Yesterday i Predator Italians at the service of the international anti-Daesh coalition have crossed the threshold of 3000 flight hours, employed in surveillance, information gathering and reconnaissance activities of over 2900 ground targets.
The remote piloted aircraft coming from the 32 ° Stormo of Amendola (FG), headquarters of the 28 ° Group "Le Streghe", are framed in the "Araba Fenice" Task Group of the Task Force Air in Kuwait and carry out ISR missions (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance). THE Predator turned out to be a prized asset capable of making the difference within the International Coalition of the "Inherent Resolve" operation.
The goal achieved by the TG Phoenix Arab it is the result of an inseparable combination between the advanced technology of the aircraft and the human component, represented by the Air Force military engaged in this delicate geographical context with their competence, professionalism and passion.
La Task Force Air in Kuwait it has been operating since October of the 2014 with the task of carrying out ISR operations and in-flight refueling. In addition to Predator, TFA has AMX, C-27J and Tanker Boeing 767 deployed at the Ahmed Al Jaber and Ali Al Mubarak air bases, according to a complex but perfectly integrated and synergistic operational device with the other multiple components of the international coalition.