Italy-Russia ties
The visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Italy on Feb. 16 - 17, 2011, provided the opportunity to discuss the cooperation of the two nations various fields. Among…
Gulf Air pilot almost blinded during landing at Abu Dhabi – exclusive story
On Feb. 15, a Gulf Air pilot was hit by a high-power laser during approach to Abu Dhabi suffering "high light intoxication" on one eye. The pilot, that was hospitalized…
AV-8B+ Harrier walk around
A recent visit to Decimomannu airbase provided the opportunity to perform a quick walk around of the AV-8B+ and TAV-8B Harrier of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy) deployed there…
Fire fighting with the Fire Boss
Take a ride on board an Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss as it flies as number 2 of a flight of 3 AT-802Fs involved in a fire fighting operation in…
Capo Teulada range (from the Naval Landing Forces point of view)
Capo Teulada firing range was established by NATO in 1956 in south west Sardinia and it is now in size, the second largest Italian range. The +7,000 acres of territory…
Time to tighten the fuel cap? Typhoon fuel leak
The following picture was taken by Giovanni Maduli on Feb. 10, 2011. It shows a Eurofighter Typhoon of the local based 4° Stormo leaking some fuel from the tail tank…
