Colonel Luigi Borghi succeeds Colonel Fabrizio Scotto di Santolo
On Tuesday 06 September 2022, the handover of leadership took place’Territorial Technical Office (U.T.T.) of Naples, of Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness (D.A.A.A.), between Colonel Fabrizio Scotto di Santolo (outgoing) and Colonel Luigi Borghi (incoming).
The ceremony, presided over by the Deputy Technical Director of the D.A.A.A., Gen. Insp. Fabio Sciorella, took place at the Aviators“ Hall of the ”U.Niutta” Airport in Capodichino, in the presence of the personnel of the U.T.T., the representatives of the Regional and Provincial Military Authorities as well as those located on the airport grounds, of the National Industry and of the relevant University institutions.
It Colonel Fabrizio Scotto di Santolo He thanked the National Industry and the Universities for their extensive participation, with many representatives from the territorial entities that are the reference for the Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Aeronavigability, emphasizing the strengthened synergy for the benefit of the “country system”. He then acknowledged the staff for having supported the various institutional roles to which the UTT is called upon in the territory despite the pandemic crisis that has conditioned the first year of the Directorate and from which the UTT emerged with greater resilience. Finally, wishing the successor every satisfaction, he emphasized that growth is always linked to pushing beyond one’s “comfort zone”.
It Colonel Luigi Borghi He thanked the senior authorities for the trust placed in appointing him Director of the Territorial Technical Office, recalling the contributions to the institutional mission that the UTT brings in meeting the needs of the Defense Department in the acquisition and maintenance of sensitive weapon systems, and especially the enthusiasm of being able to work in cooperation with the military, industrial and university entities of the territory as a boost to a growth engine in the skills of the country’s system.
It General Inspector Fabio Sciorella he expressed words of great appreciation and gratitude for the work of Col. Scotto di Santolo, emphasizing that “… teamwork is a key point in achieving goals…”And that only if one is just can one command and obtain respect from one’s men,” he then wished Colonel Borghi the best of success in continuing to lead the Office with ever greater energy and dedication.
The Technical Territorial Office of Naples, established in 2001 following the closure of the Directorate of Aeronautical Construction and the Technical Supervision Offices (U.S.T.), ensures the drafting and execution of contracts for the acquisition of weapons systems and equipment related to national and international programs and agreements.
Among the institutional tasks are the provision of continuous surveillance of the industries under territorial jurisdiction through the Government Quality Assurance Service (A.Q.G.) and the support of the D.A.A.A. in the approval of Maintenance Departments and industrial organizations in accordance with the airworthiness standards.
The Office has long consolidated, as the first in its kind, the process of issuing, on behalf of the D.A.A.A., Aircraft Maintenance Licenses at the national level. (MAML – Military Aircraft Maintenance License). It is also particularly significant the push received to further support the National Military Research Plan through the related projects approved by Segredifesa.
