Italy

Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Turkish Medical Aid Arrives in Spain and Italy to Assist in COVID-19 Response

April 2, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus A400M Atlas, Coronavirus, Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), Italy, NATO, Pratica di Mare Air Base, Spain, Torrejón Air Base, Turkey, Turkish Air Force

A Turkish Air Force A-400M cargo plane carrying medical supplies donated by Turkey reached Spain and Italy on April 1

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Europe Misc 

Czech Medical Aid Arrives in Spain, Heads to Italy

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Czech Republic, Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), Europe, Italy, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, NATO, Spain, Spanish Air Force (SPAF), Torrejón Air Base

A C-130 Hercules cargo plane of the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) carrying 10,000 protective medical suits donated by

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Air Europe 

Mobile General Ground Station Transferred to NATO AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella

March 24, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Italy, Mobile General Ground Station (MGGS), NAS Sigonella, NATO, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS), RQ-4D Phoenix, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The first Production Unit of the mobile deployable part of the Allied Ground Surveillance (AGS) Core system, the Mobile General

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Europe Misc 

U.S. Air Force C-130J Delivers En-Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) to Italy

March 23, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aviano Air Base, Coronavirus, En-Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS), Italy, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA), USAF 86th Airlift Wing

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter delivered an En-Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) to Italy in response

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Europe Misc 

First Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrives in Italy with Specialists and Equipment for Coronavirus Fight

March 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Italy, Pratica di Mare Air Base, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)

The first Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) with an advanced group of Russian military specialists

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Europe Misc 

Russia to Deploy Nine Il-76 Airlifters to Italy to Assist in Coronavirus Fight

March 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Italy, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Russian Armed Forces

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) has completed the creation of the aviation grouping to deliver the forces and equipment allocated

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Europe Misc 

Second U.S. Navy Sailor at NSA Naples Tests Presumptive Positive for COVID-19

March 16, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Italy, Naval Support Activity Naples, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A second U.S. Navy Sailor stationed at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Capodichino is presumptive positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19),

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Europe Industry 

Italy’s Fincantieri Suspends Production Activities Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

March 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Fincantieri, Italy

Italian shipbuilding major, Fincantieri has suspended production activities at its Italian sites for two weeks due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Italy, Germany and Greece to Perform Open Skies Observation Flight Over Russia

March 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments An-30B Open Skies, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kubinka Air Base, Romanian Air Force, Russia, Treaty on Open Skies

A joint mission of Italy, Germany and Greece will conduct an observation flight over Russia under the framework of the

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Europe Misc 

First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in U.S. European Command Theater

March 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Italy, Naval Support Activity Naples, U.S. Navy (USN), US European Command (EUCOM), USA

The U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in the EUCOM theater.

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