It’s equipped with a 76mm OTO Melara main gun, anti-air missiles like the VL MICA, Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, and torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare. The vessel also houses ...

A team has been tasked to investigate the cause of the explosion, it added. The “76mm fast gun” that exploded is the 76mm OTO Melara dual-purpose turreted deck gun, designed by the Italian defense ...