David Axe, National Interest: Russia is About to Get A Close Look at the F-35 Stealth Fighter
The trillion-dollar plane is getting into the air-policing game. Moscow won't like that.
Italy has become the first country to deploy F-35 stealth fighters for NATO’s air-policing missions.
Italian F-35As belonging to the Italian air force’s 13° Gruppo, 32° Stormo are on track to take over the air-policing mission in Iceland, David Cenciotti reported at The Aviationist on Sept. 25, 2019.
“The Italian aircraft, that have already deployed to Keflavik International Airport, from their homebase at Amendola air base in southeastern Italy, will start flying familiarisation sorties in the next few days,” Cenciotti wrote. “After achieving the NATO certification they will start quick-reaction alert duties.”
“The F-35s, were accompanied by a KC-767A tanker, a C-130J and a P-72A maritime patrol aircraft,” Cenciotti added, citing data from flight-tracking websites.
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WNU Editor: They are going to see it. But close .... hmmm .... not sure.