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Italy deploys AMX fighter aircraft and Predator RPA in Trapani amid security concerns with Libya.
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World Aviation Defense & Security News - Italy
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Italy deploys AMX fighter aircraft and Predator RPA in Trapani amid security concerns with Libya
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Italy’s Defense Ministry has ordered the deployment of four AMX fighter aircraft and one Predator drone to its Birgi base near Trapani, Sicily, amid concerns over the situation in Libya, the General Staff said. According to the statement, "the decision was taken following the recent developments in the area of the countries of North Africa and the consequent deterioration of the security conditions."
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 Four Italian AMX combat aircraft headed to Birgi air base to increase information gathering and surveillance capacity |
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The decision, the statement added, was part of the Italian government's strategy in the Mediterranean to "protect national interests" and ensure "coherent levels of security."
The fighter aircraft was deployed at Trapani, a city in northwestern Sicily. AMX is a ground attack aircraft effective in visual and marginal weather conditions, with primary roles in long range strike and air interdiction, close air support, reconnaissance and armed patrol. Military sources quoted by ANSA news agency said the objective of the deployed aircraft was to monitor the area. |
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