List of active Italian military aircraft

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| UK
Germany
Italy
Spain

| Multirole

| F-2000A

| 79

|UK
Germany
Italy
Spain

|Multirole

|Tranche 4

|0

|24 on order{{Cite web |date=2024-12-23 |title=Italy signs new Eurofighter Typhoon contract as part of EUR 7.4 billion programme |url=https://defence-industry.eu/italy-signs-new-eurofighter-typhoon-contract-as-part-of-eur-7-4-billion-programme/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |language=en}}

| UK
Germany
Italy

| Multirole

| IDS

| 28{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article |title=2024 World Air Forces directory|publisher=FlightGlobal }}

| Will be replaced by 95 F-35 (75 F-35A + 20 F-35B) destined for the Air Force (an additional 20 F-35B are destined for the Naval Aviation).

| USA
Italy

| Multirole

| F-35A

| 25{{cite web|url=https://theaviationist.com/2023/03/30/future-base-expected-foc-and-more-about-the-italian-f-35-fleet/|title= Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet|work=The Aviationist|date= 29 March 2023|accessdate=April 7, 2023}}

| United States / Israel

| AEW

| E550 CAEW

| 2

|3 on order (September 2024){{Cite web |last=Peruzzi |first=Luca |date=2024-09-06 |title=Italy enlarges and enforces its fleet of special mission aircraft |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/italy-enlarges-and-enforces-its-fleet-of-special-mission-aircraft |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=EDR Magazine |language=en-GB}}

| Italy

| Electronic warfare

|EC-27 Jedi

| 3

|

|United States / Israel

|AISREW

"airborne intell, surveillance, reconnaissance electronic warfare"

|G550 AEA

|0

|2 on order + 1 option (September 2024)

| United States

| SIGINT

| 350

| 2

|

| France / Italy

| ASW / patrol

| P-72AS

| 4

|

| United States

| Aerial refueling

|

| 4

|

| United States

| Aerial refueling

| KC-130J

|3

|

| Italy

| Transport

|

| 7

|

| Italy

| VIP

|

| 6

| 11 on order

| European Union

| VIP

|

| 3{{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/A319J.aspx |title=Airbus A319CJ |work=Ministero della Difesa |publisher=Aeronautica Militare |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

|

| European Union

| VIP

|

| 1{{cite web|url=https://theaviationist.com/2016/06/30/this-white-airbus-a340-500-is-italys-new-air-force-one/|title=This Airbus A340-500 is Italy's new Air Force One |work=The Aviationist |date=30 June 2016 |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

|I-TALY: unused since 2018, parked and abandoned at Rome Fiumicino Airport, disputed ownership between Etihad Airways and the Air Force

| France

| VIP

|

| 2{{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/Falcon50.aspx |title=FALCON 50 |work=Ministero della Difesa |publisher=Aeronautica Militare |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

|

| France

| VIP

|

| 3{{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/Falcon900EX.aspx |title=FALCON 900EX |work=Ministero della Difesa |publisher=Aeronautica Militare |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

|

| United States

|Tactical airlift

|

| 14

|

|Italy / United Kingdom

| Utility / CSAR

|

|12

|

| Italy

| Utility / SAR

|

|30

|

| Italy

| Advanced trainer

| T-346A

| 21

|

| Italy

| Advanced trainer

| T-345A

| 2

| 16 on order

| Italy

| Multi-engine trainer

|

| 7

|

| Italy

| Jet trainer

|

| 48

|

| Italy

| Basic trainer

|

|29

|

| Italy

| Rotorcraft trainer

| NH-500M

| 38

| licensed built by Breda Nardi

| United States

| Surveillance

|

| 5{{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mlinea/Pagine/MQ9APredatorB.aspx |title=MQ-9A PREDATOR B |work=Ministero della Difesa |publisher=Aeronautica Militare |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

| 1× lost in an accident in 2019

| Italy

| Surveillance

|

|

| 6 on order{{cite web|url=http://www.analisidifesa.it/2015/02/laeronautica-cliente-di-lancio-del-piaggio-p-1hh/|title='Aeronautica "cliente di lancio" del Piaggio P.1HH |work=Analisi Difesa |language=italian |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

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| Italy

| Transport

|

| 3{{cite web |last = |first = |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345|title = World Air Forces 2021|publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2021 |doi = |access-date= 2 August 2021|url-access=registration}}

|

| Germany

| Transport

|

| 3

| STOL capable aircraft

| Italy

| Attack helicopter

|

| 32 A129D
16 A129C

| 11 A129C retired; to be replaced by AW249 Fenice

| Italy

| Attack helicopter

|

|

| 17 on order{{cite web |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/italy-invests-in-leonardo-aw249-attack-helicopters-to-enhance-air-support-and-reconnaissance |title = Italy Invests in Leonardo AW249 Attack Helicopters to Enhance Air Support and Reconnaissance. |publisher= Army Recognition |date=10 February 2025 |access-date= 18 February 2024 }}

| Italy

| Utility

|

| 30

| To be replaced by UH-169D

| Italy

| Utility

|

| 55

| To be replaced by UH-169D

| United States

| Utility / CASEVAC

|

| 21

| Licensed built by Agusta; to be replaced by UH-169D

| United States

| Utility

|

| 9

| Licensed built by Agusta; to be replaced by UH-169D

| United States

| Transport

| CH-47F

| 16

|

| European Union

| Utility / transport

| UH-90A

| 60{{cite book|title=AirForces Monthly|date=February 2023|publisher=Key Publishing Ltd|location=Stamford, Lincolnshire, England|pages=10}}

|

| Italy

| Trainer

|

| 2

|

| Italy

| Utility

|

| 1 delivered{{cite web |title=L’Aviazione dell’Esercito riceve l’Elicottero Multiruolo Leggero di ultima generazione |url=https://www.esercito.difesa.it/comunicazione/Pagine/L-Aviazione-dell-Esercito-riceve-l-Elicottero-Multiruolo-Leggero-di-ultima-generazione-250428.aspx |publisher=Italian Army |access-date=28 April 2025}}

| 25 ordered; 50 planned in total

| United States

| Surveillance

|

| 16

| 4 TUAS ordered in 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.army-technology.com/news/news91211.html|title=AAI to Provide Shadow Unmanned Aircraft to Italian Army|date=21 July 2010 |accessdate=4 June 2017}}

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| United States

|ground attack

| AV-8B+

| 14

|V/STOL capable aircraft

| United States

| multirole

| F-35B

| 8

| 20 on order

| Italy

| transport

|

| 3

|

|Italy / United Kingdom

| VERTREP / SAR

|

|17

|

| Italy

|ASW / utility

|

| 33

|licensed built by Agusta

|European Union

|ASW / Transport

|NFH / TTH

|56

| United States

|conversion trainer

| TAV-8B

| 1

|V/STOL capable aircraft

| Austria

| surveillance

|

| 2{{cite web|url=http://theaviationist.com/2014/05/31/s-100-san-giusto-trials/|title=The Aviationist » The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious warfare ship|work=The Aviationist|date=31 May 2014 |accessdate=24 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org/index.php?&showtopic=1076&st=0&#entry15708|title=Messaggio Forum|website=Regiamarinaitaliana.forumgratis.org|accessdate=24 December 2014}}

|

| United States

| surveillance

|

| 10{{cite web|url=http://www.avionews.it/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1155217&pagina_chiamante=index.php|accessdate=28 March 2014|title=Insitu: contract with the Italian Navy for ScanEagle UAS aircraft delivery|website=Avionews.it}}

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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft{{cite web|url=http://www.aviazione-italiana.it/Carabinieri%20Aerea.html |title= Servizio Aereo Carabinieri |publisher= aviazione-italiana.it |date=|accessdate=28 July 2017}}

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| Italy

| patrol

| Avanti II

|

|

| Italy

| SAR / utility

| 412SP/HP

|

|licensed built by Agusta

| Italy

| utility / patrol

| 109A/E/Mk.II

|

|