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Allied Air Forces converge in Italy for Exercise Falcon Strike 2025

NATO Allied Air Command

Nov 7 2025

RAMSTEIN, Germany -- From 3 to 14 November 2025, NATO Allies are taking to the skies over Italy for Exercise Falcon Strike 2025, hosted by the Italian Air Force and designed to advance multinational air combat readiness across fourth and fifth-generation aircraft.

Centred at the 32nd Wing in Amendola - one of Italy's key F-35 operating bases - the exercise brings together more than 1,000 personnel and over 50 aircraft from Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Greece. Additional Italian Air Force bases are supporting the event, enabling large-scale, joint operations that integrate air, land and maritime components for a comprehensive multi-domain training environment.
While led by Italy, Falcon Strike 2025 directly contributes to NATO Allied Air Command's objectives of Deterrence and Defence, enhancing interoperability and standardisation across Allied fleets. Positioned in the Mediterranean, Italy provides a vital operational hub for the Alliance, and exercises of this scale strengthen the readiness and agility of NATO air forces under the collective defence framework.

The training focuses on integrating fourth and fifth-generation aircraft into cohesive formations, which is an essential step in refining tactics for modern air warfare. Participating forces will also train in Agile Combat Employment (ACE), testing NATO's ability to deploy rapidly and operate from dispersed locations while maintaining combat effectiveness.

A key element of Falcon Strike 2025 is the integration of Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) environments at Sardinia's Salto di Quirra Joint Training Range. This allows aircrews to engage in realistic, data-linked simulations that mirror complex threat scenarios, ensuring the training reflects the principle: "Train as we fight, fight as we train."

Described by the Italian Air Force as a "leap into the future," Falcon Strike 2025 underscores NATO's defensive strength and unity. By enhancing interoperability and advancing fifth-generation integration, the exercise reaffirms the Alliance's commitment to peace, stability, and collective defence across the Euro-Atlantic area.

Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office