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Italy first to deploy F-35 fighter aircraft to NATO mission in Iceland

For the first time modern 5th generation fighter aircraft will execute NATO’s peacetime Air Policing mission safeguarding Icelandic airspace for three weeks in October. Italy will be the first Ally to deploy si... Read More...

UK international exercise Cobra Warrior come to an end

This week saw the conclusion of Exercise Cobra Warrior at RAF Waddington. A multi-national tactical training event, Exercise Cobra Warrior saw affiliated forces aiming to develop the tactical skills of their ai... Read More...

RUAG completes annual inspection on three Italian Army Aviation Dornier 228 aircraft

RUAG MRO International has fulfilled the annual inspection on three Dornier 228 aircraft with special mission configuration belonging to the Italian Army Aviation. The inspections were carried out at the RUAG... Read More...

Exercise Cobra Warrior 2019 Eurofighter Luftwaffe

Exercise Cobra Warrior starts in UK

Aircraft from the German, Italian and Israeli Air Forces have arrived at RAF Waddington to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior. They will join aircraft from the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force in... Read More...

Boeing: extended contract to support Italian Air Force KC-767A tankers fleet

Boeing will continue providing Performance-based Logistics (PBL) support to the Italian air force (ItAF) fleet of KC-767A tankers through July 2021 per an extended contract agreement for two additional years an... Read More...

Italian Navy exercise Mare Aperto (Open Sea) 2019

"We are in the waters of the Central Mediterranean, in full "hot zones" having to face a situation of crisis in the environment with the presence of asymmetric threat ... the naval forces of the Italian Navy ar... Read More...

Italian Eurofighter safeguards Icelandic airspace under NATO deployment for the fourth time

On 11 March, Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to start their four-week deployment to deliver NATO Airborne Surveillance and Intercept Capabilities to meet Iceland’s ... Read More...

Italian Air Force: training activities for six F-35A deployed to Decimomannu

Six F-35A aircraft and a team composed of pilots and maintainers of the 32nd Wing of the Italian Air Force have deployed these days at Decimomannu's Reparto Sperimentale e di Standardizzazione di Tiro Aer... Read More...

Declared the Initial Operational Capacity for the Italian Air Force F-35As

Announced the achievement of IOC in Amendola, during the media-day for the 4th Flying Course of Tactical leadeship Programme

"Today is an important day for the Italian Air Force," said Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Alberto Rosso, during the press meeting at the 4th Flying Course of the Tactical Leaderhip Program in course... Read More...

Two more F-35 for italian defence, while Belgium is ready to order it

Notwithstanding the uncertainties affecting the Italian Joint Strike Fighter program, fueled by declarations of new Government’s exponents, the production lots contracted and financed by the Italian Defense up ... Read More...

Greece: exercise Iniochos 2018 Andravida Air Base

Iniohos in Greek means Charioteer, and it is the most important exercise for Polemiki Aeroporia (Hellenic Air Force). The first edition of the exercise took place in 1988, as a small-scale exercise involving on... Read More...

Italian Navy AV8B Harrier II landing on Cavour aircraft carrier

Italian Navy trains in the Gulf of Taranto with Harriers and Cavour aircraft carrier

Naval units and aircraft from different Italian Navy bases have carried out training activities by carrying out maritime surveillance in the area of competence. The aero-naval components of the Italian Navy ... Read More...

Exercise Iniochos 2018

From Monday the 12 of March, to Friday the 23rd, 2018, the Medium-sized Multinational Aviation Exercise INIOCHOS 2018" takes place in Greece. The objective of the exercise is to provide realistic operational... Read More...

First F-35B for Italian Naval Aviation

The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assembled outside the United States, was delivered to the Italian Ministry of Defense and assigned to the Italian Navy at the Final... Read More...

BR 1150 Atlantic Italian Air Force farewell

Bye Bye “Atlantic”: a 45-year history

We participated in the farewell with the last takeoff of the last Italian antisom and patrol aircraft Breguet BR.1150 "Atlantic" in charge with the 41st Antisom Wing of the Italian Air Force, based on Sigonella... Read More...

Italian exercise Joint Stars 2017

The Joint Star 2017 is the most important exercise in Italy. It have been hold every two years, with different name in the past, such as Star Vega in 2013, Trident Juncture in 2015 or Joint Star in 2017, but ev... Read More...

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