Italy - Aeronautica Militare

The F-35 is entering service at the AMI. Two models have been purchased: The conventional F-35A variant for the Air Force and the F-35B VTOL type for the Navy. Both types might end up together at one base: Foggia Amendola.

(Andravida, April 2019, Marcus Vallianos)

The MB339 is still used as liason aircraft at various airbases

(Varese, February 2021, Marco Muntz)

Known as HH-139A in italian service, they were the first examples of the AW139M dedicated military variant to be delivered. Thirteen aircraft replaced the ageing AB.212 and HH-3F in SAR, CSAR and Special Ops missions.

(Pratica di Mare, December 2013, Filippo Rondini)

The AgustaWestland HH-101A Caesar is an Italian special operations helicopter. This medium-size helicopter evolved from the AW-101 military transport. The Caesar was customized to meet the Italian Air Force requirements.

(Cervia, January 2020, Mauro Finati)

'Old East meet new West": in the blue skies above Estonia, an Aeronautica Militare F-2000A meets an Antonov An-2 41 yellow of the Estonian Air Force. The encounter took place during the Allied Air Command’s Baltic Air Policing mission.

(Aeronautica Militare)

As part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the military intervention against ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), the Aeronautica Militare (ItAF, Italian Air Force) Panavia Tornados have flown 4000 hours the skies of Iraq and Kuwait and recognized 5000 targets by their high-definition onboard sensors. The Italian Tornados, belonging to the Ghedi Air Force based 6° Stormo (Wing) “Alfredo Fusco” have been operating in Kuwait as part of Task Group “Devil”.

(Aeronautica Militare)

The AMX at Istrana has been phased out and 51°Stormo has received F-2000 Typhoons instead.

(Albacete, 29 November 2023, Frank Noort)

The SIAI Marchetti S208M was already selected as a general purpose liaison aircraft during 1967, following a request for proposals for a new glider tug. The survivors are still used a such with the 60° Stormo at the military airport at Guidonia near Rome. In June 2020, the Aeronautica Militare honored the famous aviator Arturo Ferrarin and celebrated the raid Rome-Tokio made in 1920 on board a SVA9 aircraft. For the occasion, some S208Ms were painted with a special tail

Daniele Mattiuzzo

The Aeronautica Militare has identified a requirement for around 45 T-345A training aircraft to progressively replace its fleet of 137 Aermacchi MB339s, that have been in service since 1982. The T-345A is also destined to become the new platform of Italy’s National Aerobatic Team (Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN), also known as Frecce Tricolori.

(Varese-Venegono 20Aug21 Mauro Finati)

The M-346 is designed for the main role of lead-in fighter trainer, in which aircraft’s performance and capabilities are used to deliver pilot training for the latest generation of combat fighter aircraft. The Italian Air Forces uses the military designation T-346A for these aircraft.

(Lecce-Galatina, May 2022, Anno Gravemaker)

The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division. It is an advanced derivative of Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.

(Woensdrecht, July 2019, Johan Havelaar)

Next to the C-27 Spartans, the C-130 Hercules aircraft are also based at Pisa/San Giusto "Arturo dell’Oro" airbase.

(Pisa/San Giusto, October 2020, Frank Noort)

The Italian AWACS is the E-550A. Two of them are based at 71 Gruppo at Practica di Mare.

(Gilze-Rijen, June 2018, Oscar Vis)

The KC-767 is already in service since 2011

(Eindhoven, April 2015, Niels Quist)