An F-2000 of the 9° Gruppo (Squadron) takes off for a mission. (All images credit: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) The three-week exercise was preparatory for Red Flag Alaska 24-1 and also saw the participation of the F-35 fleet. The Italian...
Test pilot Peter Weger makes his maiden flight in the Eurofighter Typhoon on 27 March 1994. (Photo: Eurofighter) The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on March 27, 1994 in Manching, Germany. The Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates today the...
An F-2000 of the 10° Gruppo takes off for a morning mission. (All images credit: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet to Red Flag – Akaska in the U.S. The Italian Air Force...
Personnel from Air Force and Navy pose for a photo after the graduation in front of both services’ F-35Bs. (Photo: Italian Air Force) The pilots attended the ground school at MCAS Beaufort and then continued their training at Amendola Air Base,...
The HH-212 MM81160/9-60 with the special markings to celebrate the last flight (Image credit: Alessandro Pandolfi/@Pando_spotter) The AB-212 (HH-212) Twin Huey helicopter made its last flight today ending a 40-year career in the Italian Air Force. The last HH-212 (as the...
The Leonardo Astore with the Cirit launcher installed under the wing. (Photo: Unknown author via RID) Astore is a further development of the well-known Falco UAS, equipped with the Turkish-made Cirit 70mm laser guided rockets. According to reports, the Italian Air...
The Frecce Tricolori perform the Alona (Big Wing) final pass. (Author) Here’s the list of airshows where you will be able to watch the display of Italian Air Force display team during their North American tour. As already reported in detail,...
STREGA 50 on the display of the SCCAM, the Military Air Traffic Control Center. (Image by The Aviationist, using ItAF photos). During an experimental flight, an MQ-9A Predator B of the Italian Air Force, under control of the military ATCC, flew...
File photo of the Gulfstream G650ER. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace) The new G650ER aircraft will take over the urgent medical transport missions performed by the 31° Stormo, while also having a fleet commonality with the G550 already in service. An unclassified document...
Turkish Air Force F-4E 2020 Terminator launching from Istrana. (All images credit: Alessandro Fucito) The Turkish Air Force Phantoms joined U.S. F-16s and other Italian assets for Exercise Poggio Dart 23 (PODA 23). On Dec. 15, 2023, the two-week combined NATO...
