Air International 2018-07
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R.Niccoli - P-72s at Sigonella /Military/
P-72A MM.62298/41-03 just after its delivery to 41° Stormo. The first two aircraft, 41-01 and 41-02, remain at Leonardo's Turin plant undergoing work to full operational capability configuration.
Today, missions performed by the P-72 do not require low level flight profiles, as in the anti-submarine warfare mission.
Two sensors of the ATOS system: the black radome houses the Seaspray 7300E radar, and the Star Satire HD electro-optical system on the right.
A P-72A ready to taxi from the main apron used by 41 Stormo at Sigonella.
SATCOM antennas are housed in the white radome a top the aft fuselage.
This version of the ATR-72 is not equipped to perform the anti-submarine warfare mission, but is a very capable ISR and C4I platform.
The P-72A tail configuration houses a laser warning receiver, electronic support measures and radar warning receiver sensors on the stern probe.
This shot shows the positions of laser warning receiver, electronic support measures and radar warning receiver sensors on the aircraft's forward fuselage.
The P-72's glass cockpit, dominated by two main multifunction displays, is almost identical to the version used on the civil ATR-72-600.
One of the four stations at which mission system operators can recall images from any of the on-board sensors.