Air defense: "Scramble" for air force interceptors

(To air Force)
05/12/18

Today morning the F-2000 Eurofighter fighter aircraft of the Italian Air Force, in alarm service for the defense of the national airspace, carried out an intervention on the order of immediate take-off (in technical jargon called "scramble") for a civil aircraft that he had lost radio contact with the air traffic authorities.

The PC12 aircraft of Kenyan nationality had taken off from Buochs ​​(Switzerland) and headed to Greece.

The two interceptor fighters of the 36 ° Stormo di Gioia del Colle reached the Kenyan plane a few minutes after take-off. Once it was visually ascertained that there were no emergency conditions, the two F-2000s returned to base.

The operational mission was activated following the order of "scramble" received by the CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center) of Torrejon, a NATO body responsible for the surveillance of the skies of that area and was held under the control of the operational rooms of the air defense surveillance and defense system of the Italian Air Force.

The Air Force provides the surveillance of the national air space 365 days a year, 24 hours on 24, with a defense system that is integrated, even in peacetime, with that of other countries belonging to NATO. The service is guaranteed - for the surveillance, identification and control - by the 11 ° Integrated Air Force Defense Group (DAMI) of Poggio Renatico (Fe) and the 22 ° Radar Group of Licola (Na), while the intervention in flight it is insured by the 4 ° Stormo di Grosseto, the 36 ° Stormo di Gioia del Colle and the 37 ° Stormo of Trapani Birgi, all equipped with Eurofighter fighter aircraft.