There are also the planes of the Italian Air Force at the exercises in Greece organized by NATO. A few days ago, the Allied Tornados took off and worked 10 straight hours, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., to “increase combat readiness,” according to NATO’s official statement.
The exercise, called “Iniochos 22”, now in its seventh edition, began on March 28th and will last until April 8th. The base chosen is that of Andravida in the Peloponnese.
The mechanism of the forces present is by invitation. Greece sends requests to allies who can decide whether or not to participate. This year, among the news, there is also Italy, which has joined France, Slovenia, the United States and Cyprus. On the other hand, Albania, Egypt, Austria, North Macedonia, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Croatia, Kuwait, Morocco and Saudi Arabia participate as observers.
Italy sent its 2011 deployed Tornados to Libya to enforce the nofly zone, with the function of suppressing enemy air defenses. This mission in Greece follows that in Norway (Cold Response 2022), which gathered around 35,000 NATO soldiers from 20 allied countries.