Over 900 military personnel of various nationalities and 50 aircraft will train until next December 14th in the 4th Flying Course of the Tactical Leadership Programme. Several Italian Air Force assets are taking part in the 4th Flying Course: F-35s which, as mentioned, constitute the novelty of this session, Eurofighter, T-346A, G-550 CAEW, KC-767A, P-72A, HH-101 and HH-212 helicopters and remotely piloted aircraft systems (MQ-1C and MQ-9A), as well as the IT-DARS mobile command and control system, the SIRIUS Surface Based Air Defence (SBAD) system and specialised personnel Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC). All participating aircraft assets are deployed at Amendola airbase, with the exception of the KC-767A Tanker, which operates directly from Pratica di Mare, and the HH-212, which is deployed at Gioia del Colle. Trapani airport will instead be used as a deployment base for the NATO E-3A. Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS). In addition to the Air Force assets, the participation of Navy AV-8Bs is also planned. Foreign participation is significant, with over 700 military personnel of various nationalities involved and several air assets, including American F-15Cs and KC-135s, German F-2000s, Tornado ECRs, and Jamkits, Belgian F-16s, Dutch F-16s, and NATO AWACS.
