“The Government of Italy has requested to buy articles and services to support the integration of two (2) Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) mission systems onto two (2) Italian Ministry of Defense provided G550 aircraft consisting of: four (4) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems – Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) (2 installed, 2 spares) three (3) Embedded/GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS security devices, airborne (2 installed, 1 spare) and four (4) RIO™ Communications Intelligence Systems (2 installed, 2 spares). (Image credit: via )Īccording to the details made public by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) back then: The new aircraft could be tracked online on its delivery flight from Dallas. The company contracted to carry out the modification was 元Harris, the same that worked for the integration of the sensor suite aboard the King Air 350ER SPYDR used by the Italian Air Force as a gap filler in the SIGINT role (mainly in the Mediterranean area of operations). State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the Gulfstream G550 aircraft with AISREW Mission Systems and related equipment in December 2020. The first AISREW for the Italian Air Force. The traditional low-viz badge of the 14° Stormo is also applied to the tail, although closer to the tail root. ![]() Interestingly, the aircraft sports full Italian Air Force markings, including a large emblem on the tail that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 71° Gruppo (Squadron), the unit historically focused on SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) as well as EW (Electronic Warfare) of the Italian Air Force, that was officially re-activated at Pratica di Mare, on Mar. ![]() ![]() The aircraft, departed from Dallas, Texas, could be tracked online throughout the delivery flight to Italy. (Image credit: Giovanni Maduli) The first G550 AISREW (Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare) has arrived in Italy.įlying as IAM1494, the first of two G550 AISREW aircraft (MM62329/14-13) for the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) arrived at its new airbase, Pratica di Mare, near Rome, home of the 14° Stormo (Wing), on Mar. The first G550 AISREW for the Italian Air Force photographed landing at Pratica di Mare on Mar.
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