List of active Italian military aircraft

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.

Coat of Arms of the Italian Armed Forces

Air Force
Main article: Italian 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
Eurofighter Typhoon Italy multirole 90 3 on order[1]
F-35 Lightning II United States multirole F-35A/B 9 / 1 60 (A) / 15 (B) on order[2]
AMX International Brazil / Italy ground attack 32[1]
Panavia Tornado Italy ground attack IDS 53[1] employs variable-sweep wing design
AWACS
Gulfstream G550 United States AEW G550 AEW 2[1] 2 SIGINT and 4 CAEW on order
Reconnaissance
Super King Air United States SIGINT 350 1[1]
Electronic Warfare
Panavia Tornado Italy SEAD ECR 14[1]
Alenia C-27J Italy electronic warfare 2[1]
Maritime patrol
ATR 72 France/Italy ASW / patrol P-72AS 3[1]
Tanker
Boeing KC-767 United States aerial refueling 4[1]
KC-130 Hercules United States aerial refueling KC-130J 5[1]
Transport
Alenia C-27J Italy transport 8[1]
Piaggio P.180 Italy VIP 6[1]
Airbus A319CJ Germany VIP 3[3]
Airbus A340-500 France 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 15[1]
Helicopter
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy utility 32[1] licensed built by Agusta
MD 500 Defender Italy light utility NH-500M 2[1] licensed built by Breda Nardi
AgustaWestland AW101 Italy utility / CSAR 9 3 on order[1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy utility / SAR 15[1]
Trainer aircraft
Alenia M-346 Italy advanced trainer T-346A 22[1]
Alenia M-345 Italy advanced trainer 45 on order[7]
Piaggio P.180 Italy multi-engine trainer 7[1]
Tecnam P2006T Italy multi-engine trainer 3[1]
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer 70[1]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer 30[1]
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Italy rotorcraft trainer NH-500M 37[1] licensed built by Breda Nardi
F-35 Lightning II United States conversion trainer F-35A 4[1]
AMX International Italy conversion trainer AMX-T 5[1]
Panavia Tornado Italy conversion trainer IDS 8[1]
UAV
MQ-1C Predator A+ United States surveillance 6[8]
MQ-9A Predator B United States surveillance 6[9]
Piaggio-Selex P.1HH Hammerhead Italy surveillance 6 on order[10]

Italian Army Aviation
Main article: Italian Army

Current inventory
Italian Army A-129D during an exercise in 2020
Italian Army NH-90 during an exercise in 2020
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Piaggio P.180 Italy transport 3[1]
Dornier 228 Germany transport 3[1] STOL capable aircraft
Helicopter
A-129 Mangusta Italy attack AH-129D
AH-129C		 32
16[11]
AB-206 Italy utility 31[1] being replaced by AW-169M[12]
AB-205 Italy utility 57[1] being replaced by AW-169M[12]
AB-412 United States utility / CASEVAC 21[1] built by Agusta
AB-212 United States utility 9[1] built by Agusta
CH-47 Chinook United States transport CH-47F[13]
CH-47F-ER[13]		 16[13]
4[13]		 built by Leonardo Helicopters
NH-90 TTH EU utility / transport 44 15 on order[1]
AW-109 Italy utility / scout 15[1] being replaced by AW-169M[12]
UAV
AAI RQ-7 Shadow United States surveillance 16 4 TUAS ordered in 2010[14]


Agusta A109 - Elicottero da collegamento, osservazione avanzata e posto C2 aeromobile Agusta-Bell AB 205 A-1 - Elicottero leggero multiruolo Agusta-Bell AB 206 C-1 - Elicottero da addestramento Agusta-Bell AB 212 - Elicottero da trasporto tattico e pattugliamento Agusta-Bell AB 412 - Elicottero da trasporto Leonardo AW169 - Elicottero leggero multiruolo

Italian Naval Aviation
Main article: Italian Navy

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[1] V/STOL capable aircraft
F-35 Lightning II United States multirole F-35B 2 13 on order[1]
Transport
Piaggio P.180 Italy transport 3[1]
Helicopter
Agusta-Bell 212 Italy ASW / utility 33[1] licensed built by Agusta
NHIndustries NH90 European union ASW / Transport NFH /TTH 33 18 on order[1]
AgustaWestland AW101 United Kingdom / Italy VERTREP / SAR 18[1] 4 dedicated for the AEW role
Trainer aircraft
AV-8B Harrier II United States conversion trainer TAV-8B 1[1] V/STOL capable aircraft
UAV
Camcopter S-100 Austria surveillance 2[15][16]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States surveillance 10[17]

Carabinieri
Main article: Carabinieri
An Agusta-Bell 412
Aircraft[18] 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

References
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  3. "AIRBUS A319CJ". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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  6. "FALCON 900EX". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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  9. "MQ-9A PREDATOR B". Ministero della Difesa. Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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  11. "Rapporto Esercito 2017" (PDF). Esercito Italiano. Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. "Altri 15 AW-169M per l'Esercito Italiano". Rivista Italiana Difesa. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. "CH-47: Per militari "speciali", ma non solo". Difesa Online. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. "AAI to Provide Shadow Unmanned Aircraft to Italian Army". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  15. "The Aviationist ยป The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious warfare ship". The Aviationist. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. "Messaggio Forum". Regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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