Admitted at the Naval Accademy of Leghorn on 1961
Graduated at Pisa's university as an engineer on 1967
Embarked on the Italian cruiser "Garibaldi" the same year, where he was responsible for the operative system and later also for the electrical system
On 1971 he was moved to a Navy's research center to develop the Italian torpedo A184
On 1976 was sent to Leghorn to follow the production of that torpedo and to develop as project manager the Franco-Italian light-weight torpedo MU90, later adopted by several Nato nations
On 1993 he won a non-quota post OF5 in NATO at the C3 Agency
Retired on 1998 with the rank of rear-admiral
Vedi :
- The first expedition to Antarctica
- The second expedition to Antarctica