1923 – 2023: 100 years of history told in a brand new way through an ambitious artistic project, conceived by the editorial staff of Rivista Aeronautica in collaboration with two Italian centres of excellence, Italdesign and Giunti Editore.
Through 12 tablets Create the Alessandro Trombin e Massimo Borrelli, Designer From the Italdesign creative team, a sort of dreamlike journey retraces the 10 decades of the Air Force, characterised by important events that have marked the country's history and seen the Armed Force play a leading role.
Twelve boards to embrace past, present and future: ten to illustrate significant milestones in the history of the Armed Force through its Iconic aircraft – one for each decade, from that distant 28 March 1923 si today – and two with a more modern, technological face that look to the future, crossing the sky in its entirety, until they conquer the Space.
The presentation of the 2023 Calendar, an evening event hosted by speaker Radio- Roberta Lanfranchi, took place today in Rome, at the Urbe Airport, in the presence of Under Secretary of State for Defence Matteo Perego di Cremnago, from the Chief of the Air Staff,Air Squad General Luca Goretti and numerous authorities and guests.
The Italian Air Force's 2023 Calendar features the main iconic aircraft that have marked the 100 years of the Italian Air Force: from S.55 seaplanes of the Atlantic Cruises all’MC-39 of the Schneider Cup; from the first DH-100 jet aircraft Vampire F-104, passing by the’F.84, the Fiat G.91 and the Tornado;dal Br.1150 Atlantic al C-130H, the Air giant which has enabled the Armed Force to project aerospace power from the desert regions of Africa to the ice of Antarctica.
also featuring helicopters, from the HH-3F to the AB-212s that alternate month after month on the Calendar pages, right up to the aircraft that today express the Aerospace Power of the Air Force: from the’Eurofighter, backbone of Air Defence national and of the NATO, all’F-35, aircraft, of fifth generation representing the state of the art in international aeronautical technology, going through the Predator, remotely piloted aircraft. To conclude the “artistic” overview, the assets that will take the Italian Air Force flying into the future, such as the’FCAS (Future Combat Air System) and the Future Vertical Lift, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft that represent the future generations of the Air Force's assets.
To enrich the editorial project, there is also a series of multimedia content, thanks to which it will be possible to interactively retrace the 100 years of life of the Air Force; the video material, which can be accessed through QR codes present on all months of the Calendar, was produced by Audiovisual Production Centre from the 5th “Communication” Department, drawing heavily from the rich cine-photographic archive of the Armed Forces.
“For a hundred years, aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica, before, and of the Air Force Then, militarily, they plough the skies of the world, has commented on the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Force General Luca Goretti, to conclude the event. Aeroplanes of all specialities, with always cutting-edge technological characteristics and solutions, piloted by amazing men and women who have made their mark, at times tragically, in the thrilling Plot of aeronautical and space progress, woven day by day with great achievements but also with the silent self-sacrifice of the daily lives of sailors, technicians and specialists, inspired by the values and passion that belong to us and that we carry, and will always carry, in our hearts.” […] Ours is an Armed Force that looks to the future, we may have changed organisation, structure, personnel, but the passion has not, it has never changed, it has remained unchanged over these 100 years of life.
It Under Secretary of State for Defence Matteo Perego di Cremnago, at the end of the event, wanted to underline how “the Air Force has always made passion and innovation its strength, managing to trace the history of our country over a hundred years, producing excellence, representing Italy in the world and carrying out an extraordinary task”.
The Italian Air Force's 2023 Calendar is part of the project “A gift from heaven for AIRC”, one of the initiatives linked to the celebrations of the Centenary of the Air Force. For every calendar purchased, the Air Force will donate €1 to the AIRC Foundation for Cancer research, the funds raised will go towards purchasing state-of-the-art molecular oncology research equipment for IFOM, the Molecular Oncology Institute of the AIRC Foundation.
The collaboration with Giunti Editore will make it possible to distribute the AM Centenary 2023 Calendar through its extensive network of bookshops, with over 250 GIUNTI AL PUNTO stores, making the calendar available throughout Italy to enthusiasts and the wider public. The new editorial project, promoted by Defence Services, a new path for the enhancement of the Armed Forces calendars has been inaugurated for the dissemination of Defence culture through distribution and commercialisation in Giunti bookshops.
The 2023 AM Calendar will also be on sale on the Shop Official Amazon of the Air Force www.amazon.it/aeronauticamilitare.
Watch the presentation of the 2023 Italian Air Force Calendar on the Italian Air Force YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLwL3xQK0SI
