Italian Air Force Plans F-35 Schoolhouse Based In Sicily

italian air force f-35 in flight over mountains

An Italian Air Force F-35 in flight.

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ROME—The Italian Air Force plans to create an international training facility for nations flying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The service hopes to create a schoolhouse—analogous to the training facilities at Luke AFB in Arizona—at Trapani-Birgi AB in Sicily, Italian Air Force...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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