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Andrea Doria class (Horizon)
Italian Navy air-defense destroyer built by Fincantieri under the joint Franco-Italian Horizon program, providing area air-defense with the PAAMS/Aster missile system for escorted task groups. Two ships, Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio, serve alongside their French Forbin-class counterparts.
In service since 2007 · 1 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
6,900
t
29
kn
7,000
nmi
48
VLS
190
crew
💲 ≈ $800,000,000 — Approximate build cost per ship
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
Italian export-licensed
UAMA authorisation; standard EU/Wassenaar controls.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Limited · 1 operator
In service since 2007. Status: active · ~2 built.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
$2.0B – $2.8B
Acquisition is only ~30% of lifecycle cost — operating & support dominate over ~35 yrs. Rough 2.5–3.5× the unit price.
Interoperability
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- 1× 127 mm Oto Melara naval gun
- VLS cells
Vertical-launch missile cells on a warship — a proxy for magazine depth. Higher means more missiles before rearming.
- 48 Stronger than 76% of warships
- Torpedo tubes
Number of torpedo tubes (submarines and some surface ships).
- 2 Bottom 9% of warships
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 152.9 m
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- EMPAR multifunction radar
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Unit cost
Approximate flyaway/unit cost where public. Defense pricing varies hugely by contract, offsets and configuration. Lower is cheaper.
- $800,000,000 Stronger than 72% of warships
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 2 Stronger than 28% of warships
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 1 Stronger than 45% of warships
Specifications compiled from public Fincantieri and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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Navantia Alvaro de Bazan class (F100) Frequently asked questions
What is the main armament of the Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon)? +
The Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon)'s primary weapon is the 1× 127 mm Oto Melara naval gun.
What is the Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon) used for? +
The Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon) is a warship typically used for air defense.
How many countries operate the Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon)? +
The Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon) is operated by 1 countries.
How much does the Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon) cost? +
The Fincantieri Andrea Doria class (Horizon) has an approximate unit cost of 800,000,000 USD. Defense pricing varies by contract, offsets and configuration — treat this as directional.
