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Italian Air Force + Leonardo = International Flight Training School, a successful cooperation between military and industry

12/06/202530/08/2025 Paolo Valpolini Decimomannu, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, M-346

In late May 2025 EDR On-Line was invited to visit the International Flight Training School in Decimomannu. Hereafter our readers

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Decimomannu International Flight Training School, the industry view

12/06/202517/06/2025 Paolo Valpolini Decimomannu, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, M-346

To view the whole series of articles about the International Flight Training School, please click HERE Activated in July 2022

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International Flight Training School: Phase 4 training, Italian style

12/06/202517/06/2025 Paolo Valpolini 212 Squadron, ACMI, ACS, CBT, Decimomannu, ETTS, FMS, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, M-345, M-346, OCU, PTT, SBT, simuator, T-346A

To view the whole series of articles about the International Flight Training School, please click HERE The 61st Wing is

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Simulation, at the heart of the International Flight Training School

12/06/202515/06/2025 Paolo Valpolini AJT, CBT, Decimomannu, FMS, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, live-virtual-constructive, LVC, PTT, SBT, ULTD, Varjo

To view the whole series of articles about the International Flight Training School, please click HERE While real flight remains

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Flight training: agreement signed for the training of Swedish military pilots in Italy

07/12/202307/12/2023 Paolo Valpolini IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, Swedish Air Force

On Monday 4 December, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lieutenant General Luca Goretti, and the Chief

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PAS 2023 – Dispersed operations, multidomain centred and multinationally connected, these are the three pillars of the Swedish Air Force development, which gets ready to train its pilots in Italy

19/06/202309/01/2024 Paolo Valpolini GlobalEye, Gripen, Grob, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo, Paris Air Show 2023, Saab, Swedish Air Force

Speaking at the yearly meeting organised by the Swedish Air Force Fan Club, which this year took place in Paris,

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Agreement between the Italian and the Royal Air Forces for the training of British pilots at the Decimomannu IFTS

14/05/202314/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini IFTS, International Flight Training School, Italian Air Force, Royal Air Force

13 May 2023 – During the two days dedicated to aerospace, the United Kingdom joins the nations that have already

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LAAD 2023 – Brazil: Leonardo proposal for LIFT and CAS missions

21/04/202321/04/2023 Paolo Valpolini AMX, Brazil, CAS, Embraer, Gripen, IFTS, LAAD 2023, Leonardo, LIFT, M-346, Super Tucano, T-7A

Although no requirement has yet emerged from the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB), Leonardo of Italy is actively promoting its M-346

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International Flight Training School: agreement signed for the training of Japanese Military Pilots in Italy

26/10/202126/10/2021 Paolo Valpolini F-35, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Italy, Japan, JASDF, KC-767, Leonardo, LIFT, M-346, pilot training, T-346A

On Thursday 21 October, the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, General Alberto Rosso, and the Chief of

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International Flight Training School: German pilots choose to be trained in Italy with the Italian Air Force and Leonardo

29/09/202129/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini German Air Force, IFTS, Italian Air Force, Leonardo

29th September 2021 – The International Flight Training School (IFTS) continues to host new students. Two pilots from the German

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