Aeronautica Militare

The Italian Air Force (Italian: Aeronautica Militare; AM) is the air force of the Italian Republic. It has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history. Its aerobatic display team is the Frecce Tricolori.

Basic Information

 * Active Duty Personnel: 56,000
 * Aircraft: 587
 * Fighters: 260
 * Helicopters: 109
 * Special Mission: 20
 * Trainers: 114
 * Transport Aircraft: 82
 * UAVs: 12
 * Chief of Staff of Military Aviation: General Pasquale Preziosa

List of Aircraft

 * Fighters
 * AMX International AMX Ghibli x 64 (48 x A-11A; 16 x TA-11A) (Attack Aircraft)
 * Eurofighter Typhoon x 96 (80 x F-2000A; 16 x TF-2000A) (Air Superiority Fighter)
 * Panavia Tornado x 100 (84 x Tornado IDS; 16 x Tornado ECR) (Fighter-Bomber, Reconnaissance, SEAD)
 * Reconnaissance Aircraft
 * Aleina G.222 x 6 (Radio & radar calibration, SIGINT)
 * Breguet Atlantique x 4 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
 * ATR-72 ASW x 2 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) - sixteen on order
 * Gulfstream/IAI G.550AEW x 8 (AWACS Aircraft)
 * Transport and Utility Aircraft
 * Aleina C-27 Spartan x 18 (Cargo Plane)
 * Airbus A319CJ x 4 (VIP Transport)
 * Boeing KC-767 x 8 (Aerial Tanker)
 * Dassault Falcon 50 x 3
 * Dassault Falcon 900EX x 4
 * Dassault Falcon 900EASy x 3
 * Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 24 (Tactical Airlifter, Aerial Tanker)
 * Piaggio P180 Avanti x 18 x (Utility Transport)
 * Helicopters
 * Agusta-Bell AB.212 x 33 (Search and Rescue Helicopter)
 * AgustaWestland AW.101 Merlin x 00 (Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter) - 22 ordered to replace HH-3F
 * AgustaWestland AW.139 x 5 (3 x Search and Rescue, 2 x VIP Transport) - 33 more HH.139A on order; 10 more VH.139B on order)
 * MD Helicopters MD.500 Defender x 50 (Training Helicopter)
 * Sikorsky HH-3F x 21 (Combat Search and Rescue)
 * Trainers
 * Aermacchi SF-260 x 33 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Aermacchi MB-339 x 81 (Trainer Aircraft)
 * Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master x 3 (Trainer Aircraft) - 81 on order
 * UAVs
 * General Atomics RQ-1B Predator x 6 (Reconnaissance UAV)
 * General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper x 6 (Reconnaissance UAV)