The 5th generation aircraft of the 32nd Wing operated from the 51st Wing for a week as part of the “Lightning Thunder Over Europe” exercise. On Monday, March 11th, six F-35A aircraft from the 32nd Wing of Amendola (FG) landed on the runway of the 51st Wing, and for about a week, they operated from the base in Treviso to reach the “Polygone” electronic warfare range in Bann, Germany. The 51st Wing is one of the flying Units of the Italian Air Force, under the Command of the Air Squad Command through the Combat Forces Command of Milan. The Unit is configured as a bomber and reconnaissance fighter Wing, based on the presence of a flying group, the 132nd, equipped with AMX and AMX-T aircraft. The Wing's main tasks are combined support operations for surface forces and attack and reconnaissance operations.Information SuperiorityThe Wing also ensures the operational training of pilots and the standardisation of operating procedures for the AMX line, as well as providing logistical and maintenance technical support to the alert cell composed of aircraft Eurofighter re-deployed to Istrana with Air Defence tasks.
