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By 1974 four helicopter units and 27 Light Aviation units fielded a mix of L-18C Super Cub, L-19E Bird Dog, and L-21B Super Cub planes and AB 47G planes, and AB 47G, AB 47J, AB 204B, AB 205, AB 206 helicopters. With the army reform in 1975 the light planes and helicopter units were merged into squadron groups, equally in size to a battalion.
The regiment is part of the army aviation and assigned to the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli". The regiment supports the special forces and ranger regiments of the Army Special Forces Command. [1] [2] [3] The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army aviation units, on 10 May 1953, the day the aviation speciality was founded. [1] [4]
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Transport; Piaggio P.180: Italy: transport 3 [12] Dornier 228: Germany: transport 3 [12] STOL capable aircraft Helicopters; Agusta A129 Mangusta: Italy: anti-armor: 59 [12] Leonardo Helicopters AW249 Fenice: Italy: Attack helicopter: 17 on order [13] Agusta Bell 206: Italy: utility 30 Agusta Bell ...
5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel" A129D Mangusta attack helicopters 7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega" NH90 transport helicopters Army Aviation AB 205A helicopter Army Aviation NH90 and CH-47F transport helicopters. Airmobile Brigade "Friuli", in Bologna (Emilia-Romagna) [13] 87th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Friuli", in Bologna (Emilia ...
The Army Aviation Brigade was the Italian Army's aviation brigade. ... In 2003 the aviation units left the cavalry arm and became a distinct corps of the army ...
Italy: Light utility helicopter: 15 Order on top of the 2 already in service, to be delivered from 2023. [232] 50 planned in total [233] AW249 Italy: Scout and escort helicopter: 48 In January 2017, the Italian Army awarded a €487 million ($515 million) contract to Leonardo S.p.A. for the development of a successor to the Agusta A129 Mangusta ...
Italy was a pioneer in pre-World War I military aviation, using aircraft in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War in 1911. It also had one of military aviation's prophets within its army's ranks, in Giulio Douhet. In June 1911, even before the fighting began in Libya, Douhet predicted that the most effective opponent of military aircraft would be ...
Formed in 1976 as heavy lift aviation unit the regiment has been equipped since its formation with CH-47 Chinook helicopters. [6] [7] [8] The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army aviation units, on 10 May 1953, the day the aviation speciality was founded. [6] [8]