NEWS | The Malta International Airshow

- Sep 16, 2021
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Italian Navy SH-90A

The Airshow Team is happy to announce the participation of the Italian Navy who last participated at the Malta Int'l Airshow in 2005. The Marina Militare will take part with an SH-90 of the 4° Gruppo Elicotteri based at Grottaglie.

The Italian Navy ordered 46 NFH known as SH-90A plus 10 TTH known as MH-90A in MITT (Maritime Italian navy Tactical Transport) transport configuration for amphibious / special forces support but retaining some of the NFH features such as Automatic Folding Blades, etc for shipborne operations.

The primary role of the SH-90 NFH version is autonomous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface unit warfare (ASuW), mainly from naval ships. These aircraft are equipped for day and night, adverse weather and severe ship motion operations. Additional roles include anti-air warfare support, vertical replenishment (VERTREP), search and rescue (SAR) and troop transport.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳'𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

- Sep 15, 2021
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RED ARROWS TO GRACE MALTESE SKIES

Surely a crowd-pleaser and fan favourite, the Red Arrows are back to grace Maltese skies and entertain spectators! With Avalon, Australia, having to cancel their airshow, a golden opportunity was presented and both Malta and the Red Arrows worked in tandem to have the Royal Air Force aerobatic team in Malta one more time.

Based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, the Red Arrows had flown almost 5,000 displays in 57 countries, by the beginning of 2021 — the team's 57th season. This will be the Reds’ 9th visit to our island, having last performed back in 2014. It is always an honour to host the Red Arrows at our show!

The RAF Aerobatic Team is one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams. Representing the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force, the team is the public face of the service.

Flying distinctive Hawk fast-jets, the team is made up of pilots, engineers and essential support staff with frontline, operational experience. Together, they demonstrate the excellence and capabilities of the Royal Air Force and the Service's skilled, talented people.

- Sep 13, 2021
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Italian Polizia di Stato returns at MIA2021

Last participating in the 2007 edition, the Italian Police returns this year with a UH-139C, another first for our airshow! The Airshow team is thrilled to welcome back a not so commonly seen operator at this year’s edition.

Designated UH-139C, the Italian Police operates eight aircraft in service at five different bases in central and southern Italy comprising three aircraft in Pratica di Mare close to Rome, two helicopters in Reggio Calabria and one each in Bari, Palermo and Fenosu.

The Italian Police’s AW139 configuration includes a high-definition latest generation FLIR, satellite communication system, searchlight, rescue hoist, cabin mission console and a high-definition video down link.