Italian Air Force
Coverage of Italian Air Force in the Nexus archive.
- Military jet crashes and burns at California Marine Corps base
A F-35B Lightning II fighter jet crashed and caught fire at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, with the pilot ejecting and being recovered. Fire crews extinguished a grass fire near the wreckage, which is operated by the US Marines, the United Kingdom, and the Italian Air Force and costs $102 million each.
- Huge fascist-era underground cisterns draw Western special forces to Italy for tunnel training
Western special forces are training in fascist-era underground cisterns in Italy for subterranean combat, with nations including Israel, the U.S., and European countries using the site. The cisterns, built in the 1930s by Benito Mussolini's government, now simulate tunnel warfare challenges like darkness and limited communication.
- Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment
Italy has agreed to purchase six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft for €1.4 billion, replacing its aging Boeing 767-based tankers after 15 years. This marks a significant shift toward European equipment and away from U.S. military products, reflecting broader European military procurement trends and concerns about U.S. political reliability.