Corps (GM) – Marine engineering branch (GM/GN): engineer officers – Naval ordnance branch (GM/AN): weapon engineer officers – Infrastructure engineering (GM/INFR): civil engineer officers – Maritime Military Medical Corps: (MD) for medics, (FM) for pharmacists – Military Maritime Supply Corps (CM): administration, paymaster, legal executive, supply, logistics officer – Port Captaincies Corps (CP): the coast guard – Military Maritime Crews Corps (CEMM) Fleet Command of the Italian Fleet (ships, submarines and amphibious forces) and Naval aviation falls under the Commander in Chief Naval Fleet. Equipment Ships and submarines Today's Italian Navy is a modern navy with ships of every type. The fleet is in continuous evolution, and as of today oceangoing fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers, 3 amphibious assault ships, 4 destroyers, 11 frigates and 8 attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include: 10 offshore patrol vessels, 10 mine countermeasure vessels, 4 coastal patrol boats, and a varied fleet of auxiliary ships are also in service. The flagship of the fleet is the carrier Cavour. Aircraft The Italian Navy operates a diverse fleet of aircraft including fixed-wing, rotary and UAVs. Future 2 x Bergamini-class general purpose (Enhanced, with ASW capabilities) frigates, being built to replace two vessels from the Italian FREMM-class build program that were transferred to Egypt in 2020 and 2021; delivery is anticipated in the 2025–26 period. The 2014 Naval Act allocated Euro 5.4 billion for the following vessels: 1 x Trieste landing helicopter dock (L9890), for commissioning in 2023 (with 4 landing craft Vittoria LC23 and 2 combat boat Baglietto MNI15) to replace CVL Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) 7 x Thaon di Revel-class Offshore patrol vessel/frigate, for commissioning between 2021 and 2026, with three more on option The 2017 budget allocated 12.8 billion (2017–2032 years) for the following ships: 1 x Special & Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship (SOD – SuRS), to replace the submarine rescue ship Anteo (A 5309) 1 x Major Hydro-oceanographic Ship (NIOM), to replace the hydrographic survey vessel Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A5303) 12 x minehunters to replace the Lerici and Gaeta-class minehunters: 8 x Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Costieri (CNG-C, New Generation Minehunter – Coastal) for homeland security roles (about 800 t and 57 m) 4 x Cacciamine Nuova Generazione-Altura (CNG-A, New Generation Minehunter – Ocean-going) for expeditionary roles (about 1,300 t and 75–80 m) 8 x European Patrol Corvettes in a joint program with France (about 3,200 t) The 2018 budget allocated