Italian Eurofighters Providing Air Cover for Turin Winter Olympics
Posted on: Feb. 14th, 2006 - www.europapress.es
HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the commencement of operations in its Air Surveillance role with the Italian Air Force on December 16 2005, the Eurofighter Typhoon new generation combat aircraft has been tasked with providing airspace air defence coverage above Turin during the Winter Olympic Games over the next two weeks.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is already in operation as part of the Italian integrated air defence system from the main base of Grosseto, home of 4. Stormo. The Aeronautica Militare is the first air force in the world to operate the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft in a real operational scenario.
The new Italian Eurofighter Typhoons form part of an air defence structure which has already been tested during events such as the Genoa G8 summit, Pratica di Mare NATO-Russia summit, the burial ceremony for Pope John Paul II and the coming into seat of Pope Benedictus XVI.
The Eurofighter Typhoon will be deployed over Turin together with the Italian Air Force F-16 as well as the MB-339CD and the HH-3F helicopter.
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