US EditionItaly Names Sicily Air Base as First F-35 Pilot School Outside US
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Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.
The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense has formally approved the creation of a new F-35 Lightning II training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base, authorizing an investment of €112.6 million to turn […]
Trapani-Birgi military airport officially becomes Italy's third operational base for the F-35s. The Ministry of Defense has authorized an investment of €112.6 million for the construction of the Lightning Training Center, intended for the training of fifth-generation fighter pilots.
The Ministry of Defense accelerates on the strengthening of the national capacities related to the fifth generation hunting, authorising the investment for the realization of the Lightning Training Center (LTC) at the airport of Trapani. With a Determination to Contract (DAC) that engages 112.6 million euros over a five-year period, the Direction of the Aeronautical Weapons and for the Aeronavigability (DAAA) has given the green light to the cre…
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