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Ministry of Defense: Italy to acquire new Eurofighter and F-35 aircraft

21 September 2024

The italian Ministry of Defense has published the Documento Programmatico Pluriennale (DPP) 2024-2026 (DPP), officially confirming the acquisition of 24 new...

Italian Navy F-35Bs: Initial Operational Capability declared

11 September 2024

“Following the results achieved by the Carrier Strike Group and the accomplishment of the objectives of the embarked air tactical...

Italian Air Force F-35Bs onboard Cavour aircraft carrier

[Video] Italian Air Force F-35Bs embarked on the aircraft carrier Cavour

10 September 2024

The Italian Air Force’s mission in the Indo-Pacific has entered its fourth phase. Two Italian Air Force F-35Bs, along with...

Italian Air Force F-35s train at Aviano during exercise Astral Knight 2021

7 June 2021

For 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 2021

n the early morning of May 14, the Italian Air Force F-35 pilots deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, supporting...

Leonardo and the Italian Air Force start building the most advanced flight training centre in Decimomannu

16 December 2020

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated today at the Italian Air Force’s base in...

From September 2020 Italy and Germany will take over NATO Baltic Air Policing duties

26 August 2020

From September, Italian and German fighter jets will be deployed in Lithuania and Estonia respectively. The detachments with their Eurofighter...

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 Air Force F-35A MM7337_03.04.19_LGAD

Hellenic Air Force: exercise Iniochos 2019

22 April 2019

In April, the Hellenic skies welcomed for the fifth time in row, the multinational participants of exercise INIOCHOS 2019. Storming...

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

19 March 2019

On 11 March, Italian Air Force Eurofighter aircraft arrived at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, to start their four-week deployment to...

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,...

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

23 October 2018

Notwithstanding the uncertainties affecting the Italian Joint Strike Fighter program, fueled by declarations of new Government’s exponents, the production lots...