It’s the first time 5th generation aircraft take part in BAP mission.
On Apr. 30, 2021, four Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II jets landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, to take over the NATO’s BAP (Baltic Air Policing) mission. It’s the first time the Italian stealth jets deploy to Estonia (even though the Italian Eurofighter Typhoons operated there for BAP in 2018) and also the first time that 5th generation aircraft support NATO’s mission in the Baltic States.
The Italian F-35s belong to the 13° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 32° Stormo (Wing) from Amendola Air Base, in southeastern Italy, and their deployment to Estonia was supported by a KC-767A tanker, flying as IAM1447 (and tracking online), from Pratica di Mare Air Base.
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184,000 doses ready to to be sent out from Pratica di Mare
20 Aprile 2021
ROME, APR 20 - Italy is ready to start distributing
the Johnson & Johnson vaccine starting Wednesday if the European
Medicines Agency and the Italian drug regulator AIFA give the
green light, sources said Tuesday.
The emergency commissioner s office is prepared to assign to
Italy s regions some 184,000 J&J doses which are stocked at
Pratica di Mare airport just outside Rome, the sources said.
The J&J jab would join the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca
How the Nazis helped Mussolini to escape from Campo Imperatore
20 Apr, 2021
Operation Eiche, when Mussolini was rescued by the Nazis.On the 25th of July, 1943, Italian Fascist dictator
Benito Mussolini was arrested at Villa Savoia in Rome. Mussolini’s arrest brought an end to 21 years of Fascist rule in the country. Although he had once brought hope and prosperity to the Kingdom of Italy, years of war had demoralized the population and Italy was on the brink of defeat.
In December of 1942,
Italy’s African front had collapsed and Allied forces moved into North Africa, leaving Italy vulnerable to invasion. Italian forces had also suffered massive casualties on the Eastern front, as the Soviet Union grew increasingly confident as they moved west.
Force Multiplier: We Refuel F-35s, Tornado, Typhoons and Another KC-767 During Mission With Italian Air Force Tanker
Force Multiplier: We Refuel F-35s, Tornado, Typhoons and Another KC-767 During Mission With Italian Air Force Tanker
The Italian Air Force KC-767A. (The Aviationist)
We took part in a mission aboard the Italian Air Force KC-767 and had the opportunity to refuel receivers using different both the “flying boom” and “hose and drogue” systems.
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) operates a fleet of four Boeing KC-767A Tanker/Transport aircraft. The KC-767s are assigned to the 14° Stormo (Wing) based at Pratica di Mare airbase, near Rome, and flown by the 8° Gruppo (Squadron). The 767s are among the most in-demand assets of the Italian Air Force: while their primary role is AAR (Air-to-Air Refueling), the KC-767A, in both Cargo, Combi and Full Pax configurations, can be used for strategic transport missions as well as MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) or B
Italy halts J&J Covid vax roll-out plans
Thu, Apr 15 2021 02:14:26 PM
Rome, Apr 15 (IANS): Italy has halted its rollout plans for the US-made Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine just before it was set to begin distribution of the one-dose jab, a government official said.
The news on Wednesday comes after the US suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while investigating into speculations that the jab may cause blood clots, reports Xinhua news agency.
Italy had been scheduled to start using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week.
Dozens of articles appeared in the Italian media in recent weeks about the impending arrival of the new vaccine, which has a big advantage over the two-dose vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca already approved for use in that it is also easier to store and transport.