Italian Air Force Brig. Gen. Alessandro Pera Feb. 1 took over as the new head of the Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) Program Office, succeeding retired Brig. Gen. Michel Billard. Pera will continue developing a NATO defense against theater ballistic missile attacks on its forces, and will field a first capability this year. Before joining ALTBMD, Pera was deputy assistant chief of staff of the Italian air force where he was in charge of C4I and transformation. Pera…
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