Italian Eurofighters heading to Iceland

The Italian Air Force will dispatch six of its Eurofighters to Iceland from Mar. 16 to mid-April for the Icelandic Air Policing mission.

Eurofighter Typhoon - RIAT 2013 (24850018709)
By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (Eurofighter Typhoon – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Approximately 140 airmen will be stationed at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland.

This is the second time since 2013 that Italy has performed this type of mission.