List of active Italian military aircraft explained

The following is a list of military aircraft currently used by the four branches of the Italian Armed Forces: Italian Army, Italian Navy, Italian Air Force, and Carabinieri.

Air Force

See main article: Italian Air Force.

Current inventory

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
EurofighterUK
Germany
Italy
Spain		Multirole
Operational conversion		F-2000A
TF-2000A		79
14		A total of 96 Typhoons were ordered, of which 3 were lost in accidents. Currently 93 Typhoons are in service. 24 new Typhoons have been ordered in 2024, which will replace 27 Typhoons of Tranche 1.
TornadoUK
Germany
Italy		Multirole
Electronic warfare
Operational conversion		IDS
ECR
IDS		28[1]
13[2]
5		Will be replaced by 95 F-35 (75 F-35A + 20 F-35B) destined for the Air Force (an additional 20 F-35B are destined for the Naval Aviation).
F-35 Lightning IIUSA
Italy		MultiroleF-35A
F-35B		27[3]
4		75 ordered
20 ordered
AEW&C
Gulfstream G550United States / IsraelAEWE550 CAEW23 on order (September 2024)[4]
Electronic warfare
Alenia C-27JItalyElectronic warfare EC-27 Jedi3
Gulfstream G550United States / IsraelAISREW "airborne intell, surveillance, reconnaissance electronic warfare"G550 AEA02 on order + 1 option (September 2024)
Reconnaissance
Super King AirUnited StatesSIGINT3502
Maritime patrol
ATR 72France / ItalyASW / patrolP-72AS4
Tanker
Boeing KC-767United StatesAerial refueling 4
KC-130 HerculesUnited StatesAerial refueling 3
Transport
Alenia C-27JItalyTransport 7
Piaggio P.180Italy611 on order
Airbus A319CJEuropean Union3[5]
Airbus A340-500European Union1[6] I-TALY: unused since 2018, parked and abandoned at Rome Fiumicino Airport, disputed ownership between Etihad Airways and the Air Force
Dassault Falcon 50France2[7]
Dassault Falcon 900France3[8]
C-130J Super HerculesUnited StatesTactical airlift14
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW101Italy / United KingdomUtility / CSAR12
AgustaWestland AW139ItalyUtility / SAR30
Trainer aircraft
Alenia M-346ItalyAdvanced trainerT-346A21
Alenia M-345ItalyAdvanced trainer T-345A216 on order
Piaggio P.180ItalyMulti-engine trainer 7
Aermacchi MB-339ItalyJet trainer48
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260ItalyBasic trainer 29
McDonnell Douglas MD 500ItalyRotorcraft trainer NH-500M38licensed built by Breda Nardi
UAV
MQ-9A Predator BUnited StatesSurveillance5[9] 1× lost in an accident in 2019
Piaggio-Selex P.1HH HammerheadItalySurveillance6 on order[10]

Italian Army Aviation

See main article: Italian Army.

Current inventory

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Transport
Piaggio P.180Italytransport3[11]
Dornier Do 228Germanytransport3STOL capable aircraft
Helicopter
Agusta A129 MangustaItalyanti-armor59
Agusta Bell 206Italyutility30
Agusta Bell 205Italyutility55
Agusta-Bell 412United Statesutility / CASEVAC21licensed built by Agusta
Agusta-Bell 212United Statesutility 9licensed built by Agusta
Boeing CH-47 ChinookUnited Statestransport CH-47C/F22licensed built by Elicotteri Meridionali
NHIndustries NH90European Unionutility / transportUH-90A60[12]
AgustaWestland AW169Italyutility / trainer2
UAV
AAI RQ-7 ShadowUnited Statessurveillance164 TUAS ordered in 2010[13]

Italian Naval Aviation

See main article: Italian Navy.

Current inventory

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
AV-8B Harrier IIUnited Statesground attackAV-8B+14V/STOL capable aircraft
F-35 Lightning IIUnited StatesmultiroleF-35B620 on order
Transport
Piaggio P.180Italytransport3
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW101Italy / United KingdomVERTREP / SAR174 dedicated for the AEW role
Agusta-Bell 212ItalyASW / utility 33licensed built by Agusta
NHIndustries NH90ASW / TransportNFH /TTH56
Trainer aircraft
AV-8B Harrier IIUnited Statesconversion trainer TAV-8B1V/STOL capable aircraft
UAV
Camcopter S-100Austriasurveillance2[14] [15]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagleUnited Statessurveillance 10[16]

Carabinieri

See main article: Carabinieri.

Aircraft[17] OriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Fixed-wing
Italypatrol
Helicopter
ItalySAR / utilitylicensed built by Agusta
Italyutility / patrol109A/E/Mk.II

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 World Air Forces directory. FlightGlobal .
  2. Web site: 2024 World Air Forces directory. FlightGlobal .
  3. Web site: Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet. The Aviationist. 29 March 2023. April 7, 2023.
  4. Web site: Peruzzi . Luca . 2024-09-06 . Italy enlarges and enforces its fleet of special mission aircraft . 2024-09-06 . EDR Magazine . en-GB.
  5. Web site: AIRBUS A319CJ . Ministero della Difesa . Aeronautica Militare . 5 June 2017.
  6. Web site: This Airbus A340-500 is Italy's new Air Force One . The Aviationist . 30 June 2016 . 5 June 2017.
  7. Web site: FALCON 50 . Ministero della Difesa . Aeronautica Militare . 5 June 2017.
  8. Web site: FALCON 900EX . Ministero della Difesa . Aeronautica Militare . 5 June 2017.
  9. Web site: MQ-9A PREDATOR B . Ministero della Difesa . Aeronautica Militare . 5 June 2017.
  10. Web site: 'Aeronautica "cliente di lancio" del Piaggio P.1HH . Analisi Difesa . italian . 5 June 2017.
  11. Web site: World Air Forces 2021. Flightglobal Insight . 2021 . 2 August 2021. registration.
  12. Book: AirForces Monthly. February 2023. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 10.
  13. Web site: AAI to Provide Shadow Unmanned Aircraft to Italian Army. 21 July 2010 . 4 June 2017.
  14. Web site: The Aviationist » The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious warfare ship. The Aviationist. 31 May 2014 . 24 December 2014.
  15. Web site: Messaggio Forum. Regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org. 24 December 2014.
  16. Web site: Insitu: contract with the Italian Navy for ScanEagle UAS aircraft delivery. 28 March 2014. Avionews.it.
  17. Web site: SERVIZIO AEREO CARABINIERI . aviazione-italiana.it . 28 July 2017.

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