Commander Andrea BERTAGNA graduated in telecommunications engineering at the University of Pisa/Naval Academy in 2002.
After a period of embarkation on warships (5 years) as head of the combat system maintenance department, he held various positions in the technical bodies of the Italian Navy (shipyards, experimentation centers) and in international organizations (OCCAR) with particular reference to the missile sector.
Since 2021 he has been Chief of the 5^ Section “Electronic Communications Technologies, Information Technologies and Cyber Defence” (5th Department “Technological Innovation” – Secretariat General of Defence and National Armaments Directorate).