La Spezia – From 29 September to 2 October 2025, Piloda Defence made its debut at Seafuture 2025, the international exhibition dedicated to maritime innovation, technology and defence. The event provided the stage for the presentation of PD15 and PD21, high-performance vessels designed for SAR (Search and Rescue) missions, alongside USV12, an Unmanned Surface Vessel platform developed with VN Maritime and Havelsan.

Naples – Piloda Group is entering a new phase of industrial development, strengthening its position across the naval, defence and advanced industrial services sectors. Through Piloda Shipyard, the Group is expanding its production capabilities, investing in infrastructure and specialist expertise, and consolidating its management structure. The growth is supported by new Defence contracts worth approximately €160 million and an increasingly significant pipeline of institutional programmes.

Naples – Piloda Defence, HAVELSAN and VN Maritime Technologies have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop, integrate and produce manned, unmanned and hybrid surface vessels for the Italian and European defence and security markets. The partnership builds on the existing cooperation between Piloda Shipyard and VN Maritime for the production of 40 vessels for the Italian Coast Guard, extending it to advanced platforms for the Italian Navy, Guardia di Finanza and other government agencies.

Naples – Piloda Shipyard, through its Piloda Defence division, and VN Maritime Technologies have officially launched the joint production programme for 40 high-performance 15-meter vessels for the Italian Coast Guard. The agreement marks a major step in the strategic cooperation between the two companies, combining Italian shipbuilding capabilities with Turkish engineering expertise to address increasingly complex maritime security requirements.

Brindisi – Piloda Shipyard has presented a major industrial development project aimed at transforming the Port of Brindisi into a Mediterranean center of excellence for ship repair, refit and recycling. The plan involves an investment of €140 million, the development of a 230 x 48-meter dock and new infrastructure capable of supporting vessels up to 250 meters, with the potential to generate up to 600 direct and indirect jobs.

Naples – With the commissioning of “Annamaria”, a 143-meter floating dock with a 6,000-tonne lifting capacity, Piloda Shipyard marks a major step in the development of Naples as a strategic naval refit hub in the Mediterranean. Designed to accommodate vessels up to 143 meter, the new infrastructure will serve public, private and commercial shipowners, as well as the growing requirements of the naval defence sector.