The aero-naval components of the Navy belonging to the operational commands of the naval team of Brindisi, Taranto, La Spezia and Augusta concluded today a training activity in the Gulf of Taranto that engaged men and women of the Armed Force in exercises with increasing complexity.
The activity, which began the 6 in March, saw the participation of the aircraft carrier Cavour with nine boarded AV8B + planes, of the aircraft cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi with the EH-101 and MH-90 helicopters on board Durand de la Penne e Andrea Doria, frigates Zephyr e Virginio Fasanof the offshore patrollers Pound e Commander Borsini and the team supplier Etna, as well as Gulfstream CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early Warning) and Eurofighter aircraft Typhoon of the Italian Air Force and two AH 129 helicopters Mongoose of the Italian Army.
The exercises carried out in the field of maritime surveillance, of close cinematic maneuvers, of supplies at sea, of amphibious operations, of shooting with the artillery on board, of the pollution and of the Air Defense integrated between the aviation airplanes of the Navy and airplanes 'Aeronautica Militare have allowed to maintain and increase the training of the crews in a scenario characterized by the presence of a conventional and asymmetric threat.
The training allowed in particular the aircraft carrier Cavour to resume activity with the aircraft of the Embarked Aircraft Group, allowing pilots to carry out "carrier qualifications" (qualifications needed to operate from the ship's flight deck) and to ship Garibaldi, in its role as amphibious helicopter carrier, to carry out an "elixalto" raid with the landing of an aliquot of the 1 regiment of the San Marco navy brigade with the escort of the two helicopters Mongoose of the Italian Army.
The activity carried out in the Gulf of Taranto is part of the training of the crews and airships in order to maintain a high standard of ability of the naval team to ensure operational readiness and tactical flexibility to perform daily and effectively the tasks of defense of the country "On the sea and from the sea", of maritime safety, of protection of national strategic interests as well as in the field of activities in favor of the community.
