Coat of Arms of the Italian Armed Forces
List of active Italian military aircraft is a list of military aircraft currently used by all branches of the Italian Armed Forces, including the Italian Gendarmerie (Carabinieri).[1]
Air Force[]
Main article: Italian Air Force
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | United States | Fighter aircraft | F-35A F-35B |
0 0 |
Order of 60 F-35A and 15 F-35B.[2] | |
| Eurofighter Typhoon |  Italy |
Fighter aircraft | F-2000A TF-2000A |
64 12 |
20 more on order.[3] | |
| Panavia Tornado | Italy |
Strike aircraft SEAD |
IDS(A-200A, A-200C, TA-200A and TA-200B) IT-ECR (EA-200B) |
70 15 |
First upgraded Tornado ECR delivered to Italian Air Force.[4][5][6] | |
| AMX International AMX (Ghibli) | Italy Brazil |
Attack aircraft | AMX ACOL(A-11A) AMX-T (TA-11A) |
43 12 |
200,000 flight hours for the Italian AMX[7] | |
| Special mission | ||||||
| Alenia G.222 | Italy |
Radio & radar calibration | G.222RM (RC-222) | 2 | ||
| Gulfstream III | United States | Signals intelligence | AML | 1 | Leased by Lockheed Martin up to April 2015[8] | |
| Breguet Atlantique |  France |
Maritime patrol aircraft | ATL1 (P-1150A) | 4 | 2 in storage | |
| ATR 72 | Italy |
Maritime patrol aircraft | ATR 72 ASW | 1 | 5 ordered in total, to replace ATL1 | |
| EL/W-2085 |  Israel |
Airborne early warning and control | G550 CAEW | 0 | 2 ordered | |
| Aerial refueling and transport | ||||||
| Boeing KC-767 | United States | Aerial refueling | KC-767A | 4 | ||
| C-130J Super Hercules | United States | Aerial refueling Transport aircraft Transport aircraft |
KC-130J C-130J C-130J-30 |
6 5 10 |
Tactical airlift and air-to-air tanker version Tactical airlift version Extended-fuselage version | |
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | Italy |
Transport aircraft | C-27J | 12 | A derivative of the G.222 (C-27A) with the engines and systems of the C-130J. | |
| Airbus VC-319A | France |
VIP Transport | A319CJ | 3 | ||
| Dassault VC-50A | France |
VIP Transport | Falcon 50 | 2 | ||
| Dassault Falcon VC-900A | France |
VIP Transport | Falcon 900EX | 3 | ||
| Dassault Falcon VC-900B | France |
VIP Transport | Falcon 900EASy | 2 | ||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | Italy |
Utility transport | VC-180A VC-180B[9] |
15 2 |
||
| Trainer aircraft | ||||||
| SIAI-Marchetti U-208A | Italy |
Trainer aircraft | U-208 (S-208M)[10] | 20 | ||
| Aermacchi SF-260 | Italy |
Trainer aircraft | T-260EA (T-260B) | 30 | Fleet grounded due to technical problems[10] | |
| Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy |
Trainer aircraft | MB‑339PAN (AT-339A) MB-339A (T-339A) MB-339CD1,CD2 (FT-339B, FT-339C) |
18 34 29 |
MB339PAN to be replaced by M-345 | |
| Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master | Italy |
Trainer aircraft | T-346A | 3 | 15 ordered in total, to replace MB-339A | |
| Grob G103 Twin Astir |  Germany |
Trainer aircraft | G 103 | 9 | ||
| Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 | Germany |
Trainer aircraft | Nimbus-4DM | 2 | ||
| LAK-17 |  Lithuania |
Trainer aircraft | LAK-17 | 2 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| MD Helicopters MD 500 Defender | Italy |
Training helicopter | NH 500E (TH-500B) | 49 | ||
| Agusta-Bell AB212 | Italy |
Search and rescue | HH-212A | 33 | 12 HH-212A to be upgraded to ICO plus standard | |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy |
Search and rescue VIP Transport Utility transport |
HH-139A VH-139A AW139[9] |
15 2 2 |
HH-3F replaced by HH-139A[11] | |
| AgustaWestland AW101 | Italy |
Combat search and rescue | HH-101 | 1 | 15 ordered, to replace HH-3F and HH-212A | |
| UAVs | ||||||
| General Atomics RQ-1 Predator | United States | Reconnaissance UAV | RQ-1B | 6 | ||
| General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | United States | Reconnaissance UAV | MQ-9A | 6 | ||
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Main article: Italian Navy
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing aircraft | ||||||||
| Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | United States | Fighter aircraft | F-35B | 0[1] | Order of 15 F-35B.[1] | |||
| Boeing AV-8B Harrier II |  United KingdomUnited States |
Strike aircraft | AV-8B TAV-8B |
14[1] 2[1] |
Operated from the aircraft carrier Cavour. | |||
| Piaggio P.180 Avanti | Italy
|
Utility aircraft | P.180 | 3[1] | ||||
| Helicopters | ||||||||
| Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy
|
Maritime helicopter (ASW/ASuW) Transport helicopter |
AB-212ASW AB-212NLA |
16[1] 6[1] |
Being replaced by NH90, 26 already withdrawn | |||
| AgustaWestland EH101 | Italy
|
Maritime helicopter (ASW/ASuW) Transport helicopter Airborne early warning and control |
110-ASW 410-ASH/413-TTH 112-AEW |
10[1] 8[1] 4[1] |
||||
| NHIndustries NH90 | Italy
|
Maritime helicopter (ASW/ASuW) Transport helicopter |
NH90 NFH NH90 TTH |
3[1] 0[1] |
53 more on order.[1] | |||
| UAVs | ||||||||
| Camcopter S-100 |  Austria
|
UAV | S-100 | 2 | Delivered in 2014[12] | |||
| Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | UAV | 2 | Delivered in 2013 [13] | ||||
AV-8B Harrier II
EH-101-410 Merlin
NH-90NFH
Camcopter S-100
Army[]
Main article: Italian Army
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing aircraft | ||||||
| Dornier Do 228 | Germany
|
Do 228-200 | 3 | Delivered since 1991 | ||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | Italy
|
Utility transport | P.180 M | 3 | Delivered since 1997 | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Agusta A109 | Italy
|
Reconnaissance | A109EOA-2 | 17[14] | 29 ordered originally (3 A109A e 2 A109AT - Tow- since 1977; 16 A109EOA-1 and 8 A109EOA-2 since 1988) | |
| Agusta A129 Mangusta | Italy
|
Attack helicopter | AW-129 CBT | 59 | 60 delivered originally since 1990 | |
| NHI NH90 | Italy
|
Transport helicopter | TTH | 22 | Total order of 60; deliveries ongoing since 2008 | |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | Italy United States |
Transport helicopter | CH-47 | 14 | Being replaced by 16 ICH-47F. | |
| Agusta-Boeing ICH-47F Chinook | Italy United States |
Transport helicopter | ICH-47F | 2 | 14 more on order, with 4 options. | |
| Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy United States |
Transport helicopter | AB 212 | 18 | ||
| Agusta-Bell 412 | Italy United States |
Transport helicopter | AB 412 | 22 | ||
| Agusta-Bell 205 | Italy United States |
Transport helicopter | AB 205 | 59 [14] | Being replaced by NH90; 115 delivered since 1966 (27 AB-205A, 85 AB-205A1, 3 AB-205B) | |
| Agusta-Bell 206 | Italy United States |
Training helicopter | AB 206 | 27 | Being phased out; 150 delivered since 1969 (16 AB-206A, 134 AB-206A1) | |
| UAVs | ||||||
| AAI RQ-7 Shadow | United States | ISTAR UAV | AAI RQ-7 | 4 | Total of 16 on order | |
| AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer | United States | ISTAR UAV | FQM 151A Pointer | 6 | ||
Dornier Do-228-212
AgustaA129
CH-47
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Shadow 200
Carabinieri[]
Main article: Carabinieri
| Aircraft | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing aircraft | ||||||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | Italy
|
P. 180 Avanti II | 1 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy
|
A109A I/II A109E Power A109N Nexus |
26 3 17 |
|||
| Agusta-Bell AB412 | Italy United States |
AB 412 AB 412HP AB 412SP |
9 12 9 |
|||
P-180 Avanti
Agusta-Westland AW-109N Nexus
Agusta-Bell AB-412HP
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 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 World Air Force 2014 - Flight International, Flightglobal.com, Accessed 23 November 2014
- ↑ (Italian)"Lockheed, l'Italia riapre la commessa sui caccia F-35". Il Sole 24 ORE (2013-06-19). REtrieved on 2013-12-24.
- ↑ "Eurofighter World 2013/11" November 25, 2013
- ↑ Alenia Aermacchi: First upgraded Tornado ECR delivered to Italian Air Force. Aleniaaermacchi.it. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
- ↑ These are the most awesome pictures of Italy’s largest military exercise. The Aviationist (2013-05-28). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Two Italian Tornado jets crash on training exercise". http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0GJ1QI20140819?irpc=932. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Alenia Aermacchi: 200,000 flight hours for the Italian AMX", 30 May 2013
- ↑ "Italian Firms To Push For Homegrown SIGINT". Defense News. http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140909/DEFREG01/309090029/Italian-Firms-Push-Homegrown-SIGINT. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Il portale dell'Aeronautica Militare - Accordo A.M. e Dipartimento Protezione Civile". http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/News/Pagine/SiglatoAccordotraAMeProtezioneCivile_300512.aspx. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Nuovo iter addestrativo per l'Aeronautica - Analisi Difesa". http://www.analisidifesa.it/2013/11/nuobo-iter-addestrativo-per-i-piloti-dellaeronautica/. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Il portale dell'Aeronautica Militare - 15° Stormo: completata transizione su HH-139". http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/News/Pagine/CompletatalatransizionesuelicotteroHH-139del15%C2%B0Stormo.aspx. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Esercito italiano in panne. Metà delle armi è fuori uso - Analisi Difesa". http://www.analisidifesa.it/2013/09/esercito-italiano-in-panne-meta-delle-armi-e-fuori-uso/. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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