List of active Italian military aircraft

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

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

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

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

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

• Italian Armed Forces

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