The Regia Aeronautica (Italian: Regia Aeronautica) is the air force of the Kingdom of Italy. The Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on March 28th 1923, by King Vittorio Emanuele III as the Regia Aeronautica (which equates to "Royal Air Force"). Since its formation the service has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history. The aerobatic display team is the Frecce Tricolori.
Aircraft[]
Fighters[]
Supermarine F-2000A Typhoon x 144 (Multirole Fighter) - 60 more on order- Hawker Siddeley Fury x 28 (Multirole Fighter) - 80 more on order
Attack Aircraft[]
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Dassault/Dornier Requin x 60 (Attack Aircraft)
Bombers[]
- De Havilland B-501 Mosquito x 42 (Infiltrator)
AWACS Aircraft[]
- Hawker 800 AEW.1 x 4 (AWACS Aircraft) - 2 more on order
- Vickers Voyager AEW.4 x 6 (AWACS Aircraft)
Reconnaissance Aircraft[]
- Piaggio-Selex P.180RS Avanti x 2 (SIGINT Aircraft)
Electronic Warfare Aircraft[]
- Alenia Aermacchi EC-27J Spartan x 4 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
Transport Aircraft[]
- / Airbus A319ACJ x 4 (VIP Transport)
- / Airbus A340-500 x 2 (VIP Transport)
- Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan x 12 (Transport Aircraft)
- De Havilland Canada CC-130 Bison x 16 (Tactical Transport)
- De Havilland Canada KC-130 Bison x 6 (Aerial Tanker)
- Dassault Falcon VC50 x 2 (VIP Transport)
- Dassault Falcon VC900A/B x 4 (VIP Transport)
- Piaggio VC180A/B Avanti x 6 (VIP Transport) - 12 on order
- Vickers Voyager KC.3 x 4 (Aerial Tanker)
Helicopters[]
- / Agusta-Westland AW.101 Merlin x 22 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)
- / Agusta-Westland HH.139A x 52 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)
- / Agusta-Westland VH.139B x 10 (VIP Transport Helicopter)
Trainer Aircraft[]
- Alenia Aermacchi T-339 x 48 (Jet Trainer)
- Alenia Aermacchi T-345A x 2 (Advanced Trainer) - 16 more on order
- Alenia Aermacchi T-346A Master x 22 (Advanced Trainer) - 14 more on order
- Bolkow NH-105 x 38 (Rotorcraft Trainer)
- Piaggio P.180 Avanti x 8 (Multi-Engine Trainer)
- SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 x 30 (Basic Trainer)
- Supermarine TF-2000A Typhoon x 24 (Conversion Trainer) - 12 more on order
UAVs[]
- De Havilland Dullahan x 8 (UCAV)
- Hawker Siddeley Protector x 6 (Reconnaissance UAV)
- Piaggio-Selex P.1HH Hammerhead x 6 (Reconnaissance UAV)