The aircraft, belonging to Iberia and flying from Split to Madrid, was intercepted by two Eurofighter jets from the 4th Wing of Grosseto. The Air Force ensures the surveillance of national airspace 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, with an integrated defence system, even in peacetime, alongside those of other NATO countries. The service is guaranteed – for surveillance, identification, and control – by the 11th Integrated Missile Air Defence Group (DAMI) of Poggio Renatico (FE) and the 22nd Radar Group of Licola (NA), while airborne interception is provided by the 4th Wing of Grosseto, the 36th Wing of Gioia del Colle, and the 37th Wing of Trapani Birgi, all equipped with Eurofighter fighter jets.
