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Home Italian AF

Italy first to deploy F-35 to NATO mission

itamilradar by itamilradar
September 28, 2019
in Italian AF, NATO
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On Wednesday we’ve tracked an Italian formation crossing the North Sea. Italy was deploying F-35 fighter aircraft to Iceland under NATO’s peacetime Air Policing mission safeguarding Icelandic airspace. Italy is first Ally deploying modern fighter aircraft in a NATO mission.

An @ItalianAirForce formation (1x KC767A, 6x F-35s, 1x C-130J, 1x P-72A) is crossing the North Sea to Iceland.#NATO
➡️ Tracks and details: https://t.co/iLmX3ATedM pic.twitter.com/rPQwPOZtGp

— ItaMilRadar (@ItaMilRadar) September 25, 2019

For Italy it is the fifth time – and the second time in 2019 – to support this NATO mission that showcases Allied solidarity, readiness and cooperation.  

After achieving initial operation capability at home in November 2018, the Italian Air Force is now pioneering the utilisation of their modern aircraft for the NATO Air Policing mission. Fully integrated in the community of NATO Allies employing or acquiring modern fighter aircraft the Italian Air Force has proven its capability of exploiting the platform’s multi-role versatility and performance.  

The Italian F-35 aircraft are normally based at Amendola Air Base. The Italian Air Force detachment is scheduled to work with the controllers at the Combined Air Operations Centre in Uedem, Germany and the Control and Reporting Centre at Keflavik, Iceland. After conducting familiarisation flights and achieving certification for the mission the Italian detachment will protect the airspace over the Ally in the High North until the end of October.

Since its inception in early 2008 the focus of the “peacetime preparedness mission” has been to carry out routine flying training and exercises for the Alliance to meet Iceland’s requirements and needs to stay prepared, to monitor and to manage its airspace in peacetime. During their deployment Allied fighter detachments are integrated into NATO’s Air Policing architecture.

( via https://ac.nato.int/archive/2019/italy-first-ally-to-deploy-f35-fighter-aircraft-to-nato-mission-in-iceland-?fbclid=IwAR2BEMRc1oGGDQ3mY4gdiGQ_mZ8tCrAkSt1B98ySGY_jCfAymVCAF-o2I0I )

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