Greec gets Bergamini frigates from Italy: Signatures on September 8 in Rome

Specifically, the Implementing Arrangement between the Hellenic Republic and the Italian Republic, which activates the program for the acquisition of two Italian FREMM frigates (Bergamini class), is to be signed on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 in Rome, in the presence of the Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias, his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto and the Chiefs of the Navy of the two countries.

The Implementing Regulation will be signed by the General Directorate of Defense Armaments and Investments (GDAEE) of the Ministry of National Defense and the corresponding Italian Armaments Directorate, in implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Declaration of Intent for the acquisition of the Italian FREMM frigates, which were signed on September 29, 2025, in La Spezia, Italy, during the meeting between Mr. Dendias and Mr. Crosetto.

The Implementing Regulation finalizes the legal, financial and technical terms of the purchase of the first two FREMM frigates (Bergamini class).

Specifically, it determines:

• The value of the two ships in their current state and the timetable for the transfer and integration of the ships into the Navy (Carlo BERGAMINI (F-590): Sale/transfer within the first half of 2028 – Virginio FASAN (F-591): Sale/transfer within the first half of 2029).
• The initial and subsequent support to ensure the operational availability of the units.
• The domestic industrial participation, with the involvement of Greek shipyards in the maintenance and adaptation of new systems to the ships.

The acquisition of the two FREMM frigates, with the possibility of acquiring additional ships in the future, together with the four FDI frigates and the modernization of the MEKO frigates, creates a Navy with high-capability Strike Units, which safeguard the sovereignty and sovereign rights of our country, both in the Aegean Sea and in the Eastern Mediterranean.