PREDATOR, 2020: RECORD ORAS DE VUELO FOR THE AIRCRAFT OF THE 32ND STORM
The Air Force's Predator aircraft have reached the milestone of 55,000 total flight hours. The annual maximum in 2020 was 7,100 hours flown.
21/01/2021
Source: 32nd Wing from Amendola
Author: Major Daniele Trifance
The Air Force’s Predator aircraft have reached the milestone of 55,000 total flight hours. The annual maximum in 2020 was 7,100 hours flown. It 32nd Wing of Amendola, with the Predator aircraft 28th Group APR, of 61st Group operating from Sigonella and theTask Group “Arab Fenice” operating outside national borders, has reached the milestone of 55,000 hours of flight Total, of which 7.100hours flights in 2020 alone. Despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic emergency during last year, this is the maximum annual since the Air Force has acquired this type of equipment. It32nd Wing, based in Amendola (Foggia), is one of the Italian Air Force's Flying Units, dependent onRome Air Squad Command, through theCombat Forces Command Milan. The 32nd Wing is the first unit in Europe to operate the F-35A aircraft, which has been integrated into the National Air Defense System since March 2018, contributing to the defense of the Italian skies with specific operational capabilities and state-of-the-art technology. After achieving theInitial Operational Capability(IOC) in 2018, from 2019 it participates inNATO operationsAir PolicingOutside national borders. Since February 2020, the 32nd Wing has been the only unit in the international landscape that simultaneously employs both F-35A (CTOL –Conventional Take-Off and Landing) that F-35B (STOVL –Short Take-Off and Vertical Landingby contributing toCapacityExpeditionaryof the Armed Forces. In addition, using Remotely Piloted AircraftMQ1-CeMQ-9A, performs operations ofIntelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition Recoinnissance(I.S.T.A.R.), both national and coalition. Through the MB-339 aircraft, it completes the training of APR pilots to maintain an adequate level of training on traditional-flight aircraft.
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