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Continues at http://www.defensenews.com/article/2012 ... |FRONTPAGEItalian Air Force Flying Leased SIGINT Gulfstream
Jun. 23, 2012 - 11:23AM
ROME — A signals intelligence-equipped Gulfstream jet leased by Lockheed Martin to the Italian Air Force for a year is now flying in Italy, a source familiar with the deal told Defense News.
The Gulfstream III, which is being flown by mixed Air Force and Lockheed crews in a leased flight hours deal, has been based with the Air Force’s 14th Wing at its Pratica di Mare base near here since the end of April, the source said.
Italy’s decision to lease the jet reflects its desire to maintain skill levels even as budget cuts preclude a SIGINT aircraft purchase. Pratica di Mare hosts an aging G222 SIGINT aircraft, which was used in last year’s Libya campaign but is due to be retired this year.
The leased aircraft is the Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory (AML), a flying ISR test bed that was flown by Lockheed to the Farnborough Airshow in 2010 to demonstrate ISR capabilities, and is normally based at the company’s Goodyear, Ariz., facility, the source said.