Italian Air Force

Air Europe 

First Two IFTS M-346 Jet Trainers Arrive at Italian Air Force’s Galatina Air Base

March 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Galatina Air Base, Italian Air Force, Italy, Leonardo, Leonardo International Flight Training School (IFTS), Leonardo M-346, Trainer aircraft

The first two Leonardo M-346 jet trainers, part of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) project, joined the other 18

Read more

Europe Training & Simulation 

Italy Qualifies CAE-Built Predator Mission Trainer for Zero Flight Time Training on Predator B/MQ-9 UAS

February 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amendola Air Base, CAE Inc., CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT), General Atomics MQ-9 Predator B, Italian Air Force, Italy, Training and Simulation, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

CAE announced that the Italian Ministry of Defence and Italian Air Force have formally qualified the CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer

Read more

Air Europe 

First Production Leonardo M-345 HET Trainer Aircraft Performs Maiden Flight

December 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alenia Aermacchi M-345, Italian Air Force, Italy, Leonardo, Trainer aircraft

The first production M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport

Read more

Air Europe 

Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II Stealth Jets Achieve Initial Operational Capability

December 1, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Amendola Air Base, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Italian Air Force, Italy, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) has declared Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet

Read more

Europe Missiles 

Italian Air Force Completes Operational Testing of AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)

October 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 1 Comment AGM-88E AARGM, Anti-radiation missile (ARM), Italian Air Force, Italy, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Northrop Grumman, Panavia Tornado

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the Italian Air Force completed operational testing of the company’s AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

Read more

Americas Missiles 

Northrop Grumman Awarded $171 Million for AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Contract

October 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AGM-88 HARM, AGM-88E AARGM, Anti-radiation missile (ARM), Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD), Italian Air Force, Northrop Grumman, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $171 million contract for Lot 7 full rate production (FRP) of the

Read more

Europe Training & Simulation 

Leonardo, Italian Air Force to Establish International Flight Training School for Military Pilot Training

July 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Farnborough International Airshow 2018, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, Leonardo M-346, Trainer aircraft

Leonardo’s CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, signed a collaboration agreement,

Read more

Air Europe 

Leonardo Delivers Eighteenth M-346 Jet Trainer to Italian Air Force

February 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Galatina Air Base, Italian Air Force, Italy, Leonardo, Leonardo M-346, Trainer aircraft

Leonardo delivered eighteenth M-346 jet trainer to the Italian Air Force during a ceremony at its Aircraft Division site located at Venegono

Read more

Air Europe 

Italian Typhoon Jets Executes First Alert Launch Against Russian Aircraft over Baltic Sea

February 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Antonov An-26, Baltic Air Policing, Baltic Sea, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Italian Air Force, Italy, NATO, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)

Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets executed their first alert launch to respond to a Russian Air Force aircraft

Read more

Air Europe 

First Italian-built F-35B makes maiden STOVL flight

November 3, 2017March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cameri Air Base, F-35B Lightning II, Italian Air Force, Italy, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL)

Italy’s first F-35B Lightning II, a Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant assembled at the Final Assembly and

Read more