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F-35 Base
F-35

Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet

The 100th Anniversary of the Italian Air Force provided an opportunity for an update on the Italian participation in the F-35 program. The F-35 is no longer a taboo in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 30, 2023
100 anniversary Italian Air Force
Italian Air Force

The Italian Air Force Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary With Impressive Flypast Over Rome

Multiple initiatives celebrated the anniversary throughout the country, including a flypast in Rome. On March 28, 2023, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation…

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Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 29, 2023
B-52 Nuclear Strike
Military Aviation

Declassified Video Shows How B-52 Crews Would Conduct Nuclear Strikes During Cold War

A 1960 Strategic Air Command training video familiarized B-52 crews with the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and how to navigate through a nuclear battlefield. The U.S. National Archives and…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 26, 2023
G550 EC-37B
Italian Air Force

Italy One Step Closer To Convert Two ‘Green’ G-550s to EC-37B Compass Call Configuration

Two “green” Gulfstreams will be equipped with the Compass Call mission system as part of the Joint Airborne Multi-Mission Multi-Sensor System program. Italy is about to request to the United…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 24, 2023
MiG-29 Ukraine
Military Aviation

First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine

The four MiG-29 Fulcrum jets have been handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force. First four of 13 MiG-29 fighters retired from active service by the Slovak Air Force have…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 23, 2023
RC-135
Military Aviation

U.S. RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland’s Airspace

Operating from the Finnish airspace, the U.S. ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft can spy on the Russian forces near the border with Finland. Flying as JAKE 11, the Boeing RC-135W…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 23, 2023
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