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.
Air Force
Current inventory
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Italian Army Aviation
Current inventory
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Transport | ||||||
Piaggio P.180 | Italy | transport | 3[14] | |||
Dornier Do 228 | Germany | transport | 3[14] | STOL capable aircraft | ||
Helicopter | ||||||
Agusta A129 | Italy | anti-armor | 59[14] | |||
Agusta Bell 206 | Italy | utility | 30 | |||
Agusta Bell 205 | Italy | utility | 55 | |||
Agusta-Bell 412 | United States | utility / CASEVAC | 21[14] | licensed built by Agusta | ||
Agusta-Bell 212 | United States | utility | 9[14] | 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[15] | ||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / scout | 15[14] | |||
AgustaWestland AW169 | Italy | utility / trainer | 2 | |||
UAV | ||||||
AAI RQ-7 Shadow | United States | surveillance | 16 | 4 TUAS ordered in 2010[16] |
Current inventory
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
AV-8B Harrier II | United States | ground attack | AV-8B+ | 14[14] | V/STOL capable aircraft |
F-35 Lightning II | United States | multirole | F-35B | 3[3] | 15 on order[3] |
Transport | |||||
Piaggio P.180 | Italy | transport | 3[14] | ||
Helicopter | |||||
AgustaWestland AW101 | Italy / United Kingdom | VERTREP / SAR | 17[14] | 4 dedicated for the AEW role | |
Agusta-Bell 212 | Italy | ASW / utility | 33[14] | 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[14] | V/STOL capable aircraft |
UAV | |||||
Camcopter S-100 | Austria | surveillance | 2[17][18] | ||
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | surveillance | 10[19] |
Carabinieri
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Aircraft[20] | 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
References
- ^ "2024 World Air Forces directory". FlightGlobal.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet". The Aviationist. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "2024 World Air Forces directory". FlightGlobal.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Cite warning:
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