Italian Air Force Archives

F-35 Lightning aircraft deploy to Italy for training exercise

Air July 5, 2019

F-35 Lightning aircraft have travelled to Italy for a bilateral training exercise with the Italian Air Force. The F-35 lightning aircraft have deployed to an Italian air base in Amendola with Aeronautica Militare. The exercise follows Lighting Dawn in Cyprus and will feature a collaboration with 32 Stormo of the Italian ...

Italian Air Force receives eighteenth M-346 from Leonardo

Air March 2, 2018

The Italian Air Force has received its eighteenth M-346 following an official ceremony held at a Leonardo Aircraft Division site in Venegono Superiore. Designated T-346A by the Italian Air Force, the M-346 aircraft represents the tip of the spear for Galatina’s 61st Air Wing (Lecce) where Italian fighter pilots train alongside ...

Leonardo has signed two new contracts that will see the company directly involved in the maintenance of German and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon avionics.

500th Eurofighter delivered to Italian Air Force

Air April 14, 2017

The Italian Air Force received a special delivery this week with the delivery of the 500th Eurofighter Typhoon produced. The Eurofighter Typhoon is the largest collaborative industrial programme in Europe, with some 599 aircraft ordered, eight of those for worldwide customers. The RAF took delivery of the very first Eurofighter in ...

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced an order for an additional two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters from the Italian Coast Guard.

Italian Coast Guard orders two AW139s

Air August 16, 2016

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced an order for an additional two AW139 intermediate twin helicopters from the Italian Coast Guard. This latest contract will increase the customer’s fleet of AW139s to 12. The AW139s will be used to perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR), and emergency medical ...