The Italian and German Air Force jointly support QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. From mid-February, eight Eurofighter Typhoons of the Aeronautica Militare and six Eurofighters of the German Air Force’s [...]

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BL-5 is the fifth Italian F-35B, and the second destined to the 32° Stormo (Wing). On Mar. 9, 2022, the F-35B BL-5, the fifth STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft assembled in Italy, at [...]

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The first G550 AISREW (Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare)  has arrived in Italy. Flying as IAM1494, the first of two G550 AISREW aircraft (MM62329/14-13) for the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) arrived at [...]

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The Italian Air Force interceptors, recently joined by the German Air Force Eurofighters, continue to support enhanced Air Policing from Romania. The Italian Air Force detachment, originally made of four Eurofighters, recently increased to eight, [...]

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Here’s the response of the Spanish Air Force display team to the Pagani Huayra Tricolore video released for the 60th anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori. In 2021, the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica [...]

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The missiles will fill a capability gap caused by the IRIS-T not being integrated with the F-35. The Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) just announced that Italy became the 28th [...]

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