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1.1  PreWorld War I  





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2 Main products  





3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














OTO Melara






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OTO Melara S.p.A.
Company typeS.p.A. (corporation)
IndustryDefence Systems
Founded1905
DefunctDecember 31, 2015(2015-12-31) (aged 110) (merged into Leonardo)
Headquarters
Rome
,
Italy

Number of locations

La Spezia

Area served

Worldwide
ProductsLand, naval and air defence systems
ParentLeonardo
Websitehttps://www.leonardo.com/en/home

OTO Melara was a subsidiary of the Italian company Finmeccanica, today Leonardo,[1] active in the defence sector, with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. The Mod 56 pack howitzer, in service throughout the world, and the 76mm naval gun, adopted by 53 navies and installed on over 1,000 naval vessels, are among OTO Melara's best known weapons since World War II.[citation needed]

From 1 January 2016, the activities of OTO Melara merged into Leonardo's Defence Systems Division,[2] within the Electronics, Defence and Security Systems Sector.

History[edit]

Oto Melara 76/62
Ariete MBT
Puma APC

Pre–World War I[edit]

It was founded in 1905 as a joint venture of Vickers and Terni Steelworks, Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando and Cantieri navali Odero. Investment was also provided by Giuseppe Orlando and Attilio Odero. During World War I, Vickers Terni produced many weapons with calibre 40 mm and upwards. In 1929 the company was renamed Odero Terni Orlando with the abbreviation OTO. During World War II, mostly heavy guns for battleships were produced.

Post–World War II[edit]

In 1953 the company took the name OTO Melara.

Before Italy joined NATO, OTO Melara produced civil products, like tractors and looms, but quickly returned to the production of weapons. On 1 December 2001, the naval artillery division of OTO Melara merged with that of Breda Meccanica Bresciana to form Otobreda. The combined entity produces the DARDO CIWS, Otobreda 76 mm and Otobreda 127/54 Compact naval guns. OTO Melara's land defence operations are part of the Leonardo conglomerate.

Main products[edit]

Vehicles manufactured include:

Weapons manufactured includes:

Ammunition manufactured include:

In the last decade the company has produced between 900 and 1000 GBU-31 and GBU-32 JDAMs on license. At the moment it is working on the production of 500 GBU-39s for the Aeronautica Militare.

The naval defence operations produce a wide range of automatic naval artillery, rocket and missile launchers and remote controlled small calibre defence cannons.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Finmeccanica meeting approves new name, 'Leonardo'". Ansa News.
  • ^ "Finmeccanica: Mauro Moretti launches 'One Company'". Finmeccanica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  • ^ "DIMDEX 2018: Leonardo Unveils the OTO Marlin 40 Naval Turret". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  • ^ "Leonardo to unveil OTO Marlin 40 naval gun mount". Naval Technology. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  • ^ "OTO Marlin 40". electronics.leonardo.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  • ^ "Leonardo presenta Lionfish®, la nuova famiglia di torrette per la difesa navale". www.leonardocompany.com (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Leonardo presenta Lionfish, la nuova famiglia di torrette per la difesa navale". Difesa Online (in Italian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "MSS 1.2". Military Today. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  • External links[edit]

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