The following is a list of aircraft used by Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) since its formation on June 18, 1946.
Aircraft model | Aircraft code | Image | Name | Role | 1st flight | Service entry | No. used | Refs |
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A | ||||||||
Aerfer Ariete | — | ![]() | Ariete | fighter | 27 March 1958 | evaluation | 2 | [1] [2] [3] |
Aerfer Sagittario 2 | — | ![]() | Sagittario | fighter | 19 May 1956 | evaluation | 2 | [1] [4] |
Aeritalia F-104S | — | ![]() | Starfighter | interceptor | 22 December 1966 | 1969 | 205 | [1] [5] |
Aeritalia G.222A | C-222A | ![]() | — | transport | 18 May 1970 | April 1978 | 44 | [6] [7] [8] |
Aeritalia G.222 RM | RC-222 | ![]() | — | navigation aid calibration | 18 May 1970 | April 1978 | 4 | [6] [7] [8] |
Aeritalia G.222 SAA | — | — | firefighting | 18 May 1970 | April 1978 | 4 | [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
Aeritalia G.222 TCM | C-222B | ![]() | — | prototype demonstrator | 18 May 1970 | April 1978 | 2 | [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Aeritalia G.222 VS | EC-222 | ![]() | — | electronic warfare | 18 May 1970 | April 1978 | 2 | [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Aermacchi AL-60 | — | — | utility | 15 September 1959 | 1962 | 1 | [1] [10] | |
Aermacchi MB-326 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 10 December 1957 | 1961 | 135 | [1] [11] |
Aermacchi MB-326G | — | — | trainer | 10 December 1957 | 1961 | 2 | [11] | |
Aermacchi MB-339A MLU | T-339A MLU | ![]() | — | trainer | 12 August 1976 | 1979 | 72 | [12] [13] |
Aermacchi MB-339CD | FT-339CD | ![]() | — | trainer | 12 August 1976 | 1979 | 30 | [12] [14] |
Aermacchi MB-339PAN | AT-339A | ![]() | — | aerobatic | 12 August 1976 | 1979 | 21 | [12] |
Aermacchi MB-339RM | RT-339A | — | navigation aid calibration | 12 August 1976 | 1979 | 3 | [12] | |
Aermacchi M-345 | T-345A | ![]() | — | trainer | 1 June 2005 | 2020 | 13 + on order | [15] |
Agusta A.101G | — | ![]() | — | transport helicopter | 19 October 1964 | 1969 | 1 | [16] |
Agusta A.102 | — | ![]() | — | utility helicopter | 3 February 1959 | 1961 | 3 | [17] |
Agusta A.105 | — | ![]() | — | utility helicopter | October 1964 | 1964 | 2 | [1] [18] |
Agusta A.109 | — | Hirundo | utility helicopter | 4 August 1971 | 1986 | 3 | [1] [19] | |
Agusta AZ.8L | — | ![]() | — | transport | 9 June 1958 | 1959 | 1 | [1] [20] |
Agusta CP-110 | — | ![]() | — | utility | 1951 | evaluation | 1 | |
Agusta-Bell AB.47 G2 | — | ![]() | — | utility helicopter | 8 December 1945 | 1954 | 35 | [21] |
Agusta-Bell AB.47J AB.47J.3 | — | — | utility helicopter | 8 December 1945 | 1954 | 93 | [2] [22] | |
Agusta-Bell AB 204A AB.204B | — | ![]() | — | utility helicopter | 22 October 1956 | 1963 | 48 | [2] [23] |
Agusta-Bell AB.212 | HH-212A | ![]() | Twin Huey | utility helicopter SAR | 1968 | 1975 | 36 | [24] [25] |
Agusta Sikorsky SH-3D/TS | VH-3D | ![]() | Sea King | VIP transport | 11 March 1959 | 1975 | 2 | [2] [26] |
AgustaWestland AW101 | HH-101A | ![]() | Caesar | combat search and rescue | 9 October 1987 | 8 July 2015 | 12 | [27] [28] [29] |
AgustaWestland AW139 | HH-139A | ![]() | — | SAR utility helicopter | 3 February 2001 | January 2012 | 15 | [30] [31] |
AgustaWestland AW139 | HH-139B | ![]() | — | SAR utility helicopter | 3 February 2001 | 21 November 2020 | 17 | [32] [33] |
AgustaWestland AW139 | VH-139A | ![]() | — | VIP transport | 3 February 2001 | 2012 | 4 | [30] |
Airbus A319CJ | VC-319A | ![]() | — | VIP transport | 22 February 1987 | 2000 | 4 | [34] [35] |
Airbus A340-541 | — | ![]() | — | VIP transport | 11 February 2002 | 2 February 2016 | 1 on lease | [36] |
Alaparma Baldo | — | ![]() | Baldo | utility | 1949 | 1949 | 10 | [1] [37] |
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 | T-346A | ![]() | Master | trainer | 15 July 2004 | — | 22 | [38] [39] |
Alenia C-27J | C-27J | ![]() | Spartan | transport | 24 September 1999 | October 2006 | 12 | [40] [7] [41] |
Alenia EC-27J JEDI | YEC-27J JEDI | Spartan | electronic warfare | 24 September 1999 | 2012 | 1 | [42] [7] | |
AM.12 | — | — | Albatross | glider | 1951 | 1951 | 3 | [43] |
Ambrosini CVV.6 | — | ![]() | Canguro (Kangaroo) | glider | 1941 | 1946 | 32 | [1] [44] |
Ambrosini SAI.7 | — | ![]() | — | racing aircraft trainer | July 1939 | 1946 | 154 | [45] |
Ambrosini S.1001 | — | Grifo (Griffin) | utility | 1947 | 1948 | 3 | [1] | |
Ambrosini Sagittario | — | ![]() | Sagittario | research aircraft | 5 January 1953 | 1953 | 1 | [46] |
AMX International | A-11B | ![]() | Ghibli (Sirocco) | ground attack | 15 May 1984 | 1989 | 110 | [47] [48] |
AMX International | TA-11B | ![]() | Ghibli (Sirocco) | trainer | 15 May 1984 | 1989 | 26 | [47] |
ATR 72 MP | P-72A | ![]() | — | maritime patrol | 27 October 1988 | 2016 | 4 | [49] [50] [51] |
AVIA FL.3 | — | — | utility | 1939 | 1946 | 335 | [1] [52] | |
B | ||||||||
Beech AT-7C | — | Expeditor | trainer utility | 15 January 1937 | 1949 | 1 | [1] [2] [53] | |
Beech C-45F | — | Expeditor | trainer utility | 15 January 1937 | 1949 | 124 | [1] [2] | |
Beechcraft Super King Air 350ER | — | Super King Air | SIGINT | 27 October 1972 | 2017 | 2 on lease | [54] | |
Bell 47D-1 | — | — | trainer | 8 December 1945 | 1 February 1953 | 3 | [1] [55] [56] | |
Bell P-39N/Q | — | Airacobra | fighter | 6 April 1938 | 1946 | 170 | [1] [57] | |
Bell OH-13H | — | Sioux | observation helicopter | 8 December 1945 | 1976 | 38 | [1] | |
Boeing 707 T/T | KC-707A | ![]() | — | tanker transport | 20 December 1957 | March 1992 | 4 | [1] [58] |
Boeing KC-767 | KC-767A | ![]() | — | tanker transport | 21 May 2005 | 2011 | 4 | [59] [53] [58] |
Breda Nardi NH-500E | TH-500B | ![]() | Defender | trainer liaison SAR | 1976 | 1990 | 50 | [60] |
Breda-Pittoni BP.471 | — | ![]() | — | utility transport | 1950 | 1950 | 1 | [61] |
Breda-Zappata BZ.308 | — | ![]() | — | transport | 27 August 1948 | 1949 | 1 | [2] [1] |
Breguet Atlantic | P-1150A | ![]() | Atlantic | maritime patrol SAR | 21 October 1961 | 1971 | 18 | [62] [63] |
C | ||||||||
Canadair CL13 Sabre Mk.4 | — | | Sabre | fighter | 9 August 1950 | 1956 | 179 | [64] |
Canadair CL-215-1A-10 | — | — | aerial firefighting | 23 October 1967 | 31 October 1984 | 4 | [65] [66] [67] [68] | |
CANT Z.501 | — | Gabbiano (Seagull) | patrol | 1934 | 1946 | 1 | [69] | |
CANT Z.506 | — | ![]() | Airone (Heron) | patrol | 19 August 1935 | 1946 | 14 | [70] [71] [53] |
CANT Z.1007 | — | Alcione (Kingfisher) | trainer | March 1937 | n/a | 1 | [72] | |
Caproni Ca.100 | — | — | trainer | 1928 | 1946 | n/a | [73] | |
Caproni Ca.133 | — | — | transport | 1934 | 1946 | 68 | [1] [74] [53] | |
Caproni Ca.164 | — | — | trainer | 17 November 1938 | 1946 | n/a | [1] [75] | |
Caproni Ca.309 | — | Ghibli (Sirocco) | reconnaissance | 1937 | 1946 | 4 | [1] [76] | |
Caproni Ca.313 | — | — | bomber reconnaissance | 22 December 1939 | 1946 | 80 | [1] [77] | |
Caproni Ca.314 | — | —- | bomber | 1940 | 1946 | 200 | [1] [77] | |
Caproni Trento F-5 | — | — | trainer | 20 May 1952 | 1952 | 1 | [1] [78] | |
Caproni Vizzola Calif | A-21S | Calif | glider | 23 November 1970 | 1977 | 2 | [79] | |
Convair CV-440-75 | — | Metropolitan | transport | 16 March 1947 | 1964 | 1 | [2] [80] | |
Convair CV-440-81 | — | Metropolitan | VIP transport | 16 March 1947 | 1961 | 2 | [2] [81] [82] [53] | |
Convair CV-440-96 | — | ![]() | Metropolitan | transport | 16 March 1947 | 1957 | 1 | [2] [83] [53] |
Curtiss SB2C | — | ![]() | Helldiver | antisom | 18 December 1940 | 1950 | 42 | [84] [1] |
D | ||||||||
Dassault Falcon 50 | VC-50A | ![]() | Falcon | VIP transport | 7 November 1976 | 1985 | 4 | [85] [53] |
Dassault Falcon 900EX | VC-900A | ![]() | Falcon | VIP transport | 21 September 1984 | 2000 | 5 | [86] [53] |
de Havilland Vampire FB.5 | — | Vampire | fighter | 20 September 1943 | 1950 | 5 | [87] [88] | |
de Havilland Vampire FB.52 | — | ![]() | Vampire | fighter | 20 September 1943 | 1950 | 201 | [87] [88] |
de Havilland Vampire FB.52A | — | Vampire | fighter | 20 September 1943 | 1950 | 51 | [87] [88] | |
de Havilland Vampire FB.54 | — | Vampire | fighter | 20 September 1943 | 1950 | 10 | [87] [88] | |
de Havilland Vampire NF.10 | — | Vampire | fighter | 20 September 1943 | 1950 | 4 | [87] [88] | |
de havilland Venom FB.50 | — | Venom | fighter bomber | 2 September 1949 | 1953 | 2 | [1] | |
Douglas C-47 | — | ![]() | Skytrain | transport | 23 December 1941 | 1949 | 19 | [1] [2] [89] [90] [53] |
Douglas C-53 | — | Skytrooper | transport | 23 December 1941 | 1949 | 8 | [1] [2] [53] | |
Douglas DC-6 | — | — | VIP transport | 15 February 1946 | 1952 | 6 | [1] [91] [53] | |
E | ||||||||
Eurofighter 2000 | F-2000A | ![]() | Typhoon | fighter | 24 March 1994 | 2004 | 81 | [92] [93] [94] |
Eurofighter 2000 | TF-2000A | ![]() | Typhoon | trainer | 24 March 1994 | 2004 | 14 | [92] [95] [96] |
F | ||||||||
Fairchild C-119G | — | ![]() | Flying Boxcar | transport | 17 November 1947 | 19 May 1953 | 45 | [97] [7] [98] |
Fairchild C-119J | — | ![]() | Flying Boxcar | transport | 17 November 1947 | 1953 | 25 | [97] [7] [98] |
Fairchild UC-61K | — | Forwarder | utility | 1932 | 1947 | 4 | [1] [69] | |
Fiat F-86K | — | ![]() | Sabre | fighter | 1 October 1947 | November 1955 | 179 | [99] [100] |
Fiat G.8 | — | — | utility | 24 February 1934 | 1950 | 3 | [1] [101] | |
Fiat G.12 | — | ![]() | — | transport | 15 October 1940 | 1946 | 35 | [1] [69] [102] |
Fiat G.46 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 25 February 1948 | 1949 | 141 | [1] [103] [104] |
Fiat G.49 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | September 1952 | 1952 evaluation | 2 | [105] |
Fiat G.59 4B | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 12 September 1951 | 1951 | 74 | [106] |
Fiat G.80 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 9 December 1951 | 1952 | 3 | [107] [108] |
Fiat G.82 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 23 May 1954 | 1954 | 4 | [108] |
Fiat G.91 | — | — | fighter bomber | 9 August 1956 | 1958 | 31 | [1] [109] | |
Fiat G.91R | — | ![]() | — | light attack reconnaissance | 14 November 1958 | 1959 | 97 | [1] [109] [110] |
Fiat G.91 PAN | — | ![]() | — | aerobatic | 31 May 1960 | — | 16 | [1] [109] [111] |
Fiat G.91T | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 31 May 1960 | 1964 | 103 | [1] [109] [112] |
Fiat G.91Y | — | ![]() | — | fighter bomber | 27 December 1966 | 1970 | 65 | [1] [109] [113] |
Fiat G.212 | — | ![]() | — | transport | 19 January 1947 | 1949 | 44 | [1] [114] [115] [53] |
Fiat RS.14 | — | — | maritime reconnaissance | May 1939 | 1946 | 6 | [116] | |
Fokker F27-600 | — | Friendship | navigation aid calibration | 24 November 1955 | — | 2 on lease from ATI | [117] [118] | |
G | ||||||||
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator | MQ-1C | Predator A+ | remote piloted aircraft | 3 July 1994 | 2003 | 6 | [119] [120] | |
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | MQ-9A | Predator B | remote piloted aircraft | 2 February 2001 | 2003 | 6 | [121] | |
General Dynamics F-16A | F-16A | ![]() | Fighting Falcon | fighter | 20 January 1974 | 2001-2012 | 30 | [122] [123] |
General Dynamics F-16B | F-16B | ![]() | Fighting Falcon | fighter | 20 January 1974 | 2001-2012 | 4 | [122] [123] |
Grob G103 Twin Astir | G-103 | Twin Astir | glider | 31 December 1976 | 1977 | 9 | [124] | |
Grumman SA-16A | — | ![]() | Albatross | SAR flying boat | 24 October 1947 | 1958 | 13 | [125] [126] |
Grumman S2F-1 | — | ![]() | Tracker | ASW aircraft | 4 December 1952 | 1957 | 45 | [127] [128] |
Gulfstream III | — | ![]() | — | VIP transport | 2 December 1979 | 1985 | 2 | [1] [129] |
H | ||||||||
Helio H-395 | — | Courier | liaison | 14 April 1949 | 1961 | 1 | [1] [2] | |
I | ||||||||
IAI EL/W-2085 | G550 CAEW | ![]() | — | airborne early warning and control | 28 November 1995 | 2016 | 2 | [130] |
IMAM Ro.41 | — | ![]() | — | fighter trainer | 16 June 1934 | 1946 | n/a | [131] |
L | ||||||||
LAK-17 | UG-17A | — | glider | n/a | n/a | n/a | [132] | |
Lake LA-250 | — | Seawolf | utility amphibian | 1982 | 1985 evaluation | 1 | [1] | |
LET L 13 | — | Blaník | glider | 1956 | 1977 | 2 | [1] | |
Lockheed C-130H | — | ![]() | Hercules | transport | 23 August 1954 | 9 May 1972 | 14 | [1] [7] |
Lockheed F-5 | — | Lightning | reconnaissance | 27 January 1939 | 1950 | 69 | [1] | |
Lockheed F-104G | — | ![]() | Starfighter | interceptor fighter | 7 June 1960 | 1963 | 124 | [133] [134] |
Lockheed RF-104G | — | ![]() | Starfighter | reconnaissance | 7 June 1960 | 1963 | 20 | [1] [133] |
Lockheed TF-104G | — | ![]() | Starfighter | trainer | 7 June 1960 | 1965 | 30 | [1] [133] |
Lockheed P-38L | — | Lightning | heavy fighter | 27 January 1939 | 1946 | 110 | [135] | |
Lockheed PV-2 | — | Harpoon | patrol bomber | 31 July 1941 | 1953 | 22 | [1] [69] | |
Lockheed T-33A | — | | Shooting Star | trainer | 22 March 1948 | 1952 | 60 | [136] |
Lockheed RT-33A | — | ![]() | Shooting Star | reconnaissance | 22 March 1948 | 1952 | 14 | [137] |
Lockheed Martin C-130J | C-130J | ![]() | Hercules II | transport | 5 April 1996 | 18 August 2000 | 12 | [138] [139] [140] [7] |
Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 | C-130J-30 | ![]() | Hercules II | transport | 5 April 1996 | 18 August 2000 | 10 | [138] [139] [53] [7] |
Lockheed Martin F-35 | F-35A (CTOL) F-35B (STOVL) | ![]() | Lightning II | joint strike fighter | 15 December 2006 | 3 December 2015 [141] | 3 + 72 on order | [142] |
M | ||||||||
Macchi C.200 | — | ![]() | Saetta (Lightning) | fighter trainer | 24 December 1937 | 1946 | n/a | [143] |
Macchi C.202 | — | Folgore (Thunderbolt) | fighter | 24 December 1937 | 1946 | n/a | [144] | |
Macchi C.205 | — | ![]() | Veltro (Greyhound) | fighter | 12 April 1942 | 1946 | n/a | [145] |
Macchi M.416 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 18 December 1947 | 1951 | 178 | [146] [147] |
Macchi MB.308 | — | ![]() | — | utility | 19 January 1947 | 1948 | 81 | [148] |
Macchi MB.323 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 1952 | 1952 | 2 | [149] |
Martin 187 | — | Baltimore | bomber | 14 June 1941 | 1946 | 49 | [2] | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | — | ![]() | — | VIP transport | 25 February 1965 | 12 January 1974 | 2 | [2] |
N | ||||||||
Nardi FN.305 | — | — | trainer liaison | 19 February 1935 | 1946 | 10 | [1] [150] | |
North American P-51D | — | ![]() | Mustang | fighter | 26 October 1940 | 1948 | 173 | [1] [151] |
North American T-6G | — | ![]() | Texan Harvard | trainer | 1 April 1935 | 1950 | 238 | [1] [152] [153] |
P | ||||||||
Panavia Tornado ADV | — | ![]() | Tornado | interceptor | 27 October 1979 | 5 July 1995 | 24 leased from RAF | [1] [154] |
Panavia Tornado ECR | EA-200B | | Tornado | multirole strike aircraft | 14 August 1974 | 27 February 1998 | 16 | [1] [154] |
Panavia Tornado IDS | A-200A | ![]() | Tornado | multirole strike aircraft | 5 December 1975 | 1982 | 84 | [1] [154] |
Percival Proctor | — | — | radio trainer | 8 October 1939 | 1946 | 2 | [1] | |
Piaggio P.136 | — | Royal Gull | amphibian | 29 August 1948 | 1951 | 22 | [1] | |
Piaggio P.148 | — | ![]() | — | aerobatic trainer | 12 February 1951 | 1951 | 61 | [1] |
Piaggio P.149 | — | ![]() | — | trainer liaison | July 1953 | 1953 | 2 | [1] [155] |
Piaggio P.150 | — | ![]() | — | trainer | 1952 | 1952 | 1 | [1] |
Piaggio P.166M | U-166A | ![]() | — | trainer utility | 26 November 1957 | 1961 | 50 | [1] [156] |
Piaggio P.166BL2 | — | — | photo survey | 26 November 1957 | 1968 | 2 | [1] [156] | |
Piaggio P.166DL3 | U-166B | ![]() | — | photo survey | 1978 | 1984 | 6 | [1] [156] [58] |
Piaggio P.180 | VC-180A VC-180B | ![]() | Avanti | utility liaison | 26 September 1986 | 1994 | 17 | [157] [58] |
Piaggio PD.808 | — | ![]() | — | VIP transport radio calibration electronic warfare utility | 29 August 1964 | 1970 | 22 | [158] |
R | ||||||||
Republic P-47D | — | Thunderbolt | fighter bomber | 6 May 1941 | 1950 | 77 | [1] [159] | |
Republic F-84F | — | ![]() | Thunderstreak | fighter bomber | 3 June 1950 | 1956 | 194 | [160] |
Republic F-84G | — | ![]() | Thunderjet | fighter bomber | 28 February 1946 | May 1952 | 254 | [161] [162] |
Republic RF-84F | — | ![]() | Thunderflash | photo reconnaissance | 3 June 1950 | 1956 | 78 | [163] [164] |
S | ||||||||
SAIMAN 202 | — | — | liaison | 1938 | 1946 | n/a | [1] | |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 | — | Marsupiale (Marsupial) | transport | 1937 | 1946 | n/a | [1] [165] | |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 | — | Sparviero (Sparrow-hawk) | bomber | 2 September 1935 | 1946 | n/a | [166] | |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 | — | ![]() | Marsupiale (Marsupial) | bomber transport | 30 October 1939 | 1946 | circa 30 | [167] |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 | — | — | bomber | 5 June 1940 | 1946 | 1 | [1] [168] [169] | |
Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 | — | — | transport | 8 May 1943 | 1946 | 7 | [170] | |
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 | G4-D G4-DM | Nimbus 4 | glider | 1990 | 1999 | n/a | [171] | |
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 | G-2 G-2B | Ventus-2 | glider | 1994 | 1999 | n/a | [1] | |
SIAI-Marchetti S.208M | U-208A | ![]() | — | liaison | 1965 | 1967 | 44 | [172] |
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260AM | T-260A | ![]() | — | trainer | 15 July 1964 | 1976 | 44 | [173] |
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EA | T-260B | ![]() | — | trainer | 15 July 1964 | 2005 | 30 | [174] |
SIAI-Marchetti SM.102 | — | ![]() | — | transport | 1949 | 1951 | 24 | [175] [53] |
Sikorsky H-5 | — | Dragonfly | utility helicopter | 18 September 1943 | 1952 | 3 | [176] | |
Sikorsky H-19A | — | Chickasaw | utility helicopter | 10 November 1949 | 1954 | 2 | [1] [177] | |
Sikorsky H-19D | — | Chickasaw | utility helicopter | 10 November 1949 | 1954 | 4 | [1] [177] | |
Sikorsky H-34G | — | — | helicopter | 8 March 1954 | 1959 | 18 | ||
Sikorsly HH-3F | — | ![]() | Pelican | transport SAR | 1959 | 1977 | 35 | [1] [178] |
Silvercraft SH-4 | — | — | utility helicopter | 1963 | evaluation | 1 | [179] | |
Stinson L-5 | — | ![]() | Sentinel | liaison / observation / trainer | 1941 | 1947 | 119 | [1] [180] [181] |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V | — | Spitfire | fighter | 5 March 1936 | 1946 | 33 | [182] | |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX | — | ![]() | Spitfire | fighter | 5 March 1936 | 1946 | 110 | [183] |
T | ||||||||
Tecnam P2006T | T-2006A | ![]() | — | trainer | 13 September 2007 | 5 July 2016 | 3 | [184] [185] |
Temco T-35 | — | Buckaroo | trainer | 1948 | 1950 | 1 | [1] | |
W | ||||||||
Westland S-51 | — | Dragonfly | helicopter | 5 October 1948 | 1 February 1953 | 2 | [2] | |