The aim of the course was to provide participating staff with an overview of the past and present of the Armed Force's missile capability, with particular regard to current developments.
In recent days, the informational course on [topic] was held at the Rivolto military airport (UD), home of the 2nd Wing. MAADS missile system (Medium Advanced Air Defence System) in the presence of the Commander of the Combat Forces, Air Division General Luigi Del Bene.
At the course, led by the 7th OCU Group (Operational Conversion Unit), in co-ordination with the Operations Office of the 2nd Wing, The Aerospace Operations Command, with the presence of Air Brigade General Luca Maineri, and the Aerospace Control Brigade, with the presence of Brigade General Giuseppe Mega, also participated.
During the information session, the technical characteristics of the components were illustrated. SIRIUS BMC4I system Battle Management Command, Control, Communication, Computer & Intelligence), as the cornerstone of the MAADS system in terms of Detection Centre, as well as all the multiple functions it performs, ranging from use as an integrated sensor in a national and NATO surveillance architecture to its use as Command and Control for fire units also located at a significant distance from the system itself.
The activity, even from the perspective of the “OCU” specific instructional capabilities, has proven to be of significant relevance for the growth path of the 2nd Wing as the “Missile Hub” of the Air Force.
The sharing of knowledge with various stakeholder and the acquisition of the necessary know-how technological, as well as the potential it offers, will allow DAMI staff (Integrated Missile Air Defence), serving at the Rivolto airport facility, to operate more incisively on the system, thereby increasing the role of the Department and the 58th Missile Group as a reference point in the process of developing new operational air defence missile systems, starting with the latest generation short-to-medium range system designated MAADS.
This route will be extended as much as possible in the Armed Forces.
The 2nd Wing is the entity designated by the Armed Force to fulfil the role of the Missile Hub for Air Defence within the Italian Air Force, operating at a national, NATO, and coalition level. In addition to its primary mission, which is to ensure, with qualified operators, the effectiveness and operational readiness of the MAADS systemMedium Advanced Air Defence System), the Wing is tasked with carrying out other collateral activities, such as guaranteeing the smooth running of airport services for the 313th Aerobatic Training Group “Frecce Tricolori”, support flights for the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Transplant Centre, and aerotactical squadrons that are redeployed to the Base.
