Italian Air Force

By Tony Osborne
Swedish student pilots will train with the Italian Air Force in Lecce, then transition to advanced jet training, flying in the IFTS’ fleet of Leonardo T-346s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The first all-European private astronaut crew is working toward a planned 14-day visit aboard the ISS to carry out science and technology investigations.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Japan reportedly aims to deepen cooperation with the Italian Air Force, as well as acquire knowledge of F-35 operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Italy will send four F-35s to Komatsu air base on the northern coast of Honshu, the Japanese mainland—the first Italian deployment to Japan since the 1920s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The service is investing in new ISR, UAS and combat air capabilities as it prepares for a new era of data-driven defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The announcement, made in a U.S. regulatory filing late June 22, spurred a 19% selloff of Virgin’s share price by midday regular trading on June 23.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is to send trainee pilots to Italy as it attempts to resolve throughput issues with its own training pipeline.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Avio Aero is the Italian propulsion partner on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), along with the UK’s Rolls-Royce and Japan’s IHI Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic plans to return to space later this month with a fully crewed test flight of the refurbished SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic completed the first test flight of the VMS Eve carrier aircraft at Mojave, California, on Feb. 15.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Italy has deployed its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for Baltic Air Policing, the first time the fighter has been used for the mission. The Italian Air
Defense and Space