Exercises "Civetta" and "Galileo 2"

20/11/14

The final phase of the "Civetta 2014" exercise, conducted by the RISTA-EW brigade, synchronized with the FTA, was held in the presence of the commander of the FOTER, general of corps Alberto Primicerj, at the polygon of Monte Romano (VT). "Galileo 2 - 2014" tutorial, the 10 started last November in Anzio and aimed at maintaining the professional skills acquired in the Intelligence sector by the staff of regiment and large units.

The "Civetta 2014" exercise made it possible to validate the "RISTA-EW" task force for the need of the NATO rapid reaction force (JRRF) for the 1 semester 2015. In particular, in the two exercises in question the commands of the "Friuli" division, of the "Folgore" brigade and of the "Pozzuolo del Friuli" were involved, as well as various regiments in the FOTER area, such as the Savoy Cavalry (3 °), the 185 ° "Objective Recognition and Acquisition" of the "COMFOSE" and a C4 task force of the 2 ° and 11 transmissions regiment.

Among the main assets used are radars "Arthur" and "Ranger", APR "Raven" and electronic warfare systems, as well as support systems for the C2 (SIACCON 2-AMN) and friendly force tracking (BFT). Furthermore, the Intelligence software used by NATO for their subsequent application in the FA-EW field of FA have been evaluated.

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces