Neptune Shield exercise, Cavour aircraft carrier participates

Neptune Shield exercise in the Baltic, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas. The Cavour aircraft carrier also participates. The activities will take place until May 31, 2022. “A great pride and a great opportunity” states the Undersecretary of State for Defense Stefania Pucciarelli “a proof of readiness and interoperability of enabling value in anticipation of future commitments linked to NATO, which increases the importance of an effective team and the honor of our country to be part of it “. For the occasion, the Cavour ship has an air component embarked mainly composed of the AV8B Plus aircraft of the Naval Aviation, integrated by the modern national F35Bs, fifth generation strategic assets supplied to the Navy and the Air Force. in the context of NATO, Cavour has already seen the Cavour train on the procedures and communications of the Alliance, during the just concluded national exercise with consolidated multinational participations, organized annually by the Marina Militare Mare Aperto 22-1. “Seven decades of interoperability with NATO” concludes Senator Pucciarelli “always in synergy for a collective defense while maintaining the focus on maritimeity, of great interest for Italy. In fact, we must always be ready to react to any crisis situation; to be more strong with NATO means being stronger and present also for Europe “.