The Italian Air Force jets, deployed to Estonia to support NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, intercepted and escorted the Russian Navy Su-30SM. On Mar. 18, 2026, a Russian Navy Su-30SM multirole ...

The Italian Air Force deployed its F-2000 Typhoons equipped with Meteor missiles to Romania for the NATO Enhanced Air Policing. The Italian Air Force has released the first photos of its F-2000s (as ...

The Italian Air Force deployed four F-35A Lightning II to Ämari Air Base in Estonia, leading NATO’s latest Baltic Air Policing mission. The Italian Air Force deployed four F-35A Lightning IIs to Ämari ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Leonardo M-345 aircraft flies at the Farnborough air show in Hampshire, England, on July 15, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP via Getty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the Italy Air Force parks at Los Llanos military air base during the Tactical Leadership ...

Two Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters were scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. The jets were part of Task Force Air – 32nd Wing and 6th Wing, ...

Leonardo’s M-345 has entered operational use with the Italian air force, with the single-engined type replacing its 61st Wing’s Aermacchi-produced MB-339A at Lecce-Galatina air base. To be employed in ...

Italian air force Capt. Marco, right, and Senior Master Sgt. Lucia stand in front of an MQ-9 Reaper static display at Holloman Air Force Base on Aug. 28, 2025. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman ...

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Italy—like many other European states—shifted gears in modernizing its armed forces. The Italian Air Force has been working to acquire a well ...

The Italian Air Force has begun the first training courses with its new Leonardo M-345 jet trainer. A mix of Dutch and Italian students will be the first to make use of the aircraft in Phase 2 Primary ...

A Leonardo M-345 aircraft flies at the Farnborough air show in Hampshire, England, on July 15, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — The Italian Air Force has formally entered into service a ...