Articles & Works

Please use the links below or the sidebar on the right to visit the sub pages containing articles. For my articles and works published on a monthly basis on the worldwide aviation magazines visit the following page: In the newsstand.

PSYOPS message sent to a Libyan ship during Op. Odyssey Dawn: transcript of a PSYOPS message sent to sent a Libyan ship on Mar. 27, 2011 during the war in Libya.
Is weather (really) affecting Unified Protector?: the weird statement of Adm. Mullen on the bad weather in Libya.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained: Archive: the link to all the published Operation Unified Protector / Odyssey Dawn debriefs.
How my Stealth Black Hawk articles and concept have been all around the world: a gallery of screenshots with link to all media that have quoted me for my scoop about the Stealth Black Hawk involved in Osama Bin Laden raid.
UAE Air Force Mirage 2000s performing air strikes in Libya?: the photographic evidence that UAE AF Mirage 2000s involved in Unified Protector have been involved in air strikes, even if the news was not made public yet.
Italian Typhoons: all you need to know on the Italian Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000s.
Radioactive materials in flight instruments: old flight instruments could contain Radium and other radioactive materials. How to handle them.
Italian F-16s in details: the detailed history of the Italian F-16s with painting details, weapons, pictures (ground and a/a) and walkaround.
Oceanic 815 crash location: I studied the flight path of the fictional Oceanic 815 flight from Sydney to Los Angeles and have a new theory dealing with Lost serial’s island location.
Axalp 2006 report: a detailed report (available in both Italian and English) about the Axalp demo and Meiringen airbase.
Memories of a fighter pilot: Col. Agrusti recalls his pilot’s life as interceptor in the midst of the Cold War.
Tornado IDS in action: a gallery of pictures of the Tornado IDS of the 155° Gruppo from the end of the ’80s to the mid-’90s, from the Gulf War to the SEAD role with the IDS-HARM.
Darwin AB, Italy…: an abstract of an article on the Italian contribution to the INTERFET mission in East Timor.
71° Gruppo: the Electronic Warfare “made in Italy”: An analysis of the Italian Electronic Warfare capabilities following the retirement of the PD-808GE.
Ghibli – Italy’s AMX: the description of the AMX involvement in the Allied Force operation.
Starfighter Swan Song: the last year of service of the F-104 Starfighter.
Ferrari vs Eurofighter Typhoon: a report of the speed race between Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari and a Eurofighter Typhoon piloted by Maurizio Cheli.
Italian Vipers: the story of the first F-16s delivered to the Italian Air Force.
Italian F-104 versions explained: internal and external differences of the various F-104 versions flying with the Italian Air Force.
Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) in combat: an analysis of the information available about the SyAAF involvement in the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
Flying with the TF-104G-M: a description of my formation and acrobatic flight with a TF-104 of the 20th Gruppo.
Grosseto airbase, home of the 4th Stormo: an article providing a view of Grosseto based 9th and 20th Gruppo, equipped with F-104s, in year 2000.
Zombies: a collection of pictures of the ItAF with F-104 intercepting Russian aircraft.
Ghiblis over the boot: the story of the AMX in the Aeronautica Militare Italiana.
Flying the Prowler to war: the story of the EA-6B Prowler missions during Operation Allied Force.
Italian F-104 patches: a collection of all the Italian F-104 related patches.
Acrobatic flight with the C-27J: a report of my flight inside an Alenia C-27J Spartan.
Italy’s terrorist scare: On July 21-22 2001, Italy hosted the G-8 summit and because of a terrorist attack, the Italian Air Force and the other Armed Forces provided a defensive shield to the summit.
Italy at War: a detailed report about the ItAF involvement in Operation Allied Force.
72° Stormo: the Italian helicopter school based at Frosinone.
The Italian shuttle flights to Kabul: the Italian C-130J airlift to Afghanistan
71° Gruppo: Master of many tasks: a detailed report on the 71° Gruppo operates a diverse fleet to undertake several different roles.
F-104 pictures from the Troupe Azzurra archive: a collection of some 250 pictures of the F-104 taken in 40 years by the Troupe Azzurra of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force).
A day in the life of the 9° Stormo of Grazzanise: a photostory of 2 days spent in Grazzanise in 2003, the last year of service of the F-104 in the Italian Air Force.
Burka Tigers: a detailed analysis of the 21° Gruppo operations in Afghanistan.
Italian Air Force (Museo Storico dell’Aeronautica Militare) – Vigna di Valle: an unusual view of the Italian Air Force Museum, located on the Bracciano lake, near Rome.
USS Enterprise port visit to Livorno – 1999: the description of a visit aboard USS Enterprise visiting Livorno harbour in 1999 during her Med Cruise.
Airspace Violations: the description of all the most famous military and civilian airspace violations
Panoramic Pictures

Articles in Italian:

Il 14° Stormo: a report about the multipurpose Wing of the Italian Air Force based in Pratica di Mare airbase.
Effect Based Operations: how air operations have been changing to achieve greater precision and less collateral damages.
Emergenza Idrazina!: dealing with Hydrazine at Cervia AB home of the 5th Stormo F-16s.
La guerra parallela: SIGINT, ELINT and PSYOPS against terrorists.
In volo con l’AB.212ICO: the description of a CSAR mission with the AB.212 of the 609th Squadriglia in preparation of the deployment to Kabul in Afghanistan.
Il 9° Stormo: a description of the last operative F-104 wing of the Italian Air Force.
Un esercito di animali per le missioni speciali: dolphins, seals, dogs and parrots involved in the war in Iraq.
Difesa Aerea: un nuovo impiego dello strumento aereo: Italian Air Defense post 9/11.
Allarme nei cieli italiani: in-depth description of the interception of a Fokker 50 by ItAF F-104 on Oct. 27th 2001.
Con i G-222 a Timor Est: a detailed description of the Italian contribution to the INTERFET mission in East Timor.
Operazione Noble Eagle: all the details about the air defense operations post 9/11.
I cobra di Aviano: the Turkish Air Force detachment at Aviano and the F-16 operations over the Balkans.
20.000 ore di P166DL3: a report of the ceremony held in Pratica di Mare on Jul. 7, 2004 to celebrate the 20.000 hours of the 71° Gruppo on the “Piaggione”.
Quale futuro per la Guerra Elettronica in Italia?: the Electronic Warfare made in Italy after the retirement of the PD.808GE.
A Kabul con i C-130 dell’Aeronautica: the shuttle flights of the ItAF C-130s in Afghanistan.
Scramble!: Col. Agrusti recalls his pilot’s life as interceptor in the midst of the Cold War.
Un C-135E terrorizza Sydney: the story of the C-135E that flew above Sydney on May 16th 2002 for a photographic session with a Hawk of the RAAF and scared many Australians who thought the aircraft was an hijacked liner.
La Civil Reserve Air Fleet: the support provided by civilian airlines to the Air Mobility Command.
La Turbolenza: a technical description of the turbolence.
Al centro del mirino: the threats posed to commercial aviation by shoulder SAMs and countermeasures.
L’Atmosfera: the Atmosphere.
Il 5° Stormo: la tana delle vipere: the Cervia based 5° Stormo, equipped with F-16s.
Strumenti di volo…radioattivi: old flight instruments could contain Radium and other radioactive materials. How to handle them.
Operazione Ghibli: gli AMX in guerra: the 32nd Stormo and the AMX involvement in the Allied Force operation.
La radiazione dell’ultimo PD.808: the retirement of the last operative PD.808GE.
In volo con Agip 25 (B707 report & walkaround): an AAR sortie with the B707.
Una seconda Desert Storm?: the Iraqi Freedom build up and the AEF (Aerospace Expeditionary Force) concept.
Spotter Day per i 90 anni del 23° Gruppo: a detailed report on the Spotter Day held in Cervia airbase on Jun 20 2008 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 23° Gruppo.
Operazione Giotto: i retroscena: all the details of the ItAF Air Defense operation for the G-8 meeting in Genoa, in July 2001.
L’NKC-135E in guerra: the “Big Crow” involvement in Iraqi Freedom operation.
In volo con l’MB-339CD: in-depth description of a 2 vs 2 training mission on board an MB-339CD of the 61st Stormo.
I 90 anni delle Tigri: a report on the 90th Anniversary of the 21° Gruppo, the Italian Air Force Tiger Sqn.
Alla scoperta delle Frecce Tricolori: the most detailed “behind the scenes” of a Frecce’ show. It is a detailed report on the training of the 313° Gruppo based in Rivolto.
Il 70° Stormo di..Grazzanise: a detailed report on the 70° Stormo deployed to Grazzanise to undertake training activities during Latina runway reconstruction works.
Nei panni dello Slow Mover: flying as a Slow Mover target during a Slow Mover Interception sortie of the Trapani-based F-16ADFs.
I-4581: volo acrobatico con l’MB-339A: a pilot report about my first acrobatic flight with the MB-339A piloted by Col. Miniscalco, former Commander of the Frecce Tricolori.
Il 36° Stormo: an in-depth analysis of one of the most famous flying unit of the Italian Air Force.
“Er bove de fregone”: a nice research on a family byword.
Il Futuro: some personal thoughs about the future.