09-Aug-23 - Four AW139 helicopters from the Italian Air Force (AMI) 15th Wing evacuated 330 people and 15 animals in the first hours of the flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeast Italy which killed at least 15 people and displaced 50,000 others #floods
11-May-23 - Italian Air Force (AMI) 9th Wing, 21st Squadron HH-101A Caesar helicopters deployed 2 weeks to Spangdahlem AFB in Germany for training exercises #Caesar
28-Jun-21 - During official visit to Leonardo Vergiate facility, Italian Minister of Defence held ceremony of acceptance of another HH-139B for the AMI #AW139
03-Dec-20 - Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) received the first of 17 HH-139B which includes double winch, new mission console, new avionics and 200kg extra MTOW. The B version will join the 13 HH-139A and 4 VH-139A in service #HH139B
05-Aug-20 - The Italian air force 9th Combat Search and Rescue Wing (9 Stormo) at Grazzanise air base performed welcome ceremony to the Leonardo HH-101A Caesar helicopter #Caesar
30-Apr-20 - Leonardo AW139, AW169 and AW101 are at the forefront of the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in many countries around the world #coronavirus
02-Sep-19 - Polar Airlines ordered 7 Ansat helicopter during MAKS 2019 to be delivered from 2021 for operations in the Russian Far North beyond the Arctic Circle #FarNorth
30-Mar-19 - Helicopter squadrons from the Italian Armed Forces participated in the 10th Special Forces Annual Exercise FIT (Force Integration Training). This year edition was hosted by the Navy at Grottaglie and participated CH-47F Chinook, NH90, HH-101 Caesar and HH-212 #SpecialForces
21-Sep-18 - The Italian Air Force is the first in Europe to achieve certification for helicopter night aerial refueling in a completely autonomous way using their HH-101 with the KC-130J Hercules tanker #AerialRefueling
05-Aug-18 - An Italian Air Force HH-139 helicopter and specialists from the National Mountain Rescue Service successfully rescued a man who went missing at the Asiago Plateau #hiking
24-Apr-18 - Italian Air Force instructors began training Coast Guard helicopter crews reflecting an agreement signed last February to optimize national resources
22-Dec-17 - EliFriulia H145/EC145T2 ambulance operated on behalf the Integrated University Health Authority of Udine will be based in a new helipad within the Italian Air Force’ Campoformido logistics base
28-Jun-17 - Italian air force held the Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course (APROC), the main training event in Europe in combat search and rescue.
