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Italian Minister Martino: "We are not going to send the Mangusta helicopters to Iraq"

Rome, Italy - It would have been confirmed by Italian Minister of Defence who would not consider to resort to such a measure as necessary

Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, focused recently on the hypothesis of sending the AgustaWestland A-129 Mangusta combat helicopters to Iraq, maintaining that it is not under Italian Government's appraisal currently. Italian Chief of General Staff himself, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, would have met Minister Martino in order to make clear that such possibility is not being scheduled for...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 109530
Rome, Italy, 12/10/2004 12:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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