Italy must cut its Air Force
from 250 warplanes to just 75 "in the near future," Air Force
Chief of Staff Gen. Pasquale Preziosa said Tuesday.
Speaking at a celebration to mark 92 years of the Italian
Air Force, the general said "budget needs obliged us to make
important re-sizing of structures and means."
"We have cut spending in every sector, but we have sought
as much as possible to safeguard one - training, and today our
pilot training schools have become a worldwide point of
reference".
"In the near future what we guaranteed yesterday with 250
aircraft will be done only with 75 aeroplanes. That is what our
country can afford today".
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