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
Main article: Italian Air ForceCurrent inventory
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| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| Eurofighter | UK 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. |
| Tornado | UK Germany Italy |
Multirole Electronic warfare Operational conversion |
IDS ECR IDS |
28 13 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 II | USA Italy |
Multirole | F-35A F-35B |
27 4 |
75 ordered 20 ordered |
| AEW&C | |||||
| Gulfstream G550 | United States / Israel | AEW | E550 CAEW | 2 | 3 on order (September 2024) |
| Electronic warfare | |||||
| Alenia C-27J | Italy | Electronic warfare | EC-27 Jedi | 3 | |
| Gulfstream G550 | United States / Israel | AISREW
"airborne intell, surveillance, reconnaissance electronic warfare" |
G550 AEA | 0 | 2 on order + 1 option (September 2024) |
| Reconnaissance | |||||
| Super King Air | United States | SIGINT | 350 | 2 | |
| Maritime patrol | |||||
| ATR 72 | France / Italy | ASW / patrol | P-72AS | 4 | |
| Tanker | |||||
| Boeing KC-767 | United States | Aerial refueling | 4 | ||
| KC-130 Hercules | United States | Aerial refueling | KC-130J | 3 | |
| Transport | |||||
| Alenia C-27J | Italy | Transport | 7 | ||
| Piaggio P.180 | Italy | VIP | 6 | 11 on order | |
| Airbus A319CJ | European Union | VIP | 3 | ||
| Airbus A340-500 | European Union | VIP | 1 | I-TALY: unused since 2018, parked and abandoned at Rome Fiumicino Airport, disputed ownership between Etihad Airways and the Air Force | |
| Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP | 2 | ||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France | VIP | 3 | ||
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Tactical airlift | 14 | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| AgustaWestland AW101 | Italy / United Kingdom | Utility / CSAR | 12 | ||
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Utility / SAR | 30 | ||
| Trainer aircraft | |||||
| Alenia M-346 | Italy | Advanced trainer | T-346A | 21 | |
| Alenia M-345 | Italy | Advanced trainer | T-345A | 2 | 16 on order |
| Piaggio P.180 | Italy | Multi-engine trainer | 7 | ||
| Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy | Jet trainer | 48 | ||
| SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Italy | Basic trainer | 29 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD 500 | Italy | Rotorcraft trainer | NH-500M | 38 | licensed built by Breda Nardi |
| UAV | |||||
| MQ-9A Predator B | United States | Surveillance | 5 | 1× lost in an accident in 2019 | |
| Piaggio-Selex P.1HH Hammerhead | Italy | Surveillance | 6 on order | ||
Italian Army Aviation
Main article: Italian ArmyCurrent inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | ||||||
| Piaggio P.180 | Italy | transport | 3 | |||
| Dornier Do 228 | Germany | transport | 3 | STOL capable aircraft | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Agusta A129 Mangusta | Italy | anti-armor | 59 | |||
| Agusta Bell 206 | Italy | utility | 30 | |||
| Agusta Bell 205 | Italy | utility | 55 | |||
| Agusta-Bell 412 | United States | utility / CASEVAC | 21 | licensed built by Agusta | ||
| Agusta-Bell 212 | United States | utility | 9 | licensed built by Agusta | ||
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States | transport | CH-47C/F | 22 | licensed built by Elicotteri Meridionali | |
| NHIndustries NH90 | European Union | utility / transport | UH-90A | 60 | ||
| AgustaWestland AW169 | Italy | utility / trainer | 2 | |||
| UAV | ||||||
| AAI RQ-7 Shadow | United States | surveillance | 16 | 4 TUAS ordered in 2010 | ||
Italian Naval Aviation
Main article: Italian NavyCurrent inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| AV-8B Harrier II | United States | ground attack | AV-8B+ | 14 | V/STOL capable aircraft |
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | multirole | F-35B | 6 | 20 on order |
| Transport | |||||
| Piaggio P.180 | Italy | transport | 3 | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| AgustaWestland AW101 | Italy / United Kingdom | VERTREP / SAR | 17 | 4 dedicated for the AEW role | |
| Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy | ASW / utility | 33 | licensed built by Agusta | |
| NHIndustries NH90 | European Union | ASW / Transport | NFH / TTH | 56 | |
| Trainer aircraft | |||||
| AV-8B Harrier II | United States | conversion trainer | TAV-8B | 1 | V/STOL capable aircraft |
| UAV | |||||
| Camcopter S-100 | Austria | surveillance | 2 | ||
| Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | surveillance | 10 | ||
Carabinieri
Main article: Carabinieri
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing | |||||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | Italy | patrol | Avanti II | ||
| Helicopters | |||||
| Agusta-Bell AB412 | Italy | SAR / utility | 412SP/HP | licensed built by Agusta | |
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / patrol | 109A/E/Mk.II | ||
See also
References
- ^ "2024 World Air Forces directory". FlightGlobal.
- ^ "Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet". The Aviationist. 29 March 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Peruzzi, Luca (2024-09-06). "Italy enlarges and enforces its fleet of special mission aircraft". EDR Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- "AIRBUS A319CJ". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "This Airbus A340-500 is Italy's new Air Force One". The Aviationist. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "FALCON 50". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "FALCON 900EX". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "MQ-9A PREDATOR B". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "'Aeronautica "cliente di lancio" del Piaggio P.1HH". Analisi Difesa (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. February 2023. p. 10.
- "AAI to Provide Shadow Unmanned Aircraft to Italian Army". 21 July 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- "The Aviationist » The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious warfare ship". The Aviationist. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Messaggio Forum". Regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Insitu: contract with the Italian Navy for ScanEagle UAS aircraft delivery". Avionews.it. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- "SERVIZIO AEREO CARABINIERI". aviazione-italiana.it. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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