WASS - Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei named after the inventor of the “Torpedo” Robert Whitehead, is part of Finmeccanica since 1995. The company, which mostly employs high degree-qualified engineers, with offices a......WASS - Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei named after the inventor of the “Torpedo” Robert Whitehead, is part of Finmeccanica since 1995. The company, which mostly employs high degree-qualified engineers, with offices and premises in Livorno, Genova, Napoli and La Spezia, is fully responsible for the design, development, production, integration and customer delivery. WASS leading excellence has been achieved by its top performance products range, which already implements the best of future technologies. Wass Quality System is recognized to meet the requirement set forth in NATO AQAP-110 and NATO AQAP-150 publications. A responsive and cost-effective support to the Customer technical needs is provided throughout the systems operational life, by means of a dedicated Logistic Support department. Franco-Italian cooperation agreement to create a leading player in underwater weapon systems DCNS, Finmeccanica and Thales, on 30 November 2007, in Nice, have announced their intention to merge their underwater weapon system activities. This cooperation will strengthen the European defence industry, creating a leading world player in this domain.