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USAF and Italy Sign Deal for Pilot Training at IFTS

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The International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Decimomannu, Sardinia, will soon welcome its first group of US Air Force (USAF) student pilots under a landmark agreement between the Italian Air Force and the USAF. The “Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Flight Training of USAF Military Personnel in Italy” was signed on August 22, 2025, by Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva and Lieutenant General Brian S. Robi…
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Aeronautica Militare and US Air Force have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the US Air Force send its pilots to Italy to train at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Decimomannu, Sardinia. This agreement is of historical scope since it is the first time that the USAF sends its pilots to train outside the national territory in a State of NATO....

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In 2018, the Italian Air Force [Aeronautica Militare] signed an agreement with the Leonardo group to create the International Flight Training School [IFTS], dedicated to the operational transition of its future fighter pilots as well as to welcoming foreign trainees. Reporting to the 61st Wing and established at the Decimomannu air base [Sardinia],... This article For the first time, US Air Force fighter pilot students will be trained in Italy a…

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Zone Militaire broke the news in on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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