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
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 Multinational Air superiority
Conversion		 F-2000A
TF-2000A		 81
14[1]		 1x F-2000A lost in 2017
F-35 Lightning II USA Multirole F-35A
F-35B		 12[1]
1[2]		 60 ordered in total[3][1]
15 ordered in total[2]
AMX Italy, Brazil Ground attack
Conversion		 A-11B ACOL
TA-11B ACOL		 32
5[1]		 being replaced by F-35A
Tornado Multinational Multirole
SEAD
Conversion		 IDS A-200C
ECR EA-200B
IDS TA-200C		 38
15
3[1]
Airborne early warning and control
Gulfstream G550 USA/Israel AEW G550 CAEW 2[1][4]
Signals intelligence
Super King Air USA SIGINT King Air 350ER 1[1] leased
Electronic warfare
Alenia C-27J Italy Electronic warfare EC-27J Jedi 2[1]
Maritime patrol
ATR 72 Italy/France ASuW/ASW P-72A 3[1] 4 ordered in total
Aerial refueling
Boeing KC-767 USA Aerial refueling KC-767A 4[1]
Transport
Alenia C-27J Italy Transport C-27J 10[1] 3x can be converted to MC-27J Praetorian
C-130J Super Hercules USA Tactical airlift C-130J
C-130J-30		 11
10[1]
P.180 Avanti Italy Liaison Avanti I
Avanti II		 6[1]
Airbus A319 Germany VIP A319CJ 3[5]
Falcon 50 France VIP 2[6] being phased out
Falcon 900 France VIP 900EX EASy 3[7]
S.208 Italy Liaison/Glider towing S.208M 20[8]
Helicopter
AB 212 Italy Utility HH-212 32[1]
MD 500 Defender Italy Light utility
Trainer		 TH-500E 39[9][1]
AW101 Italy CSAR HH-101A 9 15 ordered in total[1]
AW139 Italy SAR
VIP		 HH-139A
VH-139A		 15[9]
4[9]
Trainer aircraft
SF.260 Italy Basic trainer SF.260EA 30[1]
MB-339 Italy Jet trainer MB-339A
MB-339CDII
MB-339PAN		 31
29
10[1]		 A/PAN being replaced by T-345A[10][11]
M-345 Trainer Italy Jet trainer T-345A 5[10][11] 13 ordered (27 more planned)
M-346 Master Italy Advanced trainer T-346A 22[1]
P.180 Avanti Italy Multi-engine trainer T-180A 7[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
RQ-1 Predator USA Surveillance MQ-1C 8[12][13]
MQ-9 Reaper USA Surveillance MQ-9A 5[12][14]
P.1HH Hammerhead Italy Maritime surveillance 6 on order[15]
Gliders
G103 Twin II[16] Germany Glider 8
LAK-17[17] Lithuania Glider LAK-17A 2
Nimbus-4[18] Germany Motor glider Nimbus-4DM 2

Army Aviation
Main article: Italian Army
A Mangusta air display at RIAT 2005
A Dornier Do-228 of the Italian Army
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
P.180 Avanti Italy Liaison P.180 Avanti II 3[1]
Do 228 Germany Liaison 3[1] STOL capable aircraft
Helicopter
A129 Mangusta Italy Anti-armor A129C
A129D		 16
32[19]		 to be replaced by AW249
AB 206 Italy Training AB 206C 31[1]
AB 205 Italy Utility AB 205A 57[1] to be replaced by AW169 MA[20][21]
AB 212 United States Utility AB 212 8 to be replaced by AW169 MA[20][21]
AB 412 United States Utility AB 412HP 20 licensed built by Agusta
CH-47 Chinook United States Transport CH-47F
CH-47F ER		 16
4
NH90 Italy Transport UH-90A 44 60 ordered in total[1]
AW109 Italy Reconnaissance AW109A EOA 15[1]
AW169[20][21][20][21] Italy Training
Multirole		 AW169
AW169 MA		 2
-		 being delivered
15 ordered (35 more planned)
Unmanned aerial vehicles
RQ-7 Shadow[22] United States Reconnaissance RQ-7C Shadow 200 16
RQ-11 Raven[23] United States Reconnaissance RQ-11B
RQ-11B DDL
Main article: Italian Navy Aviation
Italian Navy's first F-35B Lightning en route to NAS Patuxent River
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] being replaced by F-35B
F-35 Lightning II United States Multirole F-35B 2 15 ordered in total[1]
Fixed-wing aircraft
P.180 Avanti Italy Liaison P.180 Maritime 3[1]
Helicopter
AB 212 Italy ASuW/ASW
Transport		 SH-212A
MH-212B		 33[1] being replaced by NH90
NH90 EU ASuW/ASW
Transport		 SH-90A
MH-90A		 38[1] 46 ordered in total
10 ordered in total
AW101 Italy ASuW/ASW
Transport
HEW		 SH-101A
MH-101A
EH-101A		 8
10
4[24]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Camcopter S-100 Austria Surveillance 2[25][26]
Insitu ScanEagle United States Surveillance 10[27]

Carabinieri
Main article: Carabinieri
An Agusta-Bell 412
Aircraft[28][29] Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
P.180 Avanti Italy Liaison P.180 Avanti I
P.180 Avanti II		 1[28][29]
1[28][29]
Helicopter
AB-412 Italy Utility AB-412HP
AB-412EP-Q008
AB-412SP		 15[28][29]
5[28][29]
9[28][29]
AW109 Italy Patrol
VIP transport		 A109N Nexus
A109E Power		 20[28][29]
2[28][29]
MD-500 Defender Italy Patrol NH-500D 8[28][29]

See also

References
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