All Italian Air Force articles
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NewsBell and Leonardo team up for military tiltrotor push including NGRC study work
Bell and Leonardo Helicopters are to work together to explore future military opportunities for tiltrotor technologies – dashing Airbus Helicopters’ hopes of an alliance with its European counterpart for an upcoming NATO contract.
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NewsSweden signs 10-year deal with Italy for military flight training
Sweden has become the latest country to sign up for the military flight training services offered by the Italian air force, contracting for the tuition of 100 students and four instructors over the next decade.
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NewsItaly ups planned Pegasus tanker purchase
Italy will increase its planned purchase of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tankers to six aircraft, up from two previously.
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NewsItaly signs contract for latest round of F-35 purchases
The $524 mllion deal with Lockheed Martin covers 18 conventional and vertical landing airframes from Lots 15 and 16.
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NewsBoeing signs deal to continue maintenance of Italian air force tankers
Under the agreement, Boeing will continue to provide logistics support for Italy’s four KC-767A aerial tankers through December 2025.
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NewsItaly continues commitment to Piaggio with €171m order for six P180s
Italy has formalised an order for six Piaggio Aerospace P180 Avanti turboprops for the country’s armed forces.
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NewsFirst M-345 pair handed to Italian air force
Leonardo has delivered the first two M-345 jet trainers to the Italian air force as the service begins the replacement of its fleet of elderly Aermacchi MB-339s.
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NewsItalian air force receives first HH-139B helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force.
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NewsLeonardo gains initial certification for M-345
Leonardo has secured initial certification for its M-345, edging the jet trainer closer to service introduction with the Italian air force.
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Italy first in Europe to have F-35A fleet declared initial operational capable
The Italian Air Force declared its F-35A Lightning II fleet initial operational capable on 30 November, making the force the first in Europe to achieve the mark.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: New Italian training school to take off with M-346
Italy's ambitions of playing a continued leading role in the provision of international pilot training have been underscored by a new pact involving the nation's air force and an industry team headed by Leonardo.
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NewsItaly receives second G550 for AEW duties
Israel Aerospace Industries has delivered its second Gulfstream G550 conformal airborne early warning aircraft to the Italian air force, completing a reciprocal package of procurements signed by the nations in 2012.
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Audit report highlights Italy's F-35 challenges
Italy wants to move its four Lockheed Martin F-35As allocated to an international training school in the USA to Europe to support its operational preparations with the type, according to an audit office report published on 7 August.
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NewsPARIS: Leonardo takes wraps off M-346FA fighter
Leonardo has taken the wraps off the most advanced version of its M-346, with the fighter attack (FA) standard to be capable of performing combat duties and also serving in an aggressor role.
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Italian deal opens M-345 order book
The Italian air force has taken a step towards modernising its basic trainer fleet, with Leonardo receiving a contract to produce an initial five Aermacchi M-345s.
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NewsFirst G550-based AEW delivered to Italy
The first Gulfstream G550 converted to an airborne early warning and control system by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been delivered to the Italian air force.
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NewsFirst Italian G550 AEW delivery expected soon
Delivery of the first airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)-configured Gulfstream G550 for the Italian air force is expected soon, under the terms of a contract signed in 2012.
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NewsItalian air force struggles to prove air power relevance
Italy’s air force is “taken for granted” by the general public, politicians and the nation’s other armed services, according to a leading academic.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Leonardo introduces M-346FT dual-role combat trainer
Leonardo has introduced a new multi-role variant of its M-346 trainer, which will allow operators to use it as either a trainer or a combat aircraft.
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NewsFirst Italian air force G550 arrives in Israel for AEW mods
The first of two Gulfstream G-550 business jets for the Italian air force have arrived at Israel Aerospace Industries’ facilities, ahead of reconfiguration into an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.