Operation Reassurance 2021: Royal Canadian Air Force F-18 Hornet in Romania to enhanced NATO Air Policing 22 December 2021
Austrian MoD takes delivery of its first italian helicopter AW169M LUH produced by Leonardo and doubles the orders 21 December 2022
IFTS, Italian excellence. A virtuous example of collaboration between Leonardo and the Italian Air Force 22 November 2022
Tunisian Air Force modernizes training capabilities with the first of 8 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II 22 November 2022
European Rotors 2022: Leonardo showcases latest helicopter capability enhancements and advanced mission training solutions 8 November 2022
Polish medical air rescue service Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe achieves 200.000 engine hours of flight on Airbus H135 fleet powered by PW206B engines 8 November 2022
Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor programme sets major milestone with first production aircraft’s maiden flight 20 October 2022
Italian Air Force F-35s train at Aviano during exercise Astral Knight 2021 7 June 2021For the first time ever, two Italian air force F-35 Lightning IIs, assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base,...
NATO Baltic Air Policing: Italy launches first intercept with F-35A 15 May 2021n the early morning of May 14, the Italian Air Force F-35 pilots deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, supporting...
US F-16 Fighting Falcon participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise with Italian F-35As and Eurofighters 20 February 2021U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in an Agile Combat Employment...
Leonardo and the Italian Air Force start building the most advanced flight training centre in Decimomannu 16 December 2020A groundbreaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated today at the Italian Air Force’s base in...
The successful Leonardo C-27J Spartan sheds its skin with Next Generation update to reach new performance heights 11 November 2020Leonardo has begun the final testing of the C-27J Next Generation which features new equipment, a new avionics system and advanced aerodynamic...
Italian Air Force takes delivery of its final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon, core of the Italian and European defence system 23 October 2020Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force...
Interview with Italian Air Force Colonel Pilot Gianluca Chiriatti, commander of the 41° Stormo and Sigonella airport 7 October 2020During the performance of the Frecce Tricolori held on the skies of Sigonella AB last August we met Colonel Gianluca...
Italian Air Force Eurofighters will fly over Mugello to celebrate the 1000th Gran Prix of Ferrari in Formula 1 11 September 2020A formation of Eurofighers with the symbol of the Prancing Horse on the fuselage will fly over the starting grid...
From September 2020 Italy and Germany will take over NATO Baltic Air Policing duties 26 August 2020From September, Italian and German fighter jets will be deployed in Lithuania and Estonia respectively. The detachments with their Eurofighter...
M-345 italian Leonardo’s new training aircraft certified and ready for the global market 8 May 2020Leonardo is pleased to announce that the DAAA (Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness), the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Certification...
Italian Air Force receives its first F-35B Lightning II 24 February 2020On Saturday 22, the third F-35B Lightnng II ordered by the Italian Defense left the production site located at Cameri...
Italy first to deploy F-35 fighter aircraft to NATO mission in Iceland 28 September 2019For the first time modern 5th generation fighter aircraft will execute NATO’s peacetime Air Policing mission safeguarding Icelandic airspace for...
UK international exercise Cobra Warrior come to an end 21 September 2019This week saw the conclusion of Exercise Cobra Warrior at RAF Waddington. A multi-national tactical training event, Exercise Cobra Warrior saw...
RUAG completes annual inspection on three Italian Army Aviation Dornier 228 aircraft 10 September 2019RUAG MRO International has fulfilled the annual inspection on three Dornier 228 aircraft with special mission configuration belonging to the...
Exercise Cobra Warrior starts in UK 4 September 2019Aircraft from the German, Italian and Israeli Air Forces have arrived at RAF Waddington to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior. ...
Boeing: extended contract to support Italian Air Force KC-767A tankers fleet 26 June 2019Boeing will continue providing Performance-based Logistics (PBL) support to the Italian air force (ItAF) fleet of KC-767A tankers through July...
Italian Navy exercise Mare Aperto (Open Sea) 2019 9 May 2019“We are in the waters of the Central Mediterranean, in full “hot zones” having to face a situation of crisis...
Italian Eurofighter safeguards Icelandic airspace under NATO deployment for the fourth time 19 March 2019On 11 March, Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to start their four-week deployment to...
Italian Air Force: training activities for six F-35A deployed to Decimomannu 9 February 2019Six F-35A aircraft and a team composed of pilots and maintainers of the 32nd Wing of the Italian Air Force...
Declared the Initial Operational Capacity for the Italian Air Force F-35As 1 December 2018“Today is an important day for the Italian Air Force,” said Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Alberto Rosso,...
