The Italian army has suffered its first major accident involving an Agusta A129 Mangusta attack helicopter since introducing the type in late 1990. Assigned to the 5th Aviation Regiment at Carsarsa della Delizia in north-eastern Italy, the early-model A129 struck power cables during a night exercise, injuring the two-man crew and suffering extensive damage during a crash landing.
Source: Flight International
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
