The International Cooperation Activities of the Air Force Continue in Support of the Nations Preparing to Join the JSF Program
Welcoming favorably the request made by Swiss Air Force, the 4th Department of the Air Force General Staff – JSF Program Office – organized the visit to the 32nd Wing of a Swiss delegation composed of staff of the’Swiss Air Force and the Federal Armaments Office (Armasuisse), the entity responsible for procurement of Weapon Systems, with the aim of sharing the experience gained by the Air Force in the’in-servicing of the Weapon System F-35, In light of Leadership expressed today by the Armed Forces in the sector. At the event, held at the military airport of Amendola, A.M. experts in the fields of Operations, Support and Logistic Support, Security, Training and Experimentation from the Air Staff, the Logistics Command, the Air Division of the Experimental Aeronautic and Space Division, the 32nd Squadron, Logistic Operation Center of the 1st R.M.V. of Cameri, SAP Security Nucleus of Amendola.
The activities, hosted at the 13th Flying Group, They have allowed the sharing of experiences gained in the aforementioned sectors since the entry into service of the Weapon System. The technical table included a visit to the F-35 infrastructure at the “Cittadella JSF”, the headquarters for operations support and the preparation of the 5th Generation Weapon System, and Quick Reaction Alert.
In addition, it was possible to visit the Tool Room to experience first-hand the peculiar management style Support Equipment F35, through the ALIS information-logistics system (Autonomic Logistic Information System) and the innovative GRIFUS retractable refueling system. The final step, but no less important, was the so-called Warehouse F35: the storage site for the 5th Generation line of material. This is also managed through an entirely innovative paradigm and through a centralized logistics project at the global level, harmonized by a Network specific, capable of automatically updating the levels of stock required to support the “Planned effort“.
The 32nd Wing, As the first unit in Europe to operate the F-35A aircraft and the only unit that simultaneously employs both F-35A (CTOL) and F-35B (STOVL), contributing to the National Air Defense and NATO, it has constituted the optimal venue for the exchange of experiences with the representatives of the Swiss delegation, who recognized the absolute validity and authority of the information acquired regarding all aspects related to the commissioning of the Weapon System, as well as demonstrated a keen interest in possible future collaborations to ensure the highest level of cooperation, synergy and interoperability.
