List of aircraft used by Italian Air Force

The following is a list of aircraft used by Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) since its formation on June 18, 1946.

Aircraft

List: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also
• References

Aircraft Model	Aircraft code	Image	Name	Role	1st flight	Service entry	No. used	Refs
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	[34]
Airbus A319CJ	VC-319A		—	VIP transport	22 February 1987	2000	4	[35][36]
Airbus A340-541	—		—	VIP transport	11 February 2002	2 February 2016	1 on lease	[37]
Alaparma Baldo	—		Baldo	utility	1949	1949	10	[1][38]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346	T-346A		Master	trainer	15 July 2004	—	22	[39][40]
Alenia C-27J	C-27J		Spartan	transport	24 September 1999	October 2006	12	[41][7][42]
Alenia EC-27J JEDI	YEC-27J JEDI		Spartan	electronic warfare	24 September 1999	2012	1	[43][7]
AM.12	—	—	Albatross	glider	1951	1951	3	[44]
Ambrosini CVV.6	—		Canguro (Kangaroo)	glider	1941	1946	32	[1][45]
Ambrosini SAI.7	—		—	racing aircraft trainer	July 1939	1946	154	[46]
Ambrosini S.1001	—		Grifo (Griffin)	utility	1947	1948	3	[1]
Ambrosini Sagittario	—		Sagittario	research aircraft	5 January 1953	1953	1	[47]
AMX International	A-11B		Ghibli (Sirocco)	ground attack	15 May 1984	1989	110	[48][49]
AMX International	TA-11B		Ghibli (Sirocco)	trainer	15 May 1984	1989	26	[48]
ATR 72 MP	P-72A		—	maritime patrol	27 October 1988	2016	4	[50][51][52]
AVIA FL.3	—		—	utility	1939	1946	335	[1][53]
B
Beech AT-7C	—		Expeditor	trainer utility	15 January 1937	1949	1	[1][2][54]
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	[55]
Bell 47D-1	—		—	trainer	8 December 1945	1 February 1953	3	[1][56][57]
Bell P-39N/Q	—		Airacobra	fighter	6 April 1938	1946	170	[1][58]
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][59]
Boeing KC-767	KC-767A		—	tanker transport	21 May 2005	2011	4	[60][54][59]
Breda Nardi NH-500E	TH-500B		Defender	trainer liaison SAR	1976	1990	50	[61]
Breda-Pittoni BP.471	—		—	utility transport	1950	1950	1	[62]
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	[63][64]
C
Canadair CL13 Sabre Mk.4	—		Sabre	fighter	9 August 1950	1956	179	[65]
Canadair CL-215-1A-10	—		—	aerial firefighting	23 October 1967	31 October 1984	4	[66][67][68][69]
CANT Z.501	—		Gabbiano (Seagull)	patrol	1934	1946	1	[70]
CANT Z.506	—		Airone (Heron)	patrol	19 August 1935	1946	14	[71][72][54]
CANT Z.1007	—		Alcione (Kingfisher)	trainer	March 1937	n/a	1	[73]
Caproni Ca.100	—		—	trainer	1928	1946	n/a	[74]
Caproni Ca.133	—		—	transport	1934	1946	68	[1][75][54]
Caproni Ca.164	—		—	trainer	17 November 1938	1946	n/a	[1][76]
Caproni Ca.309	—		Ghibli (Sirocco)	reconnaissance	1937	1946	4	[1][77]
Caproni Ca.313	—		—	bomber reconnaissance	22 December 1939	1946	80	[1][78]
Caproni Ca.314	—		—-	bomber	1940	1946	200	[1][79]
Caproni Trento F-5	—		—	trainer	20 May 1952	1952	1	[1][80]
Caproni Vizzola Calif	A-21S		Calif	glider	23 November 1970	1977	2	[81]
Convair CV-440-75	—		Metropolitan	transport	16 March 1947	1964	1	[2][82]
Convair CV-440-81	—		Metropolitan	VIP transport	16 March 1947	1961	2	[2][83][84][54]
Convair CV-440-96	—		Metropolitan	transport	16 March 1947	1957	1	[2][85][54]
Curtiss SB2C	—		Helldiver	antisom	18 December 1940	1950	42	[86][1]
D
Dassault Falcon 50	VC-50A		Falcon	VIP transport	7 November 1976	1985	4	[87][54]
Dassault Falcon 900EX	VC-900A		Falcon	VIP transport	21 September 1984	2000	5	[88][54]
de Havilland Vampire FB.5	—		Vampire	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	5	[89][90]
de Havilland Vampire FB.52	—		Vampire	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	201	[89][90]
de Havilland Vampire FB.52A	—		Vampire	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	51	[89][90]
de Havilland Vampire FB.54	—		Vampire	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	10	[89][90]
de Havilland Vampire NF.10	—		Vampire	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	4	[89][90]
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][91][92][54]
Douglas C-53	—		Skytrooper	transport	23 December 1941	1949	8	[1][2][54]
Douglas DC-6	—		—	VIP transport	15 February 1946	1952	6	[1][93][54]
E
Eurofighter 2000	F-2000A		Typhoon	fighter	24 March 1994	2004	81	[94][95][96]
Eurofighter 2000	TF-2000A		Typhoon	trainer	24 March 1994	2004	14	[97][98][99]
F
Fairchild C-119G	—		Flying Boxcar	transport	17 November 1947	19 May 1953	45	[100][7][101]
Fairchild C-119J	—		Flying Boxcar	transport	17 November 1947	1953	25	[100][7][101]
Fairchild UC-61K	—		Forwarder	utility	1932	1947	4	[1][70]
Fiat F-86K	—		Sabre	fighter	1 October 1947	November 1955	179	[102][103]
Fiat G.8	—		—	utility	24 February 1934	1950	3	[1][104]
Fiat G.12	—		—	transport	15 October 1940	1946	35	[1][70][105]
Fiat G.46	—		—	trainer	25 February 1948	1949	141	[1][106][107]
Fiat G.49	—		—	trainer	September 1952	1952 evaluation	2	[108]
Fiat G.59 4B	—		—	trainer	12 September 1951	1951	74	[109]
Fiat G.80	—		—	trainer	9 December 1951	1952	3	[110][111]
Fiat G.82	—		—	trainer	23 May 1954	1954	4	[112]
Fiat G.91	—		—	fighter bomber	9 August 1956	1958	31	[1][113]
Fiat G.91R	—		—	light attack reconnaissance	14 November 1958	1959	97	[1][113][114]
Fiat G.91 PAN	—		—	aerobatic	31 May 1960	—	16	[1][113][115]
Fiat G.91T	—		—	trainer	31 May 1960	1964	103	[1][113][116]
Fiat G.91Y	—		—	fighter bomber	27 December 1966	1970	65	[1][113][117]
Fiat G.212	—		—	transport	19 January 1947	1949	44	[1][118][119][54]
Fiat RS.14	—		—	maritime reconnaissance	May 1939	1946	6	[120]
Fokker F27-600	—		Friendship	navigation aid calibration	24 November 1955	—	2 on lease from ATI	[121][122]
G
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator	MQ-1C		Predator A+	remote piloted aircraft	3 July 1994	2003	6	[123][124]
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper	MQ-9A		Predator B	remote piloted aircraft	2 February 2001	2003	6	[125]
General Dynamics F-16A	F-16A		Fighting Falcon	fighter	20 January 1974	2001-2012	30	[126][127]
General Dynamics F-16B	F-16B		Fighting Falcon	fighter	20 January 1974	2001-2012	4	[126][127]
Grob G103 Twin Astir	G-103		Twin Astir	glider	31 December 1976	1977	9	[128]
Grumman SA-16A	—		Albatross	SAR flying boat	24 October 1947	1958	13	[129][130]
Grumman S2F-1	—		Tracker	ASW aircraft	4 December 1952	1957	45	[131][132]
Gulfstream III	—		—	VIP transport	2 December 1979	1985	2	[1][133]
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	[134]
IMAM Ro.41	—		—	fighter trainer	16 June 1934	1946	n/a	[135]
L
LAK-17	UG-17A		—	glider	n/a	n/a	n/a	[136]
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	[137][138]
Lockheed RF-104G	—		Starfighter	reconnaissance	7 June 1960	1963	20	[1][137]
Lockheed TF-104G	—		Starfighter	trainer	7 June 1960	1965	30	[1][137]
Lockheed P-38L	—		Lightning	heavy fighter	27 January 1939	1946	110	[139]
Lockheed PV-2	—		Harpoon	patrol bomber	31 July 1941	1953	22	[1][70]
Lockheed T-33A	—		Shooting Star	trainer	22 March 1948	1952	60	[140]
Lockheed RT-33A	—		Shooting Star	reconnaissance	22 March 1948	1952	14	[141]
Lockheed Martin C-130J	C-130J		Hercules II	transport	5 April 1996	18 August 2000	12	[142][143][144][7]
Lockheed Martin C-130J-30	C-130J-30		Hercules II	transport	5 April 1996	18 August 2000	10	[142][143][54][7]
Lockheed Martin F-35	F-35A (CTOL) F-35B (STOVL)		Lightning II	joint strike fighter	15 December 2006	3 December 2015[145]	3 + 72 on order	[146]
M
Macchi C.200	—		Saetta (Lightning)	fighter trainer	24 December 1937	1946	n/a	[147]
Macchi C.202	—		Folgore (Thunderbolt)	fighter	24 December 1937	1946	n/a	[148]
Macchi C.205	—		Veltro (Greyhound)	fighter	12 April 1942	1946	n/a	[149]
Macchi M.416	—		—	trainer	18 December 1947	1951	178	[150][151]
Macchi MB.308	—		—	utility	19 January 1947	1948	81	[152]
Macchi MB.323	—		—	trainer	1952	1952	2	[153]
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][154]
North American P-51D	—		Mustang	fighter	26 October 1940	1948	173	[1][155]
North American T-6G	—		Texan Harvard	trainer	1 April 1935	1950	238	[1][156][157]
P
Panavia Tornado ADV	—		Tornado	interceptor	27 October 1979	5 July 1995	24 leased from RAF	[1][158]
Panavia Tornado ECR	EA-200B		Tornado	multirole strike aircraft	14 August 1974	27 February 1998	16	[1][158]
Panavia Tornado IDS	A-200A		Tornado	multirole strike aircraft	5 December 1975	1982	84	[1][158]
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][159]
Piaggio P.150	—		—	trainer	1952	1952	1	[1]
Piaggio P.166M	U-166A		—	trainer utility	26 November 1957	1961	50	[1][160]
Piaggio P.166BL2	—		—	photo survey	26 November 1957	1968	2	[1][160]
Piaggio P.166DL3	U-166B		—	photo survey	1978	1984	6	[1][160][59]
Piaggio P.180	VC-180A VC-180B		Avanti	utility liaison	26 September 1986	1994	17	[161][59]
Piaggio PD.808	—		—	VIP transport radio calibration electronic warfare utility	29 August 1964	1970	22	[162]
R
Republic P-47D	—		Thunderbolt	fighter bomber	6 May 1941	1950	77	[1][163]
Republic F-84F	—		Thunderstreak	fighter bomber	3 June 1950	1956	194	[164]
Republic F-84G	—		Thunderjet	fighter bomber	28 February 1946	May 1952	254	[165][166]
Republic RF-84F	—		Thunderflash	photo reconnaissance	3 June 1950	1956	78	[167][168]
S
SAIMAN 202	—		—	liaison	1938	1946	n/a	[1]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75	—		Marsupiale (Marsupial)	transport	1937	1946	n/a	[1][169]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79	—		Sparviero (Sparrow-hawk)	bomber	2 September 1935	1946	n/a	[170]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82	—		Marsupiale (Marsupial)	bomber transport	30 October 1939	1946	circa 30	[171]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84	—		—	bomber	5 June 1940	1946	1	[1][172][173]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.95	—		—	transport	8 May 1943	1946	7	[174]
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4	G4-D G4-DM		Nimbus 4	glider	1990	1999	n/a	[175]
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	[176]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260AM	T-260A		—	trainer	15 July 1964	1976	44	[177]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EA	T-260B		—	trainer	15 July 1964	2005	30	[178]
SIAI-Marchetti SM.102	—		—	transport	1949	1951	24	[179][54]
Sikorsky H-5	—		Dragonfly	utility helicopter	18 September 1943	1952	3	[180]
Sikorsky H-19A	—		Chickasaw	utility helicopter	10 November 1949	1954	2	[1][181]
Sikorsky H-19D	—		Chickasaw	utility helicopter	10 November 1949	1954	4	[1][182]
Sikorsky H-34G	—		—	helicopter	8 March 1954	1959	18
Sikorsly HH-3F	—		Pelican	transport SAR	1959	1977	35	[1][183]
Silvercraft SH-4	—		—	utility helicopter	1963	evaluation	1	[184]
Stinson L-5	—		Sentinel	liaison / observation / trainer	1941	1947	119	[1][185][186]
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V	—		Spitfire	fighter	5 March 1936	1946	33	[187]
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX	—		Spitfire	fighter	5 March 1936	1946	110	[188]
T
Tecnam P2006T	T-2006A		—	trainer	13 September 2007	5 July 2016	3	[189][190]
Temco T-35	—		Buckaroo	trainer	1948	1950	1	[1]
W
Westland S-51	—		Dragonfly	helicopter	5 October 1948	1 February 1953	2	[2]