The 51st Fighter Wing is one of the Flight Departments of the Italian Air Force, subordinate to the Air Force Command through the Combat Force Command of Milan. The Wing has the configuration of a fighter-bomber and reconnaissance squadron, based on the presence of a flight group, the 132nd equipped with AMX and AMX-T aircraft. The main tasks of the Wing are combined support operations for surface forces and attack and reconnaissance operations (Information Superiority). The Air Force also ensures the operational training of pilots and the standardization of deployment procedures for the AMX line and, since January 18, 2017, provides technical and logistical support to the alert cell composed of Eurofighter (F-2000) aircraft deployed in Istrana with air defense tasks.
