Italian Air Force

Leonardo Awarded €300M Contract to Supply 13 M-345 Jet Trainers to Italian Air Force

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alenia Aermacchi M-345, Directorate of Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) Italy, Italian Air Force, Italy, Leonardo, Trainer aircraft

Leonardo has signed a contract with the Armaments and Airworthiness Department of the Italian Ministry of Defence, on June 12,

Air Deployments Europe

Italian Air Force to Deploy Eurofighter Typhoons to Romania Under NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing Mission

May 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Italian Air Force, Italy, Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, NATO, NATO Enhanced Air Policing (EAP), Romania

The Italian Air Force is scheduled to deploy Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to Romania under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing flying

Italian Air Force M-346 Master Trainer Jet

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

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

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

Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II (AL-1)

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

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