The Defence and Budget Committees of the House and Senate have expressed a favorable opinion on the multi-year program of modernization and renewal A/R n. SMD 05/2021, concerning the development of the MC-27J Praetorian system, a special version of the C-27J aircraft, intended to support Special Operations. The C-27J aircraft was developed as a result … Leggi tutto
The Honorable Erica Mazzetti of Forza Italia and member of the VIII Commission, visited the Parachute Training Center of Pisa, Tuscan excellence, accompanied by Raffaella Bonsangue, Deputy Mayor of Pisa, and led by Colonel Gianni Copponi. During the visit, concrete proposals emerged to further improve this excellence in the area. “The facilities deserve to be … Leggi tutto
“I have intended to favor the today’s meeting between the different realities potentially involved – University of Genoa, Municipality of La Spezia and Navy – for a first general joint analysis on the hypothesis promoted by the aforesaid University about the possibility to create a so-called ‘oceanic tank’ for experimental laboratory tests of the forces … Leggi tutto
On 1 December, after 15 months of consecutive and uninterrupted activity, Italy’s contribution to the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, aimed at guaranteeing constant security in the airspace of the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania belonging to NATO, through the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) service, came to an end. In order to … Leggi tutto
On 21 October a technical agreement was signed between the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force or Koku-Jieitai, General Izutsu, and the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Air Squad General Alberto Rosso, concerning the use of the International Flight Training School for the training of Japanese pilots in Italy. … Leggi tutto
The complex exercise “LAMPO ’21” took place, the activity of the Defense concluded in Piacenza with the participation of several departments of the Armed Forces whose object was the evacuation of compatriots from a crisis area. The activity was planned and coordinated by the Italian Joint Force Headquarters (ITA-JFHQ) of the Comando Operativo di Vertice … Leggi tutto
“My presence in Turin to represent Minister Guerini at the Concert” Unknown Soldier, Citizen of Italy “is an opportunity that I wanted to fully seize also to deepen the knowledge of some important military realities operating in the Piedmontese capital and to meet the relative staff, through the representatives with which I had the opportunity … Leggi tutto
“Thanks to the extraordinary work of our soldiers engaged day and night in the context of the Aquila Omnia operation, we have evacuated many Afghan citizens, among them 1,301 women and 1,453 children. With the flight of the C130J of our Air Force, which departed this afternoon from Kabul, a difficult and complex operation is … Leggi tutto
The former Minister of Defense, Elisabetta Trenta, during her last days of appointment ensured that the reduction of Italian F-35 program was out of the question. However, in the previous months she decided to spread the deliveries among more years in order to reduce the annual expenditure. Pompeo – Conte On October 2nd, after the … Leggi tutto