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Salvatore Calabro
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS)Science & Technology Advice Branch Head NATO
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Salvatore Calabro
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS)
Science & Technology Advice Branch Head NATO
Description
Captain Salvatore Calabro is the Advice Branch Head in the Office of the NATO Chief Scientist since October 2023. He joined the Italian Naval Academy in 1991, and he is a marine engineer.
Before joining NATO, he was the head of the 6th Division in the Naval Armaments Directorate. His responsibilities included procurement and the management/update of standards related to pressure systems, insulation materials, coatings and safety systems onboard.
Previously, he has been Head of technical support at the Command for Italian naval operations (2019-2022) and responsible for maintenance planning and procurement at the Italian Navy Shipyard in Taranto (2009-2013).
He has held a range of other posts, including the head of propulsion plants section at the Italian Navy training centre (2005-2007), the head of the platform section at the Command for Italian naval operations (2013-2015) and the head of the platform section of the 1st Division in the Naval Armaments Directorate (2015-2019).
He also served onboard as auxiliary plants and propulsion plant officer onboard ITS Vittorio Veneto (1998-2003), Chief Engineer of ITS Comandante Bettica (2004-2005) and Chief Engineer of ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (2007-2009).
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