The Italians are back in the High North as their F-35As arrived on April 25 for a two-month deployment to NATO ally Iceland. The Italian Air Force is there for a routine mission of providing interceptor aircraft to support Icelandic air surveillance. This is the third deployment of Italian f-35As to Iceland after 2019 and 2020.  

The ongoing NATO operation in Iceland is specific and unique because of its geographical location. Allies, in conjunction with the Icelandic authorities, have agreed that the appropriate arrangement to help keeping Icelandic airspace safe and secure is to maintain a periodic presence of NATO fighter aircraft based at NATO Keflavik Air Base. Allied Air Command | Italy supports NATO collective efforts with F-35A deployment to Iceland