A woman expecting twins is at risk of losing one of the babies, urgently transported from Bari to Rome by ambulance aboard an Italian Air Force C130J aircraft.
The special ambulance flight ended late yesterday evening with the landing of the military aircraft at Ciampino airport. It concluded successfully late yesterday evening, with the landing at the Ciampino military airport, of a complex emergency medical transport carried out by the Italian Air Force for a young woman expecting twins [...]
Air Force Academy, monument to fallen supplementary pilot officers inaugurated
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5+5 Defence Initiative: workshop dedicated to climate change and extreme events for meteorology concluded
The National Centre for Aerospace Meteorology and Climatology organised a workshop for a discussion on meteorology in support of Naval-Aviation Operations in the Mediterranean basin. Over recent weeks, the workshop entitled “The Mediterranean region as a climate change hotspot: studying, monitoring and predicting extreme weather events [...]” took place in Rome.
Space: the Italian Air Force Academy in the finals of the international DefInspace 2023 competition in Paris
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Command Change: new leadership for the 16th Force Protection Wing
Colonel Andrea Giuliani succeeds Colonel Donato Barnaba On Thursday 14th December, at the 16th Force Protection Wing of Martina Franca (TA), the handover ceremony of the Unit took place between Colonel Donato Barnaba and the incoming Commander, Colonel Andrea Giuliani. The handover was presided over by General [...]
Military Air Force Centenary: travelling exhibition retracing the first 100 years of history of the Armed Force inaugurated in Lecce
The exhibition retraces the history of the Italian Air Force, highlighting through a graphic journey the events that have characterised the Blue Service from its origins to the present day, projecting the visitor towards the future. On Friday 15 December, in the church of San Francesco della Scarpa (former Palmieri boarding school) in Lecce, Brigadier General Romeo Paternò, Deputy Commander […]
Awards: “Premio Idria 2023” awarded to Italian Air Force personnel distinguished in humanitarian operations
Also presented was the “Idria Memorial Award”, dedicated to three Armed Forces pilots who recently lost their lives in tragic flight accidents. “The Idria Award is inspired by the example, courage and sacrifice of those servicemen and professionals in uniform who distinguish themselves on a daily basis through specific actions always carried out quietly and without fanfare, […]
Flight schools: CAE Multi Crew changes name and becomes Scuola Addestramento Trasporti Aerei
The renaming ceremony of the CAE Multi Crew to the Air Transport Training School took place at Pratica di Mare. Celebrations were also held for reaching 10,000 flight hours on the P180 Avanti and the awarding of 100 Military Pilot Wings. On the morning of Tuesday 12 December, at the Crew Training Centre […]
The Italian Air Force at the New Space Economy Expoforum
The Armed Force's expertise in the Aerospace sector made available to redefine the relationship with Space and its potential impact on Earth At the Nuova Fiera di Roma, from 5 to 7 December 2023, the fifth edition of the New Space Economy (NSE) Expoforum took place, a trade fair dedicated to the Space economy and […]
Aeroplane Pilot Licence: Eagle presentation ceremony at the 70th Wing
57 young student pilots have completed the flight selection process, obtaining their Aeroplane Pilot Licence. The traditional ceremony for the presentation of the Eagles to 57 young student pilots who obtained their Aeroplane Pilot Licence (BPA) took place on Tuesday 12th December at the 70th Wing in Latina. The event, chaired by the Chief of Staff [...]