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Italian Eurofighter Typhoons Scramble To Intercept US-Registered Beech King Air During COMLOSS Incident
Italian Eurofighter Typhoons Scramble To Intercept US-Registered Beech King Air During COMLOSS Incident
Two F-2000A jets of the 51° Stormo. (Image credit: Author)
The Italian Air Force Typhoons in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) were launched to intercept a U.S.-registered aircraft experiencing loss of radio comms with the Air Traffic Control.
Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) service at Istrana Air Base, Italy, were scrambled to respond to a COMLOSS incident on Apr. 3, 2021.
The F-2000A jets belonging to the 51° Stormo (Wing) and assigned to the 132° Gruppo (Squadron) took of around 14.10LT to intercept a Beech B200GT King Air, registration N130JF on its way from Athens to Zurich, which had failed to respond to the calls of Padova ACC, the local ATC (Air Traffic Control) agency, as it overfl
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Italian Tornado IDS Aircraft Have Logged More Than 4,000 Hours Flying Recce Missions Over 5,000 Targets In Iraq
Italian Tornado IDS Aircraft Have Logged More Than 4,000 Hours Flying Recce Missions Over 5,000 Targets In Iraq
Two Italian Tornado aircraft flying over Kuwait. (All images credit: Italian Air Force)
The Tornado IDS jets of the Italian Air Force Task Group “Devil” have surpassed 4,000 flight hours in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
The Italian Tornado IDS aircraft, belonging to the 154° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 6° Stormo (Wing) of the Italian Air Force, from Ghedi Air Base, Italy, deployed to Ahmed Al Jaber airbase, Kuwait, have recently celebrated the achievement of 4,000FH (flight hours) flying reconnaissance missions in support of OIR (Operation Inherent Resolve), the multi-national coalition fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria.