Brigadier General Igor Bruni

Commander of Flight Training Division, Air Education Training Command (AETC) Italian Air Force

Major General Igor Bruni serves as Chief of the Flight Training Division within the Italian Air Force Education and Training Command. A graduate of the Italian Air Force Academy, he earned his military pilot wings through the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) programme in the United States in 1997. An experienced fighter pilot and test pilot, he began his operational career on the AMX fighter aircraft and flew NATO combat missions over the Balkans, including Bosnia and Kosovo. After qualifying as an Experimental Test Pilot at France's EPNER Test Pilot School, he joined the Italian Flight Test Centre, where he led major flight test and aircraft modernisation programmes involving the Tornado, AMX, M-346, KC-130J and KC-767A fleets. Major General Bruni has held numerous senior command and staff appointments, including Commander of the Italian Air Force Test Wing, Chief of the 4th Department at Air Force Headquarters, and the inaugural Commander of the Italian Air Force Air and Space Warfare Centre. He also served in the United States as Senior National Representative and Training Supervisor for Italy's F-35 programme. His career combines extensive expertise in combat aviation, flight testing, capability development, and military aircrew training.