MQ-1C IP06 of 28° Gruppo over Sardinia in February 2010.

RQ-1B Predator A IP02 of Task Group Astore taxiing at Herat AB in Afghanistan during February 2008, before a mission for the ISAF forces.

Col Fabio Giunchi, a former F-104S, Tornado IDS and F-16 pilot, is now the commander of 32° Stormo at Amendola.

RQ-1B IP03 is one of the original five Predators purchased by the Italian Air Force and upgraded to MQ-1C standard.

Antennas, ground control stations and equipment used by 28 Gruppo to control the MQ-1s and MQ-9s are located in a secure compound at Amendola AB.

An Italian Predator crew use a variety of screens to control an MQ-1C over Afghanistan, in the ground control station at Amendola.

A 28° Gruppo crew control an MQ-1C on a mission over Afghanistan, using the remote split operation capability from a ground control station at Amendola.

A Tornado IDS assigned to Task Group Devil over Afghanistan in 2009 and taking park in a reconnaissance mission with a RecceLite pod.

The first Predator B delivered to 32 Stormo taxiing at Amendola in summer 2010 following its introduction into Italian Air Force service.

This shot of Predator B IT09149 taken at Amendola clearly shows the Honeywell 900 turboprop engine.

An MQ-9B landing at Amendola AB after a training mission in one of the areas over the Adriatic Sea dedicated to UAV operations.

A pair of AMXs assigned to Task Group Black Cats over Afghanistan in 2010 - pictured during a reconnaissance mission with RecceLite pods.