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RWY 03/21, 15/31 POS 42°04'54"N 012°04'29"E ELEV 841 ft | ||||
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| 1° Reggimento di Sostegno Aviazione dell'Esercito 'Idra' |
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Two fiercely looking Mangustas of the Aviazione dell' Esercito flying together along the Tagliamento's river, north east of Casarsa della Delizia. MM81394/E.I.923 in the foreground is an Agusta A129D with the Rafael Toplite turret and Spike ER missile launcher under the wing, while in the background the A129C MM81321/E.I.908 has the old turret and BGM-71 TOW2 missile launcher.
(Casarsa Della Delizia, July 2014, Massimo Baldassini)
The Aviazione dell'Esercito procured five A109A Hirundo helicopters for evaluation in the late seventies. As a result 23 A109CMs were ordered.
Daniele Dotto
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Naqoura/UNIFIL HQ (Lebanon) (--) |
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RWY HEL POS 33°07'22"N 035°08'08"E ELEV 35 ft | ||||
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ITALAIR |
Squadrone ESC 'Italia-UNIFIL' | AB212 | |
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A special and welcome guest was this Do229 of the Italian Army back in 2012 at Kleine Brogel
(Kleine Brogel, October 2012, Toon Cox)
The AB206 joined the Aviazione dell'Esercito during 1970, replacing the AB47G. The AB206 wears standard camouflage, and were operating with the Centro Aviazione dell'Esercito, but soon they have been also issued to the operational Gruppi.
(Viterbo, May 2013, Erwin van Dijkman)
The largest helicopter on strenght by the Aviazione dell'Esercito is the CH-47 Chinook. The entire fleet is based at the main Italian army airbase Viterbo. In 2009, Italy’s ARMAEREO procurement agency signed a EUR 900 million contract to buy 16 CH-47Fs, with an option for 4 more. They are expected to replace the existing CH-47C Chinooks that have been in service since 1973.
(Viterbo, May 2013, Erwin van Dijkman)
The Aviazione dell'Esercito has ordered 60 NH90-TTH helicopters which will replace older models currently operated by the service in various utility roles. The NH90-TTH version is designed for tactical transport of personnel (16 to 20 troops) and material. Additional applications include medical evacuation (12 stretchers), special operations and airborne command post. The NH90-TTH design is optimised for low signatures (acoustic, radar, infrared) and is equipped with night vision systems (Forward Looking Infra-Red, Night Vision Goggles, Helmet Mounted Sight & Display).
(Viterbo, May 2013, Erwin van Dijkman)
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