Aircraft
Italy's F-35s First To Achieve IOC in Europe
On the last day of November the Italian air force chief announced that the service's first squadron of F-35As had attained IOC
An F-35A from the 13° Gruppo prepares to take off during a TLP 18-4 mission from its home base at Amendola. During the exercise Italian F-35s operated alongide NATO assets such as the Luftwaffe Tornado in the background. (photo: AMI)
An F-35A from the 13° Gruppo prepares to take off during a TLP 18-4 mission from its home base at Amendola. During the exercise Italian F-35s operated alongide NATO assets such as the Luftwaffe Tornado in the background. (photo: AMI)

On November 30, the chief of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian air force) announced that the service had achieved initial operational capability (IOC) with the Lockheed Martin F-35A.


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