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The Aeronautica Militare is the air force
Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare....
 of the Republic of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 (Repubblica Italiana). It has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history
Military history of Italy

The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus in 509 BC, through the Roman Empire, Italian unification, and into the modern day....
 and its Aerobatic display team is the Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori , officially known as the 313? Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, province of Udine....
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Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 is one of the nations that can boast some of the oldest traditions in the field of aviation. As far back as 1884, in fact, the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) was authorised to equip itself with its own air component, the Air Force Service (Servizio Aeronautico), based in Rome.

In 1911, during the Italo-Turkish war, Italy employed aircraft for the first time ever in the world for reconnaissance and bombing missions.

On 28 March 1923, the Italian air force was founded as an independent service arm by King Vittorio Emanuele III
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy Kingdom of Italy . In addition, he was the claimed Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia and King of Albania Albania ....
 of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia).






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The Aeronautica Militare is the air force
Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare....
 of the Republic of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 (Repubblica Italiana). It has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history
Military history of Italy

The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus in 509 BC, through the Roman Empire, Italian unification, and into the modern day....
 and its Aerobatic display team is the Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori , officially known as the 313? Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, province of Udine....
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Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 is one of the nations that can boast some of the oldest traditions in the field of aviation. As far back as 1884, in fact, the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) was authorised to equip itself with its own air component, the Air Force Service (Servizio Aeronautico), based in Rome.

In 1911, during the Italo-Turkish war, Italy employed aircraft for the first time ever in the world for reconnaissance and bombing missions.

On 28 March 1923, the Italian air force was founded as an independent service arm by King Vittorio Emanuele III
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy Kingdom of Italy . In addition, he was the claimed Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia and King of Albania Albania ....
 of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia). This air force was known as the Regia Aeronautica
Regia Aeronautica

The Italian Royal Air Force was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy . It was established as a service independent of the Regio Esercito from 1923 until 1946....
 which equates to "Royal Air Force."

During the 1930s, the Royal Air Force was involved in its first military operations, initially in Ethiopia
Second Italo-Abyssinian War

The Second Italo?Abyssinian War was a brief colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire ....
 in 1935, and later in the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'?tat by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right , Carlist groups and the fascistic Falange, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of pr...
 between 1936 and 1939. After a period of neutrality, Italy entered World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 on June 10, 1940 alongside Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, in which the Royal Air Force could deploy more than 3,000 aircrafts, even if less than 60% were serviceable. The Royal Air Force fought from the icy steppes of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 to the sand of the North African desert losing men and machines. After the armistice of September 8, 1943, Italy was divided into two sides, and the same fate befell the Royal Air Force. The end of the hostilities, on 8 May 1945, opened the gates to the rebirth of military aviation in Italy.

A referendum
Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
 resulted in the proclamation of Italy as a Republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
 on 18 June 1946, and in parallel the Royal Air Force was transformed into the Air Force of the Italian Republic (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, or AMI), the title that it holds today. The Paris Peace Treaty of 1947 placed severe restrictions on the Italian armed forces, but membership of NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 in 1949 opened the way for modernisation of the AMI. The American military aid through the Mutual Defence Assistance Programme saw the arrival of P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
 and P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter aircraft of its day, and a vast improvement over the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, its predecessor....
 piston-engined fighters. Later in 1952 the best aircraft of the period, F-84G
F-84 Thunderjet

The Republic Aviation F-84 Thunderjet was an United States-built turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Air Force proposal for a "day fighter," the F-84 flew in 1946....
, F-86
F-86 Sabre

The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15 and obtained UN air superiority....
E(M) and F-84F fighters and C-119
C-119 Flying Boxcar

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was an United States military transport aircraft developed from the World War II Fairchild Aircraft C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute....
 transports came to Italy. Not content to see foreign-designed aircraft serving the AMI, the reborn Italian aviation industry began to develop and produce aircraft of its own like the Fiat G91, Aermacchi MB-326
Aermacchi MB-326

The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 was a light military jet engine aircraft designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer aircraft, there were also single and two-seat light attack versions....
, Piaggio Aero
Piaggio Aero

Piaggio Aero Industries is an aircraft manufacturing company born from the former Rinaldo Piaggio SPA, an Italian company. The company is one of the world's oldest airplane manufacturers, and its planes have been well known from the early days of aviation history....
 P166 and the line of Agusta-Bell helicopters. The sound-barrier was broken by the AMI, with the introduction of the Lockheed
Lockheed Corporation

The Lockheed Corporation was an United States aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 in aviation to form Lockheed Martin....
 F-104G Starfighter
F-104 Starfighter

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was an United States single-engined, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 until 1967....
, constructed under licence by Fiat.

The 1970s witnessed the acquisition of the Aeritalia G222 and Lockheed C-130
C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide....
, which renewed the transport fleet, and the Lockheed-Aeritalia F-104S, a fighter-variant of the Starfighter developed specifically to meet the requirements of the Italian defence system. The drive to improve and expand the aircraft industry led Italy in the programme of the Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
 and the development and introduction of the AMX
AMX International AMX

The AMX International AMX "Ghibli" is a ground-attack aircraft for battlefield interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance missions. It is built by the AMX International Italian-Brazilian joint venture, and is designated the A-1 in the Brazilian Air Force....
, this later with Embraer
Embraer

Embraer , short for Empresa Brasileira de Aeron?utica, S. A. , is a Brazilian aerospace list of conglomerates. The company produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft, as well as providing related aerospace services....
 of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
. In 1990, following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
, Italy joined the coalition forces and for the first time in 45 years Italian pilots and aircraft were tasked with military war-time operations.

Further crises were going to require the intervention of the Italian forces in Somalia
Somalia

Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
, Mozambique
Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest....
, and in the Balkans
Balkans

The Balkans is the historical name of a geographic subregion of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia....
. The conflict in the former Yugoslavia, only a few minutes flying time from the Italian borders, saw a need to improve the future air defence.

As a stopgap and as replacement for leased Tornado ADV
Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
 interceptors, the AMI has leased 30 F-16A
F-16 Fighting Falcon

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a Multirole combat aircraft jet aircraft fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force....
 Block 15 ADF and four F-16B Block 10 Fighting Falcons, with an option for some more. The coming years also will see the introduction of 121 EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoons
Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine Canard -delta wing Multirole combat aircraft aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986....
, replacing the leased F-16 Fighting Falcons. Furthermore updates are foreseen on the Tornado IDS/IDT and the AMX-fleet.

The transport capacity will be improved with the delivery of 22 C-130Js (for 2°Gr). Also a completely-new developed G222, called C-27J Spartan, will enter service replacing the G222's.

In the year 2003, the Italian Air Force expanded its combat capabilities to land warfare and Special Forces
Special forces

Special Forces , also known as, Special Operation Forces is a generic term for highly-trained military teams/units that conduct specialized Military operation such as reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions....
 use by the creation of the 17º Stormo Incursori
17º Stormo Incursori

The 17? Stormo Incursori is the Aeronautica Militare Special Forces unit. It is based in Furbara in the commune of Cerveteri, near Rome and part of the Comando interforze per le Operazioni delle Forze Speciali ....
 ("17th Special Operations Wing"), also known as RIAM, Reparto Incursori Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Raiders Group), a unit that's primarily engaged towards missions such as raid on land-based aeronautical compounds, Forward Air Control, Combat Controlling, and Combat Search and Rescue.

Aircraft inventory

Siai Marchetti Sf260
Mb 339cd
The AM operates 585 aircraft, including 386 (2007) combat jets and 114 helicopters.(bold only combat aircraft) ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service ! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes |----- | Aermacchi MB-339
Aermacchi MB-339

The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italy military trainer aircraft and light attack aircraft. It is a development of the company's earlier Aermacchi MB-326 that it was designed to replace....
 || || trainer
light attack
aerobatic display || MB 339A
MB 339CD-1
MB 339CD-2
MB 339PAN || 110
30
18 || Total: 110 || originally 180
variants with hud glass cockpit and more fighter capability
used by Frecce Tricolori
Frecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori , officially known as the 313? Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, province of Udine....
 |----- | Aermacchi SF-260 || || trainer || SF 260EA || 28 || All SF260AM phased out |----- | AMX International AMX
AMX International AMX

The AMX International AMX "Ghibli" is a ground-attack aircraft for battlefield interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance missions. It is built by the AMX International Italian-Brazilian joint venture, and is designated the A-1 in the Brazilian Air Force....
 Ghibli || / || attack || AMX || one-seat 110, two-seat 26 first batch phased out for technical problems|| Total: 80 || will undergo the Mid Life Update ACOL by 2009, two-seat 26 |----- | Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon || || fighter
trainer || F-16AM-15
F-16BM-10
F-16B
F-16A || 30
4 || Total: 30 || leased from USAF; four F-16AM and one F-16BM crashed; basic F-16A are used for spare parts |----- | Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
 || || fighter-strike
anti-radar || IDS 1st MLU
IDS 2nd MLU
IDS full MLU
IT-ECR full MLU || 50
40
10 || Total: 80 || Mid Life Update divided in three tranches, currently the first is concluded, by now the other planes are in the original configuration, second MLU batch to be delivered by 2011 |----- | Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine Canard -delta wing Multirole combat aircraft aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three separate partner companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986....
 || || fighter-strike || || 30 || Total: 30 (by now) || 121 planned by 2014 |----- | General Atomics RQ-1 Predator || || reconnaissance UAV || RQ-1A || 5 || jointly operated with the Navy, originally 6, one was lost |----- | MD Helicopters MD 500
MD Helicopters MD 500

The MD Helicopters MD 500 series is an United States family of light utility civilian and military helicopters. The MD 500 originated as the Hughes 500, a civilian version of the US Army's Hughes H-6....
 Defender || || utility helicopter || NH 500E || 50 || built by BredaNardi |----- | Agusta-Bell AB212 Twin Huey
Bell 212

The Bell 212 Twin Huey is a two-bladed, twin-engined, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, the 212 is marketed to civilian operators and has a fifteen-seat configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers....
 || || rescue helicopter || AB212AM || 34 || built by Agusta |----- | Sikorsky HH-3F Sea King || || Combat SAR
Search and rescue

Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger....
VIP transport || HH-3F
SH-3DTS || 30
2 || built by Agusta, Mid Life Update on 24 helicopter currently carry out |----- | Breguet Atlantique
Breguet Atlantique

The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, primarily designed for use over the sea. It is used in several NATO countries as a Surveillance aircraft and Patrol bomber as well as anti-submarine aircraft....
 || || maritime patrol || Br 1150 || 12 || jointly operated with the Navy, 18 were purchased in early seventies |----- | Boeing 767
Boeing 767

The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the 767 can carry between 181 and 375 passengers, and have a range of 5,200 to 6,590 nautical miles depending on variant and seating configuration....
 || || aerial refueling || KC-767A || 4 || |----- | Alenia G.222
Alenia G.222

The Aeritalia G.222 is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. It was originally developed to meet a NATO specification, but Italy was initially the only NATO member to adopt the type....
 || || tactical transport || G222|| 46 ||Phased out |----- | Alenia C-27J Spartan
Alenia C-27J

The Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan is a medium-sized military transport aircraft. The C-27J is an advanced derivative of the company's Aeritalia G.222 , with the engines and systems of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules....
 || || tactical transport || C-27J || 12 || |----- | Lockheed C-130 Hercules || || tactical transport || C-130J
C-130J-30 || 12
10 || 6 KC-130J tanker kit |----- | SIAI Marchetti S 208 || || liaison || S 208M || 27 || |----- | Piaggio P166 || || utility transport || P-166DL-3 || 31 || |----- | Piaggio P180 Avanti
Piaggio P180 Avanti

The Piaggio Aero P.180 Avanti is a twin-engine :Category:Business aircraft produced by Piaggio Aero. It seats up to nine passengers in a cabin pressurization, and may be flown by one or two aviator....
 || || utility transport || P.180 M
P.180 RM
P.180 APH || 8
4
2 || The Radio calibration and the Aerial cartography variants are rapidly reconfigurable to utitily transport role. |----- | Dassault Falcon 50
Dassault Falcon 50

The Dassault Falcon 50 is a France-built super mid-sized, long-range corporate Jet aircraft, featuring a three jet engine layout with an S-duct central engine....
 || || VIP transport || 4 || || |----- | Dassault Falcon 900 || || VIP transport || 900EX
900EX Easy || 3
2 || |----- | Airbus A319 || || VIP transport || A319-100 ACJ || 3 || |} TOTAL OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: 386

Future aircraft

  • Lockheed Martin
    Lockheed Martin

    Lockheed Martin is a large Multinational corporation aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the Horizontal integration of Lockheed with Martin Marietta....
     F-35 Lightning II
    F-35 Lightning II

    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a Fighter aircraft#Fifth generation jet fighters , single-seat, single-engine, Stealth aircraft-capable military aviation strike fighter, a Multirole combat aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and Aerial warfare missions....
      (131)
  • Aermacchi M-346
    Aermacchi M-346

    The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master is a military transonic trainer aircraft. It is based on work done by Aermacchi while working on the Yakovlev Yak-130 as a joint venture with Yakovlev....
      (15)
  • General Atomics
    General Atomics

    General Atomics is a nuclear physics and defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. Among other things, it is the manufacturer of the RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle ....
     MQ-9 Reaper
    MQ-9 Reaper

    The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the British Royal Air Force....
      (4)


Retired aircraft

  • Aeritalia
    Aeritalia

    Aeritalia was an aerospace engineering corporation based in Italy, originally Fiat Aviazione before merging with Aerfer, and now part of Alenia Aeronautica....
     G.222
    Alenia G.222

    The Aeritalia G.222 is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. It was originally developed to meet a NATO specification, but Italy was initially the only NATO member to adopt the type....
     
  • Boeing 707 T/T
  • Fiat
    Fiat

    Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland....
     Aeritalia F-104S
    Aeritalia F-104S

    The Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter was a licensed production Italy version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which served in the Italian Air Force , and was the AMI's mainstay from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 21st Century....
     Starfighter
  • Lockheed C-130H Hercules
  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
  • Lockheed P-38J and L Lightning
    P-38 Lightning

    The Lockheed Corporation P-38 Lightning was a World War II United States fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament....
     
  • Panavia Tornado ADV
    Panavia Tornado

    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary Panavia Tornado variants of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS Ground attack aircraft, the electronic warfare Tornado ECR and the Panavia Tornado ADV Interceptor aircraft....
      - 24 leased from RAF
    Royal Air Force

    The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
  • Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
    P-47 Thunderbolt

    The Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter aircraft of its day, and a vast improvement over the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, its predecessor....
     


Bases


Rank Structure


Aeronautica Militare Italiana organisation and units

Stato Maggiore - Headquarters Air Force

Prima Regione Aerea - First Air Region (North Italy)


1ª Brigata Aerea - 1st Air Brigade (after Vezio Mezzetti) - Padova 16° Stormo - 16th Wing 17° Stormo - 17th Wing - Padova 57° Gruppo Intercettori - 57th Interceptor Group 72° Gruppo Intercettori - 72th Interceptor Group 80° Gruppo Intercettori - 80th Interceptor Group 2° Reparto Manutenzione Missili - 2nd Missile Maintenance Unit 401° Reparto STO (Supporti Tecnici Operativi) - 401th TOS Unit (Technical Operative Support) 501° Reparto SLO (Servizi Logistici Operativi) - 501th LOS Unit (Logistic Operative Services) 601ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 601st Joint Squadron Scuola Missili Nike - Nike Missile School

2° Stormo - 2nd Wing (after Mario D'Agostini) 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico
Frecce Tricolori

The Frecce Tricolori , officially known as the 313? Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, province of Udine....
 (Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale) - 313rd Group - Flight Demonstration Group - Frecce Tricolori 402° Gruppo STO - 402nd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 502° Gruppo SLO - 502nd LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 602ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 602nd Joint Squadron

3° Stormo - 3rd Wing (after Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia
Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia

Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia was an Italian aviator, and one of the most famous Italian pilots of World War II....
) 28° Gruppo - 28th Group 132° Gruppo - 132th Group 403° Gruppo STO - 403rd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 503° Gruppo SLO - 503rd LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 603ª Squadriglia Collegamenti e Soccorso - 603rd Joint and Rescue Squadron

5° Stormo - 5th Wing (after Giuseppe Cenni) 23° Gruppo Caccia - 23th Fighter Group 405° Gruppo STO - 405th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 505° Gruppo SLO - 505th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 605ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 605th Joint Squadron

6° Stormo - 6th Wing (after Alfredo Fusco) 102° Gruppo - 102th Group 154° Gruppo - 154th Group 406° Gruppo STO - 406th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 506° Gruppo SLO - 506th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 606ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 606th Joint Squadron

Dismissed - 8° Stormo - 8th Wing (after Gino Prido) 101° Gruppo - 101th Group 408° Gruppo STO - 408th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 508° Gruppo SLO - 508th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 608ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 608th Joint Squadron

50° Stormo - 50th Wing (after Giorgio Graffer) 155° Gruppo - 155th Group 450° Gruppo STO - 450th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 550° Gruppo SLO - 550th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 650ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 650th Joint Squadron

51° Stormo - 51th Wing (after Ferruccio Serafini) 22° Gruppo - 22th Group 103° Gruppo - 103th Group 451° Gruppo STO - 451st TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 551° Gruppo SLO - 551st LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 651ª Squadriglia Collegamenti e Soccorso - 651st Joint and Rescue Squadron

53° Stormo - 53th Wing (after Guglielmo Chiarini) 21° Gruppo - 21th Group 453° Gruppo STO - 453rd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 553° Gruppo SLO - 553rd LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 653ª Squadriglia Collegamenti e Soccorso - 653rd Joint and Rescue Squadron 1° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli - 1st Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Seconda Regione Aerea - Second Air Region (Central Italy)


4° Stormo - 4th Wing (after Amedeo D'Aosta) 9° Gruppo - 9th Group 20° Gruppo - 20th Group 404° Gruppo STO - 404th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 504° Gruppo SLO - 504th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 604ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 604th Joint Squadron

9° Stormo - 9th Wing (after Francesco Baracca
Francesco Baracca

Count Francesco Baracca was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I....
) 10° Gruppo - 10th Group 409° Gruppo STO - 409th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 509° Gruppo SLO - 509th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 609ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 609th Joint Squadron

14° Stormo - 14th Wing (after Sergio Sartoff) 8° Gruppo - 8th Group 71° Gruppo - 71th Group Centro Manutenzione Velivoli - Aircraft Maintenance Centre

15° Stormo - 15th Wing (after Stefano Cagna) 82° Centro SAR - 82nd Group (Search and Rescue) 83° Centro SAR - 83rd Group (Search and Rescue) 84° Centro SAR - 84th Group (Search and Rescue) 85° Gruppo SAR - 85th Group (Search and Rescue) 615ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 615th Joint Squadron

30° Stormo - 30th Wing (after Valerio Scarabellotto) 86° Gruppo - 86th Group 430° Gruppo STO - 430rd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 530° Gruppo SLO - 530th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services)

31° Stormo - 31th Wing (after Carmelo Raiti) 93° Gruppo - 93th Group 306° Gruppo - 306 th Group 431° Gruppo STO - 431st TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 531° Gruppo SLO - 531st LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services)

46ª Brigata Aerea - 46th Air Brigade (after Silvio Angelucci) 2° Gruppo - 2nd Group 50° Gruppo - 50th Group 98° Gruppo - 98th Group 446° Gruppo STO - 446th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 546° Gruppo SLO - 546th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services)

70° Stormo - 70th Wing 207° Gruppo - 207th Group 50° Gruppo - 50th Group 98° Gruppo - 98th Group 470° Gruppo STO - 470th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 570° Gruppo SLO - 570th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 670ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 670th Joint Squadron

72° Stormo - 72nd Wing 208° Gruppo - 208th Group 472° Gruppo STO - 472nd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 572° Gruppo SLO - 572nd LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 672ª Squadriglia Collegamenti e Soccorso - 672th Joint Squadron

303° Gruppo Autonomo - 303th Independent Group

Cvv Am Patch
Centro di Volo a Vela - Glider Flight Centre

Rssta
Reparto Sperimentale Tiro Aereo - Air Targeting Experimental Unit

Terza Regione Aerea - Third Air Region (Southern Italy)


32° Stormo - 32nd Wing (after Armando Boetto) 13° Gruppo - 13th Group 201° Gruppo - 201th Group 204° Gruppo - 204th Group 432° Gruppo STO - 432nd TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 532° Gruppo SLO - 532nd LOS Unit (Logistic Operative Services) 632ª Squadriglia Collegamenti e Soccorso - 632nd Joint and Rescue Squadron

36° Stormo - 36th Wing (after Riccardo Helmut Seidl) 12° Gruppo - 12th Group 156° Gruppo - 156th Group 204° Gruppo - 204th Group 436° Gruppo STO - 436th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 536° Gruppo SLO - 536th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 636ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 636th Joint Squadron

37° Stormo (Cesare Toschi) 18° Gruppo - 18th Group 437° Gruppo STO - 437th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 537° Gruppo SLO - 537th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 637ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 637th Joint Squadron

41° Stormo - 41st Wing (after Athos Ammannato) 88° Gruppo - 88th Group 441° Gruppo STO - 441th TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 541° Gruppo SLO - 541th LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 641ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 641st Joint Squadron 11° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli - 11st Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Dismissed - 60ª Brigata Aerea - 60th Air Brigade

61° Stormo - 61st Wing 212° Gruppo - 212nd Group 213° Gruppo - 213rd Group Gruppo Allievi - Students Group 461° Gruppo STO - 461st TOS Group (Technical Operative Support) 561° Gruppo SLO - 561st LOS Group (Logistic Operative Services) 661ª Squadriglia Collegamenti - 661st Joint Squadron 10° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli - 10th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Comando Generale delle Scuole - School High Command
Scuola di Guerra Aerea - Firenze - Air Warfare School - Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 Accademia Aeronautica - Pozzuoli - Air Academy - Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli is a city of the province of Naples, in the Italy region of Campania. It is the main city of the Campi Flegrei....
 Scuola Militare - Firenze - Air Military School - Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 Scuola di Applicazione - Firenze - Application School - Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 Scuola di Volo Basico Iniziale Aviogetti - Lecce-Galatina - Initial Basic Jet Flight School - Lecce
Lecce

Lecce is a historic city in southern Italy Italy, the Capital of the province of Lecce as well as the one of the most important cities of Apulia....
-Galatina
Galatina

Galatina is a town in the Provinces of Italy of Province of Lecce in Apulia.Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce....
 Scuola Volo Basico Avanzato Aviogetti - Foggia-Amendola - Advanced Basic Jet Flight School - Foggia
Foggia

Foggia is a city of Puglia, Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy"....
-Amendola
Amendola

Amendola may refer to:*Buddy Amendola ? college football coach*Danny Amendola ? professional football player*Ferruccio Amendola ? Italian actor...
 Scuola Volo Basico e Avanzato an Elica - Latina - Basic and Advanced Prop School - Latina
Latina

Latina is the feminine form of the term Latino.Latina may also refer to:*Province of Latina, a province in Latium , Italy**Latina, Italy, the capital of the province of Latina...
 Scuola di Volo Elicotteri - Frosinone - Helicopter Flight School - Frosinone
Frosinone

Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the Capital of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1....
 Scuola Addestramento Reclute AM - Macerata - Recruit Training School - Macerata
Macerata

Macerata is a city in Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The centro storico is located on a hill between the Chienti River and Potenza River rivers....
 Scuola Addesrtamento Reclute AM - Taranto - Recruit Training School - Taranto
Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
 Scuola Addestramento Reclute Vigilanza AM - Viterbo - Vigilance Recruit Training School - Viterbo
Viterbo

Viterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Latium region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 100 kilometers north of Rome on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and Monti Volsini....
 Scuola Centrale Istruttori di Volo - Grottaglie - Flight Instructor Central School - Grottaglie
Grottaglie

Grottaglie is a town in the province of Taranto, Puglia, southern Italy....
 Scuola Metodo Didattico - Guidonia - Didactic Method School - Guidonia Scuola Sottufficiali - Caserta - Warrant Officers School - Caserta
Caserta

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city....
 Centro Tecnico Addestrativo Difesa Aerea - Borgo Piave - Training Air Defense Technical Centre - Borgo Piave Centro Tecn. Addestr. TLC ed assistenza al volo - Pratica di Mare - Training TLC and Flight Assistance Technical Centre - Pratica di Mare Scuola di Sanità AM - Roma - Medical School - Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 Scuola Lingue Estere AM - Loreto - Foreign Languages School - Loreto (AN)
Loreto (AN)

Loreto is a hilltown and comune of the Italy province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is mostly famous as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site....


Ispettorato Logistico - Logistic Inspectorate


Ispettorato Telecomunicazioni ed Assistenza al Volo - TLC and Flight Assistance Inspectorate


Comando Scuola di Guerra Aerea - Air Warfare Command


Divisione Aerea Studi, Ricerche e Sperimentazioni - Study, Research and Experimentations Air Division
Repsv Patch
Reparto Sperimentale di Volo - Experimental Flight Unit

Chiefs of the Air force

Name Term start Term end
Pier Ruggero Piccio
Pier Ruggero Piccio

Count Pier Ruggero Piccio , Order of the Crown of Italy, Order of SS Maurice and Lazarus, Medal for Military Valor, was an Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Regia Aeronautica....
 		 January 1, 1926 February 6, 1927
Armando Armani February 10, 1927 October 13, 1928
Giuseppe Valle February 22, 1930 November 23, 1933
Antonio Bosio
Antonio Bosio

Antonio Bosio was an Italian scholar, the first systematic explorer of subterranean Rome , author of Roma Sotterranea and first urban spelunker....
 		 November 23, 1933 March 22, 1934
Giuseppe Valle march 22 1934 November 10, 1939
Francesco Pricolo November 10, 1939 November 15, 1941
Rino Corso Fougier November 15, 1941 July 27, 1943
Renato Sandalli July 27, 1943 June 18, 1944
Pietro Piacentini June 19, 1944 December 13, 1944
Mario Ajmone Cat December 13, 1944 February 5, 1951
Aldo Urbani February 5, 1951 November 10, 1955
Ferdinando Raffaelli November 10, 1955 February 1, 1958
Silvio Napoli February 1, 1958 September 1, 1961
Aldo Remondino September 1, 1961 February 28, 1968
Duilio S. Fanali February 28, 1968 November 1, 1971
Vincenzo Lucertini November 1, 1971 February 27, 1974
Dino Ciarlo February 27, 1974 June 20, 1977
Alessandro Mettimano June 20, 1977 April 1, 1980
Lamberto Bartolucci April 2, 1980 October 12, 1983
Basilio Cottone October 19, 1983 September 17, 1986
Franco Pisano September 18, 1986 April 15, 1990
Stelio Nardini April 16, 1990 March 24, 1993
Adelchi Pillinini March 25, 1993 June 3, 1995
Mario Arpino June 4, 1995 February 5, 1999
Andrea Fornasiero February 5, 1999 August 5, 2001
Sandro Ferracuti August 5, 2001 August 4, 2004
Leonardo Tricarico August 5, 2004 September 19, 2006
Vincenzo Camporini
Vincenzo Camporini

General Vincenzo Camporini, Order of the Crown of Italy, born in 1946, is the Chief of staff on February 12, 2008. He became the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force on September 20, 2006....
 		 September 19, 2006 Incumbent
Incumbent

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See also

  • Military of Italy
    Military of Italy

    The Italy armed forces are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic. The total number of military personnel is approximately 308,000....
  • Italian Army
    Italian Army

    The Italian Army is the ground defense force of the Military of Italy. On July 29, 2004 it became a professional all-volunteer force of 112,000 active duty personnel....
  • Marina Militare
    Marina Militare

    Marina Militare is one of the four branches of the Military of Italy of Italy. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina and now is considered among the five major navies in the world....
  • Carabinieri
    Carabinieri

    The Arma dei Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both the military and civilian populations. The Carabinieri is now a branch of armed forces , thus ending their long standing role as the first corps of the Italian army....
  • Guardia di Finanza
    Guardia di Finanza

    The Guardia di Finanza, is an Italy police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Although it retains military status unlike the Carabinieri it is part of the Military of Italy....
  • NATO
    NATO

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
  • List of air forces
    List of air forces

    This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air force, a naval air arm, army aviation unit, or coast guard....
  • List of F-104 Starfighter operators
    List of F-104 Starfighter operators

    The List of F-104 Starfighter operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the F-104 Starfighter.|-| align="left" |...


Bibliography

  • Malizia, Nicola. F-47D "Thunderbolt" (Aviolibri Records n.6) (Bilingual Italian/English). Rome, Italy: IBN Editore, 2005. ISBN 88-7565-021-7.
  • Mattioli, Marco. Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Italian Service, 1943-1955 (Aviolibri Records n.4) (Bilingual Italian/English). Rome, Italia: IBN Editore, 2004. ISBN 88-7565-010-1.


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