Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) is the aerial warfare branch of the Italian Republic's armed forces. It is organised jointly with the Italian Army and Navy under the Chief of the Defence Staff and is headquartered in Rome. Its combat fleet centres on Eurofighter Typhoon fighters alongside F-35A Lightning II multirole aircraft, and it also operates transport, training and search-and-rescue assets. Italy is a founding member of NATO, and the air force participates in the alliance's air policing and other collective missions.
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Lithuania lifts drone alert after fighter jet confirms radar return was birds
Lithuanian authorities declared an air danger over parts of the country on 13 September, scrambled NATO fighter jets and briefly suspended Vilnius Airport over a suspected drone. The alert was lifted after a NATO pilot visually confirmed the radar return was a flock of birds, though earlier officials had said the object was most likely a drone.