List of active Italian military aircraft

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Coat of Arms of the Italian Armed Forces

The following is a list of military aircraft currently used by all branches of the Italian Armed Forces, including the Italian Gendarmerie (Carabinieri).[1]

Air Force

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Aircraft Origin Role Version Number Notes
Combat aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Italy
USA
Strike fighter F-35A 1 Order of 60 F-35As and 15 F-35Bs.[2]
Eurofighter Typhoon Italy Fighter aircraft F-2000A
TF-2000A
68
12
16 more on order.[3]
Panavia Tornado Italy Strike fighter
SEAD
IDS(A-200A, A-200C, TA-200A and TA-200B)
IT-ECR (EA-200B)
59
16
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)
41
11
200,000 flight hours for the Italian AMX[7]
Special mission
Gulfstream III USA 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 USA Aerial refueling KC-767A 4
C-130J Super Hercules USA 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 A340 France VIP transport A340-500 1 Presidential Plane[9]
Airbus VC-319A France VIP transport A319CJ 3 1 on sale to Slovakia
Dassault VC-50A France VIP transport Falcon 50 2
Dassault Falcon VC-900A France VIP transport Falcon 900EX 3 2 on sale
Dassault Falcon VC-900B France VIP transport Falcon 900EASy 2
Piaggio P180 Avanti Italy Utility transport VC-180A
VC-180B[10]
15
2
Trainer aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti U-208A Italy Trainer aircraft U-208 (S-208M)[11] 20
Aermacchi SF-260 Italy Trainer aircraft T-260EA (T-260B) 30
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 5 13 more on order, to replace MB-339A[12][13]
Tecnam P2006T Italy Trainer aircraft P2006T[14] 3
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[10]
13
2
2
HH-3F replaced by HH-139A[15]
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 USA Reconnaissance UAV RQ-1B 7 [16]
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper USA Reconnaissance UAV MQ-9A 6
P.1HH Hammerhead Italy UAV P.1HH 0 6 UAVs on order
Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000A 
Panavia Tornado IDS 
Gulfstream SIGINT 
Boeing KC-767 

Navy

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Aircraft Origin Role Version Number Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II USA Fighter aircraft F-35B 0[1] Order of 15 F-35B.[1]
Boeing AV-8B Harrier II USA 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
17[1]
0[1][17]
39 more on order.[1]
UAVs
Camcopter S-100 Austria UAV S-100 2 Delivered in 2014[18][19]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle USA UAV 10 Delivered in 2013 [20]
AV-8B Harrier II 
EH-101-410 Merlin 
NH-90NFH 
Camcopter S-100 

Army

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Aircraft Origin Role Version Number Notes
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[21] 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 30 Total order of 60; deliveries ongoing since 2008[17]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook Italy
USA
Transport helicopter CH-47 14 Being replaced by 16 CH-47F.
Boeing ICH-47F Chinook Italy
USA
Transport helicopter ICH-47F 2 14 more on order, with 4 options.
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy
USA
Transport helicopter AB 212 18
Agusta-Bell 412 Italy
USA
Transport helicopter AB 412 22
Agusta-Bell 205 Italy
USA
Transport helicopter AB 205 59 [21] Being replaced by NH90; 115 delivered since 1966 (27 AB-205A, 85 AB-205A1, 3 AB-205B)
Agusta-Bell 206 Italy
USA
Training helicopter AB 206 27 Being phased out; 150 delivered since 1969 (16 AB-206A, 134 AB-206A1)
UAVs
AAI RQ-7 Shadow USA ISTAR UAV AAI RQ-7 16[22]
AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer USA ISTAR UAV FQM 151A Pointer 6
Dornier Do-228-212 
Agusta A129 
CH-47 
Shadow 200 

Carabinieri

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Aircraft Origin Role Version Number Notes
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
USA
AB 412
AB 412HP
AB 412SP
9
12
9
Piaggio P-180 
Agusta A109 
AB 412 HP 

See also

References

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  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 World Air Force 2014 - Flight International, Flightglobal.com, Accessed 23 November 2014
  2. (Italian)"Lockheed, l'Italia riapre la commessa sui caccia F-35". Il Sole 24 ORE (2013-06-19). REtrieved on 2013-12-24.
  3. "Eurofighter World 2013/11" November 25, 2013
  4. Alenia Aermacchi: First upgraded Tornado ECR delivered to Italian Air Force. Aleniaaermacchi.it. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  5. These are the most awesome pictures of Italy’s largest military exercise. The Aviationist (2013-05-28). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
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