On 25 September, after six months of preparation, the OCCAR-EA Director, Matteo Bisceglia and Airbus Defence and Space representatives, Mr Didier Plantecoste and Mr Hervé Daumas signed MMF Contract Amendment 10 (CA-10).

The PPA Programme integrated the first two X-Band fixed sensor arrays (faces) of the new Dual Band Radar (DBR) X/C at the test bed in Pratica di Mare airfield in time for the Christmas festivities.

On 17th September, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted to the prime contractor AIRBUS DS in Spain the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the A330 MMF aircraft.

A meeting between the Italian Army and French Air Force, with the participation also of DGA, SGD and OCCAR representatives, was held on 8th to 11th of October 2019 at the 4th Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment “PESCHIERA” premises in MANTOVA (ITALY).