.:: History ::.
After the II World War, in Europe, many allied air forces began to request an high level of training, but the
necessity to have a big airport with wide air spaces and free ground surfaces with good weather during all the year, it was not easy to find in Europe.
At the end the final choice was for the airport of Decimomannu in Sardinia island.
Decimomannu air base is the home of the Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) range, called the
"Air Weapons Training Installation" (AWTI) by the Italian hosts, currently operating in Europe.
Established in 1960 by the NATO partnership of Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Canada, the ACMI range complex
includes computer monitored airspace for the practice of dissimilar air combact training (DACT) and manned, scorable
bombing range (Frasca Range).
During 1970 Canada was replaced as a partner by the USA and Royal Air Force, this last one is retired
on 1998.
The airbase is situated at North North West from Cagliari, it is placed between Decimomannu, Decimoputzu
San Sperate and Villasor villages.
Actually, Italian Air Force and German Air Force are the main air forces in Deci, but several visitors organize their
deployments during the year, thanks to the favourite weather and modern ranges for air to air and air to ground training.
Source
"Aeronautica Militare Italiana"
