List of active Italian military aircraft

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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.

## Contents

* 1 Air Force
* 1.1 Current inventory
* 2 Italian Army Aviation
* 2.1 Current inventory
* 3 Italian Naval Aviation
* 3.1 Current inventory
* 4 Carabinieri
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## 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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Aerea.html. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

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