Lieutenant General Silvano Frigerio

General Manager NETMA NETMA

Lt Gen Silvano "Fritz" Frigerio has served as General Manager of NATO's Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) since August 2026. Based in Munich, he is responsible for managing the Eurofighter and Tornado programmes on behalf of Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

A fighter pilot by trade, Lt Gen Frigerio joined the Italian Air Force in 1982 and built a distinguished career across operational, command, training, and strategic appointments. He has commanded frontline combat units, the Italian Air Force Combat Forces, the Education and Training Command, and the Air Force Operational Command, overseeing force readiness, capability development, and the training of personnel.

He has also held senior positions within the Italian Defence General Staff and Joint Operations Command, contributing to national defence planning, NATO policy, and multinational operations. His operational experience includes NATO missions in the Balkans and Operation Unified Protector over Libya in 2011, where he served as Chief of the Targeting Directorate at the Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters in Naples.