The Italian Air Force Has Unveiled A
Eurofighter In New Special Color Scheme For NATO Tiger Meet 2022
On May 6, 2022, at Gioia del Colle Air
Base, in southeastern Italy, home of the 36° Stormo (Wing), the Italian Air
Force unveiled a Eurofighter Typhoon in Special Color scheme that was prepared
for this year’s edition of the Tiger Meet, the international exercise attended by
all the NATO flying units that have a tiger as their emblem. Two Italian units
usually take part in NTM: the 21° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 9° Stormo, based at
Grazzanise, which flies HH-101 Caesar and HH-212 helicopters; and the 12°
Gruppo Caccia (Fighter Squadron) of the 36° Stormo, based at Gioia, which flies
the Eurofighter Typhoon (F-2000 in accordance to Italy’s MOD Mission Design
Series). However, this year, only the 12° Gruppo will attend the exercise at
Araxos Air Base, Greece.
While the Squadron’s emblem doesn’t
feature a tiger, one of the subordinate units of the 12° Gruppo does: the 351^
Squadriglia (Flight) “Tigri Bianche” (White Tigers). The white tiger is
featured predominantly on the black background of the aircraft’s tail and wing,
together with the squadron’s emblem. The special color livery was kept under wraps until the first
test flight before the aircraft was deployed to Araxos together with four other
Eur
ofighters
.Last year, the 12° Gruppo won the Silver Tiger Trophy, the prize for the unit that distinguishes itself among the other participants during the two-week exercise. This year’s edition is scheduled to take place from May 9 to 20, with a dozen units invited and multiple Hellenic Air Force units supporting the exercise as external participants.
We will publish soon a full report about
the first flight of this Special Color aircraft and the departure for the
exercise, so stay tuned!
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