The Italian Air Force's F35A aircraft deployed on the Poland Air Policing mission reach Initial Operational Capability.
Today, after the first familiarisation and training flights of the F35 Lightning, the ”Task Force Air - 32nd Wing” ha raggiunto la I.Original Character. (Initial Operational Capability) as part of the operations of “NATO Air Policing (Block 63)”.
The Italian Air Policing mission will see in the coming days the attainment of the Free of charge. (Full Operational Capability) with the redeployment of two further F35s and its presence will continue at Malbork airport in Poland until next November.
The Air Task Force – 32nd Wing, with the F-35A aircraft of 32nd Wing of Amendola and 6th Wing of Ghedi, will ensure the control of NATO's north-eastern flank – seamlessly – through interception missions, thereby guaranteeing a rapid response to protect the airspace in the event of penetration by unidentified aircraft or those that could pose a threat to allied skies.
The’ Air Policing (AP) is an operation NATO, managed by the’Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) at Ramstein (Germany), which has been conducted since peacetime, seamlessly 365 days a year.
The activities carried out in the Operational Theatre are conducted under the coordination and according to the directives issued by the Interforce Summit Operational Command (COVI), which is the’Defence High Command deputy for the planning, coordination and direction of military operations, national and multinational joint and combined operations/exercises, and related activities.
