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In November 1999, the Italian Air Force placed an initial order for twelve new-build aircraft of an upgraded G.222 derivative, designated as the C-27J, as a replacement for their existing G.222s. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In December 2002, Alenia Aermacchi agreed to purchase a total of 39 G.222s that had been previously operated by the Italian Air Forces ...
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 ...
The Alenia C-27J Spartan [3] is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). [4] It is an advanced derivative of the former Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.
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The following is a list of aircraft used by Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) since its formation on June 18, 1946. ... Aeritalia G.222A: C-222A ...
The capability of the Italian Air Force as a transportation unit has been improved with the acquisition of 22 American C-130J tactical transports and 12 Alenia C-27J Spartans, which have replaced all of the G222s. In 2003, the Italian Air Force extended its capabilities to small-scale land warfare by small special-forces units.
The use of Italian aircraft as part of the Desert Storm operation represented the first operational employment in combat missions of Italian Air Force aircraft after the end of World War II. During the 42 days of war, Italian fighters made 226 sorties for a total of 589 flight hours.
A jet from the Italian Air Force’s aerobatics squadron crashed during a practice run near the northern city of Turin on Saturday, killing a 5-year-old child and leaving her 9-year-old brother ...