A hunting couple Euro Fighter of the 4 ° Flock of Grossetto, in alarm service to protect the national airspace, have intercepted an A-320 aircraft of the Spanish company Iberia, on the route Split - Madrid, which had lost radio communications with the authorities of the air traffic control .
At about 21.00 yesterday, Thursday 5 July, the two air force fighter, in alarm service on the national territory, took off to control the aircraft in transit in the Italian airspace. After a few minutes of take-off, the two interceptors have established eye contact with the aircraft, ensuring that it is not in emergency conditions. The Spanish aircraft, restored communications, continued on the pre-established route, while the two fighters, ceased the alarm, returned to base.
The order came from the CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center) of Torrejon, a NATO body responsible for monitoring the skies in the area, and the intervention of the aircraft was controlled by the operating room of the 22 Radar Group of the Italian Air Force. Licola.
