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 Units R&D

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 CONTINUOUS OF SDVs • Military Assistance DEVELOPMENT • Endurance, speed, number of operators transported • Direct Action • Concepts • Full integration into the • Special • Technologies Command and Control Reconnaissance architecture • Techniques • Counterterrorism • Payloads • Tactics • Hostage • Navigation systems rescue/release • Procedures • Propulsion system • 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 CONTINUOUS DIVING CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT • Distressed Submarines • Technologies • Scuba diving up to 80 m Search & Rescue • Diving physiology (DISSUB SAR) • Saturation diving up to (Air, Nitrox, Heliox, 300 m • Explosive Ordnance Trimix) Disposal (EOD) & • Diving systems • DISSUB Ops up to 300 m Improvised Explosive (scuba, surface • Atmospheric Diving Suit Devices Disposal (IEDD) supplied, closed and (ADS) up to 300 m in maritime and semi-closed circuit) underwater domains • Decompression • Remotely Operated tables • Underwater works of Vehicle (ROV) up to any type (i.e. Salvage) • Diving procedures 2.000 m

LESSONS LEARNED TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY AREAS SDV WE ARE INVESTIGATING DIVER • Underwater networking

SRV ROV • AUV for EOD 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 Surface Hyperbaric resistant materials & Fully Closed Diving Supplied chambers for hyperbaric 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 SHIP CHARACTERISTICS • AUV up to 4.000 m Length: 120 m Displacement : 8.000 t • Designed to embark Crew: 200 people NSRS and SRDRS DEEP DIVING SIMULATION FACILITY

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