All Italian Air Force articles – Page 3

  • USAF MQ-9 at Holloman AFB - Beth Stevenson
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    CAE reveals plans for extending Predator training

    2015-09-11T12:35:05Z

    CAE’s defence lead has revealed plans to replicate the unmanned air vehicle training that it offers to the US Air Force to more operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems family of Predator UAVs.

  • T-346A Lecce - Craig Hoyle Flightglobal
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    Alenia Aermacchi sets dual-role path for M-346

    2015-09-09T11:11:41Z

    ​Alenia Aermacchi is close to finalising the design of an enhanced, dual-role version of its M-346 advanced jet trainer, as the first batch of Italian student pilots enters training with its current model.

  • M-345 Frecce - Alenia Aermacchi
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    M-345 demonstrator to fly by mid-2016

    2015-09-09T11:02:20Z

    ​Italy’s M-345 trainer programme will be advanced next year with the first flight of a development example equipped with a new engine and modern avionics, Alenia Aermacchi says.

  • F-35A Italy AL-1 - Lockheed Martin
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    First flight success for Italian-assembled F-35

    2015-09-07T21:41:57Z

    ​The first F-35 Lightning II to have been assembled away from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth site in Texas has performed its debut flight, from Cameri air base in Italy.

  • Tanker
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    Italian KC-767 tanker completes its first F-35 refuelling

    2015-08-06T19:28:18Z

    Italy’s F-35 programme has passed a key test, with an Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker refuelling a Lockheed Martin F-35A for the first time.

  • Hammerhead
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    PARIS: HammerHead shown in Italian air force livery

    2015-06-16T13:52:00Z

    ​The Italian air force’s future unmanned air vehicle has been touted in its true colours at the show, with the 28º Gruppo UAV sqn markings – a witch on a broom – appearing on the side of the Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead.

  • F-16 BAP - Royal Norwegian Air Force
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    NATO rotates Baltic air policing force

    2015-05-05T12:34:59Z

    ​NATO has made its latest force rotation to deliver the Baltic Air Policing mission protecting the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Norway to lead the activity until 31 August.

  • European tankers - Anno Gravemaker
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    European tanker exercise points towards combined fleet

    2015-04-21T11:34:52Z

    ​Tanker aircraft from four nations are nearing the completion of a European Defence Agency-backed exercise which is intended to increase interoperability and cooperation.

  • Hammerhead - Piaggio
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    HammerHead UAV prototype makes maiden flight

    2015-02-24T17:45:27Z

    ​Piaggio Aerospace has announced that a prototype of its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle has carried out its maiden flight.

  • M-346 Italy - Alenia Aermacchi
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    Italian air force acquires three more M-346 trainers

    2014-12-23T07:22:57Z

    ​The Italian air force is to acquire three more Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer aircraft under a € 120 million ($147 million) contract awarded on 22 December.

  • Italian Predator B - Italian air force
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    Italy describes desires for upgraded Reaper fleet

    2014-11-17T18:23:23Z

    ​The Italian air force has confirmed that it is in the process of acquiring the Rafael Reccelite reconnaissance pod and has its sights sets on the Selex ES Seaspray 7500E radar to upgrade its fleet of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles.

  • Tornado trio - Craig Hoyle
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    Tornado could fly on into 2030s, partners say

    2014-09-24T17:48:09Z

    Europe’s Panavia Tornado will remain in use as a relevant frontline asset for more than another 10 years, according to its programme partners, even though one of its main operators does not plan to retain the type beyond the end of this decade.

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    Two Italian Tornados collide during training flight

    2014-08-19T20:42:37Z

    ​Two Italian military jets collided during a 19 August afternoon training flight, the country’s air force has confirmed.

  • Piaggio Hammerhead UAV FS - Piaggio
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    Italy ponders Hammerhead UAV as Predator replacement

    2014-07-31T11:07:41Z

    ​Italy is evaluating the Piaggio Aero P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a likely replacement for its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator As from later this decade.

  • Tranche 3A Typhoon - Alenia Aermacchi
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    First Tranche 3 Eurofighter for Italy emerges

    2014-03-04T17:28:55Z

    Italy’s first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon has been rolled out from Alenia Aermacchi’s Turin-Caselle final assembly line, ahead of being handed over within the next few months.

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    Italian Predator Bs start Afghan duty

    2014-01-20T16:55:44Z

    ​The Italian air force has begun using its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air system in Afghanistan, following successful check flights.

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    Italian G550 fleet to get additional capabilities

    2014-01-20T13:52:36Z

    Italy's future two G550-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft are to gain some additional capabilities.

  • Alenia Aermacchi M-345 HET
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    Italy commits to M-345 HET trainer

    2013-10-03T14:38:50Z

    ​The Italian air force is to adopt Alenia Aermacchi's developmental M-345 HET to replace its MB-339s in delivering part of its future pilot training syllabus.