW SHIP SHIP CAPABILITIES • Dynamic position system • Deep diving up to 300 m • Submarine rescue: − SRC up to 300 m − SRV up to 600 m • ADS up to 300 m • ROV up to 4.000 m • AUV up to 4.000 m SHIP CHARACTERISTICS • Designed to embark Length: 120 m Displacement : 8.000 t NSRS and SRDRS Crew: 200 people

DEEP DIVING SIMULATION FACILITY THE NEW DEEP DIVING SIMULATION FACILITY Diving offshore companies • Cornerstone of research & NATO development activities and Academia EDA education and training with academia, industry and deep Ocean diving schools. simulation facility Deep • Network of professional R & D diving schools competences important for the national underwater community from the Maritime Industry schools operational and scientific perspective.

CONCLUSION: KEY PRINCIPLES • Keep it simple! • Technical infallibility does not exist: have a “bail - out” • Perfect system does not exist: have the right one for the right scenario • Modularity / Common parts / Common references provide a substantial benefit • Civilian technical standards are mature enough for military application in many cases

Rear Admiral Paolo PEZZUTTI Commander COM.SUB.IN, Italian Navy