Engineering:List of active Italian military aircraft

From HandWiki
Short description: None
Coat of Arms of the Italian Armed Forces

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

Current inventory

A Eurofighter Typhoon landing at Rivolto Air Base
An Italian HH139 during Trident Juncture 2015
A C-130J departs RIAT Fairford July 2014
A NH-500E lands at Rome Viterbo Airport
A Piaggio P180 Avanti on approach at RIAT 2011
A HH-101A Caesar
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Panavia Tornado European Union multirole IDS 28[1] employs variable-sweep wing design
Panavia Tornado European Union multirole ECR 19[1]
Eurofighter Typhoon European Union multirole 90[1]
F-35 Lightning II United States multirole F-35A
F-35B 		17[2]
3[2] 		60 on order[2]
15 on order[2]
AMX International Italy / Brazil ground attack 19[1]
AWACS
Gulfstream G550 United States / Israel AEW G550 AEW 2[1]
Reconnaissance
Super King Air United States SIGINT 350 2[1]
Electronic Warfare
Panavia Tornado European Union SEAD ECR 13[1]
Alenia C-27J Italy electronic warfare 3[1]
Maritime patrol
ATR 72 France / Italy ASW / patrol P-72AS 4[1]
Tanker
Boeing KC-767 United States aerial refueling 4[1]
KC-130 Hercules United States aerial refueling KC-130J 3
Transport
Alenia C-27J Italy transport 7[1]
Piaggio P.180 Italy VIP 6 11 on order[1]
Airbus A319CJ European Union VIP 3[3]
Airbus A340-500 European Union VIP 1[4]
Dassault Falcon 50 France VIP 2[5]
Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP 3[6]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlift 8[1]
Helicopter
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy utility 28[1] licensed built by Agusta
AgustaWestland AW101 Italy / United Kingdom utility / CSAR 12[1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy utility / SAR 30[1]
Trainer aircraft
AMX International Italy conversion trainer AMX-T 5[1]
Panavia Tornado European Union conversion trainer IDS 5[1]
Alenia M-346 Italy advanced trainer T-346A 21[1]
Alenia M-345 Italy advanced trainer T-345A 2 16 on order[1]
Piaggio P.180 Italy multi-engine trainer 7[1]
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer 48[1]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer 29[1]
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Italy rotorcraft trainer NH-500M 38[1] licensed built by Breda Nardi
UAV
MQ-9A Predator B United States surveillance 6[7]
Piaggio-Selex P.1HH Hammerhead Italy surveillance 6 on order[8]

Italian Army Aviation

Current inventory

A Mangusta air display at RIAT 2005
A Dornier Do-228 of the Italian Army
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Piaggio P.180 Italy transport 3[9]
Dornier Do 228 Germany transport 3[9] STOL capable aircraft
Helicopter
Agusta A129 Italy anti-armor 59[9]
Agusta Bell 206 Italy utility 30
Agusta Bell 205 Italy utility 55
Agusta-Bell 412 United States utility / CASEVAC 21[9] licensed built by Agusta
Agusta-Bell 212 United States utility 9[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[10]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy utility / scout 15[9]
AgustaWestland AW169 Italy utility / trainer 2
UAV
AAI RQ-7 Shadow United States surveillance 16 4 TUAS ordered in 2010[11]

Italian Naval Aviation

Current inventory

An Italian AV-8B Harrier II+
An AW101 over the aircraft carrier Cavour
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
AV-8B Harrier II United States ground attack AV-8B+ 14[9] V/STOL capable aircraft
F-35 Lightning II United States multirole F-35B 3[2] 15 on order[2]
Transport
Piaggio P.180 Italy transport 3[9]
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW101 Italy / United Kingdom VERTREP / SAR 17[9] 4 dedicated for the AEW role
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy ASW / utility 33[9] 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[9] V/STOL capable aircraft
UAV
Camcopter S-100 Austria surveillance 2[12][13]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States surveillance 10[14]

Carabinieri

An Agusta-Bell 412
Aircraft[15] Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-wing
Piaggio P180 Avanti Italy patrol Avanti II
Helicopter
Agusta-Bell AB412 Italy SAR / utility 412SP/HP licensed built by Agusta
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy utility / patrol 109A/E/Mk.II

See also

  • Italian Armed Forces

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 "2024 World Air Forces directory". FlightGlobal. https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet". The Aviationist. https://theaviationist.com/2023/03/30/future-base-expected-foc-and-more-about-the-italian-f-35-fleet/. Retrieved April 7, 2023. 
  3. ↑ "AIRBUS A319CJ". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/A319J.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  4. ↑ "This Airbus A340-500 is Italy's new Air Force One". The Aviationist. https://theaviationist.com/2016/06/30/this-white-airbus-a340-500-is-italys-new-air-force-one/. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  5. ↑ "FALCON 50". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/Falcon50.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  6. ↑ "FALCON 900EX". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/Falcon900EX.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  7. ↑ "MQ-9A PREDATOR B". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/MQ9APredatorB.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  8. ↑ "'Aeronautica "cliente di lancio" del Piaggio P.1HH" (in italian). Analisi Difesa. http://www.analisidifesa.it/2015/02/laeronautica-cliente-di-lancio-del-piaggio-p-1hh/. Retrieved 5 June 2017. 
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 "World Air Forces 2021". Flightglobal Insight. 2021. https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345. 
  10. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. February 2023. pp. 10. 
  11. ↑ "AAI to Provide Shadow Unmanned Aircraft to Italian Army". http://www.army-technology.com/news/news91211.html. Retrieved 4 June 2017. 
  12. ↑ "The Aviationist » The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious warfare ship". The Aviationist. http://theaviationist.com/2014/05/31/s-100-san-giusto-trials/. Retrieved 24 December 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Messaggio Forum". http://regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org/index.php?&showtopic=1076&st=0&#entry15708. Retrieved 24 December 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Insitu: contract with the Italian Navy for ScanEagle UAS aircraft delivery". http://www.avionews.it/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1155217&pagina_chiamante=index.php. Retrieved 28 March 2014. 
  15. ↑ "SERVIZIO AEREO CARABINIERI". aviazione-italiana.it. http://www.aviazione-italiana.it/Carabinieri%20Aerea.html. Retrieved 28 July 2017. 



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Engineering:List_of_active_Italian_military_aircraft&oldid=3234875"