The French and Italian air forces participated in the two-week exercise "Sardegna" from the latter's Sardinian Decimomannu range last month. Italian Lockheed Martin F-16 and Panavia Tornado fighters were joined by 12 French aircraft, including Dassault Mirage 2000s and MirageF-1CTs, a Boeing C-135 tanker and an E-3F airborne warning and control system aircraft. The manoeuvres supported development of a common tactical training capability.
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.
