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Italian Defense: four Tornado fighters for Afghanistan

Rome, Italy - They will be deployed at Mazar-e Sharif Airport

Four Tornado fighters of 6th Wing Ghedi (Brescia) will set off Mazar-e Sharif Airport, 500 km Northern-Eastern Herat, Afghanistan, on November 24th. The new airplanes will join the Italian contingent, as part of the NATO-ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission started in August 2003, for the strengthening of the protection capability. Four Tornado will have tasks of Intelligence,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1096923
Rome, Italy, 11/20/2008 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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