Aeronautica Militare: “Cyber Eagle” underway, annual exercise against new cyber threats
Italian Air Force: “Cyber Eagle” underway, the annual exercise against new cyber threats Tomorrow, Wednesday 6 December, marks the conclusion of the exercise and the presentation of the results achieved in nearly three months of activities “Cyber Eagle 2023” is drawing to a close, a cybersecurity exercise planned and conducted by the Italian Air Force – through the Logistics Command […]
Command change: new leadership at the 9th Wing
Colonel Salvatore Florio takes over from Colonel Massimo Luigi Valente On Tuesday 5 December, at the Grazzanise military airport (CE), home of the 9th “F. Baracca” Wing, the handover ceremony took place between the outgoing Commander, Colonel Massimo Luigi Valente, and the incoming Commander, Colonel Salvatore Florio. The event, presided over by the Commander [...]
Viterbo: travelling exhibition on the hundred years of the Italian Air Force inaugurated
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Flight training: agreement signed for the training of Swedish military pilots in Italy
Sweden is adding itself to the list of nations choosing to send their military pilots to train in Italy. On Monday 4 December, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Air Squad General Luca Goretti, and the Chief of Staff of the Swedish Air Force, Major General Jonas Wikman, signed an important document […]
Lifesaving flight: Air Force aircraft transports child from Alghero to Genoa
To support an IPV (Imminent Danger to Life), a Falcon 900 of the 31st Wing took off from Ciampino. The emergency medical transport of a five-year-old patient from the Sassari University Hospital to the Giannina Gaslini Institute in Genoa was completed late yesterday evening. The little girl, who was in imminent danger of life, was transported by […]
Lifesaving flight: Air Force aircraft transports child from Alghero to Genoa
Life-saving flight: Italian Air Force aircraft transports little girl from Alghero to Genoa. A Falcon 900 of the 31st Wing took off from Ciampino in support of an IPV (Imminent Danger to Life). The emergency medical transport of a just five-year-old patient from the Sassari University Hospital to the Giannina Gaslini Institute was completed late yesterday evening […]
Solidarity: the Italian Air Force supports the charity initiative “In farmacia per i bambini”
Thanks to the charity initiative organised in thousands of pharmacies across the country, medicines and baby products have been collected for children experiencing health poverty. Once again this year, the Italian Air Force took part, from 17 to 24 November, in the “In Farmacia per i Bambini” initiative, an event organised by the Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus foundation, on the occasion of [...]
Training: The School of Specialists is the first institute to achieve European certification for the delivery of basic aircraft maintenance courses.
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At the 4th Wing of Grosseto, 21st National Seminar for Safety Bodies
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NATO, Baltic Air Policing: handover between Italian Eurofighters, Belgian F-16s and French Mirages
On Friday 1st December at the Lithuanian air base in Šiauliai, the Italian contingent that ensured the air defence service of the Baltic states handed over duties to the Belgian and French allies. The Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons passed the baton to the Belgian F-16s and French Mirage 2000s, after a four-month mandate characterised by demanding activity and [...]