The Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto visited the Decimomann Air Base in Sardinia, where he stressed the strategical importance of the Italian defence industry. During the visit, he highlighted the key function of the F-35 fighter assembly plant in northern Italy.
There is an F-35 final assembly and control facility in Cameri, Piemonta, which is strategical for the full F-35 programme in Europe. This is where the final assembly of these modern fighters for Italy and another European countries takes place.
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«The future is being built, not simply to defend itself, but to make it a social, economical and technological engine. This is the example" - said Crosetto, quoted by Ansa. The Minister thus stressed the multidimensional importance of the defence manufacture for the improvement of the country.
However, the head of the Defence Ministry did not explain where the training of F-35 pilots would take place. This issue remains open, although there is an American military base called Sigonella in Sicily.
(PAP) sw/ akl/ Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.
