Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Italian and U.S. Marines F-35B pilots and maintainers stand in front of two F-35B fighter jets at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort after the ceremony for the end of the joint training agreement. (Photo: Italian MoD) The Italian pilots and technicians have been training on US soil since 2018. The Italian Ministry of Defense disclosed …
An Italian Air Force F-35A at Amendola Air Base. (Image credit: David Cenciotti) The missiles will fill a capability gap caused by the IRIS-T not being integrated with the F-35. The Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) just announced that Italy became the 28th Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X International Partner on …
The third F-35B of the Italian Navy prepares to land on the ITS Cavour’s flight deck. (Photo: Italian Navy) The historic event follows the recent delivery of the third F-35B to the Italian Navy and the Ready for Operations test campaign in the USA earlier this year. An Italian F-35B Lightning II, belonging to the …
The third F-35B for the Italian Navy during its test flight last week. (Image credit: Roberto Resnigo – BestShotAircraft) BL-4 is the fourth Italian F-35B, the third STOVL aircraft destined to the Italian Navy. On Jun. 14, 2021, the F-35B BL-4, the fourth STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft assembled in Italy, at the …
A P-72A of the Italian Air Force (Image credit: Italian Air Force). In the right box the Libeccio frigate (Image credit: Italian Navy). In the left box: AIS situation off Libya (Image credit: MarineTraffic.com) The Italian Navy and Air Force intervened in international waters off Libya after a Libyan Coast Guard patrol boat shot at …
USMC MV-22B Osprey pilots conduct night deck landing qualifications aboard the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Cavour, off the Maryland coast. (Image credit: USMC) After completing the Sea Trials with the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B, the aircraft carrier Cavour conducted training with a USMC MV-22B Osprey. As already reported, the Italian Navy has recently declared the …
The first F-35B about to land aboard ITS Cavour. Highlighted is the special tail marking for the sea trials (Image credit: Italian Navy edit: The Aviationist) The Italian Navy has just released the first shots of the VX-23 F-35B aircraft taking part in the certification of the compatibility between the 5th generation fighter aircraft and …
A screenshot of the video showing the Cavour leaving the Arsenal. Early in the morning on May 6, 2020, the Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier left the Arsenale Militare Marittimo (Maritime Military Arsenal) of Taranto, Italy. The 27,000-ton ship had entered the Arsenal in December 2018. On Jul. 6, 2019, the ship entered the Arsenal’s …