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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Airborne early warning tops Italy’s acquisition priorities

Boeing 737-700 AEW&CThe Italian air force has raised airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to a top acquisition priority in the aftermath of the NATO air campaign against Libya.

Lt Gen Giuseppe Bernardis, air force chief of staff, told the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference on 12 November that having to depend on the NATO Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system fleet was a turning point.

The E-3A deployment was delayed as alliance members built the required consensus to approve the launch of operations, Bernardis said.

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