AirForces Monthly – September 2019

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AFM’s opinion on the hot topics

in military aviation.

44 Restructuring Norway’s

air defences

While introduction of the F-35A represents the

most important element in the modernisation

of Norway’s air arm, changes within

airborne surveillance, search and rescue

and other rotary components are helping

to redefine its future shape and capability,

as Ian Harding and Kevin Wills discover.

50 Solenzara Stingers

Earlier this summer, 1 Squadron

‘Stingers’ of the Belgian Air Component

departed their home base of Florennes

for a two-week deployment to

Solenzara on the French island of

Corsica. Joe Campion joined them.

60 Staccato Pursuit

RAF F-35Bs and USAF F-35As

joined Italian Air Force F-35As for

joint drills at Amendola air base, and

David Cenciotti flew with them.

70 Pilatus professionals at

Zadar

Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink

flew with the Croatian Air Force’s Fixed-

Wing Squadron at Zadar-Zemunik to

report on its wide variety of tasks and

the challenges it is currently facing.

76 C4ISR at sea

The 41° Stormo of the Italian Air Force at

Sigonella has introduced to service a true

force-multiplier. As Dino Marcellino finds out,

the multi-role P-72A is suitable not only for

maritime patrol duty, but also offers powerful

C4ISR capabilities in a variety of scenarios.

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