The Italian Air Force has completed the testing of a new missile system in the Hebrides.
As part of the Operational Test and Evaluation campaign to evaluate the operational readiness of the Eurofighter F-2000, the METEOR missile was launched in 'operationally representative scenarios' in the Hebrides testing range.
Beginning in March, it represented the first time that the missiles had been deployed in an integrated manner with fifth generation F-35 Lightning II.
Real targets, piloted from the ground at Leuchars and Lossiemouth, were deployed against the aircraft to test the latest operational update of the aircraft.
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Around 170 different soldiers from 28 different divisions of the Aeronautica Militare (Air Force) under the command of colonel Michele Schiavi carried out the mission to destroy the targets in combat-like situations.
The METEOR missile was developed in a partnership between the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Sweden.
"The OT&E for the METEOR was an extraordinary opportunity to verify the operational capabilities of some of the most advanced weaponry of the Air Force and at the same time a precious training opportunity for all the personnel involved who, operating in complete synergy, were able to increase on a wealth of experience and further improve the standardisation between the components involved."
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