The following is a list ofmilitary aircraft currently used by the four branches of theItalian Armed Forces:Italian Army,Italian Navy,Italian Air Force,Guardia di Finanza,Italian Coast Guard, andCarabinieri.

| Picture | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||||||
| F-35 Lightning II | USA Italy | Swing rolestealth fighter | F-35A | 36[1] | F-35A acquisition:[2] F-35B acquisition: | |
| Swing rolestealth fighter,STOVL | F-35B | 4[5] | ||||
| Eurofighter | UK Germany Italy Spain | Multirole | F-2000A | 79 | ||
| Conversion trainer | TF-2000A | 14 | ||||
| Multirole | Tranche 4 | 0 (+ 24 on order) | 24 ordered in 2024, replacing the Eurofighter Tranche 1.[6] | |||
| Tornado | UK Germany Italy | Multirole | IDS | 19 | Being replaced by the F-35. | |
| Electronic warfare | ECR | 12 | ||||
| Conversion trainer | IDS | 4 | ||||
| AEW&C | ||||||
| G550 CAEW | USA Israel | Airborne early warning and control | E-550A | 2 | Ordered in 2012, in service since 2016.[7] 3 additional planned to be ordered. | |
| Electronic warfare | ||||||
| C-27J Spartan | Italy | Electronic warfare | EC-27 Jedi | 3 | ||
| EA-37B Compass Call | USA | Electronic Attack | EA-37B | 0 (+ 2 on order) | 2 ordered in July 2025, and 1 in option.[8] | |
| G550 JAMMS | AISREW (Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare) | G550 JAMMS (PMMMS) | 1 (+ 2 on order) | Ordered in 2021.[9][10] | ||
| Reconnaissance | ||||||
| Super King Air | USA | SIGINT /COMINT /ISR | 350 Spydr | 1 | [11] | |
| Maritime patrol | ||||||
| ATR 72 | Italy | ASW /patrol | P-72AS | 4 | Mission crews are provided by theItalian Navy. | |
| Tanker | ||||||
| KC-767 | USA | Aerial refueling | – | 4 | Entered service in 2011.[12] Replacement with the KC-46A cancelled.[12] | |
| KC-130J | USA | Aerial refueling | KC-130J | 4 | 6 acquired, 1 lost in November 2009.[13] 4 remain in service.[1] | |
| Transport | ||||||
| C-130J Super Hercules | USA | Tactical airlift | C-130J-30 | 9 | ||
| C-27J Spartan | Italy | Transport | – | 7 | ||
| P-180 Avanti | Italy | VIP transport | P-180A | 4 | [14] | |
| P-180 EVO+ | 5 | |||||
| Dassault Falcon 900 | France | VIP transport | Falcon 900 | 2 | Operated by the31st Wing.[16] | |
| Falcon 900EX | 1 | |||||
| Gulfstream G650 | USA | VIP transport | Gulfstream G650ER | 2 (+ 3 on order) | Operated by the31st Wing.[17] Replaced theFalcon 50 and to replace theFalcon 900 / 900EX. | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AW101 | Italy UK | Utility /CSAR | – | 12 | ||
| AW139 | Italy | Utility /SAR | AW139/M | 30 | ||
| Helicopter trainer | 2 | |||||
| MD 500 | USA Italy | Helicopter trainer | NH-500M | 37 | Licensed built by Breda Nardi. | |
| Trainer aircraft | ||||||
| M-346 Master | Italy | Lead-in fighter training | T-346A | 27 | 23 ordered by the Italian Air Force: IFTS:
| |
| Alenia M-345 HET | Italy | Basic trainer /advanced trainer | T-345A | 9 (+ 9 on order) | Orders: 45 planned in total.[21] | |
| Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy | Basic trainer /advanced trainer | – | 25 | Being replaced by the M-345. | |
| SF.260 | Italy | Ab initio trainer | – | 29 | ||
| P-180 | Italy | Multi-engine trainer | VC-180C (P-180 EVO+) | 10 | [22] | |
| Gulfstream G550 | USA | Multi-engine trainer | G550 | 2 | Part of theG550"Green" that are not yet modified to a specialised variant, used for training.[23] | |
| Miscellaneous aircraft | ||||||
| Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy | Aerobatics show aircraft | MB-339 PAN | 10 | 21 acquired of this variant.[24][25] | |
| M-346 Master | Italy | Aerobatics show aircraft | T-346 PAN | 0 (+ 15 on order) | Replacement of the MB-339 PAN with theFrecce Tricolori.[27][26][28] | |
| P-180 | Italy | Radio / radar measures | P-180 EVO+ | 4 | [29][14] | |
| UAV | ||||||
| MQ-9 Reaper | USA | ISTAR | MQ-9A Predator B | 5 | 1× lost in an accident in 2019. | |

| Picture | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||||||
| F-35 Lightning II | USA | Swing rolestealth fighter,STOVL | F-35B | 10 | [32] F-35B acquisition: | |
| AV-8B Harrier II | UK USA | V/STOL | AV-8B+ | 11 | [33] Being replaced by the F-35B. | |
| Transport | ||||||
| P-180 | Italy | Transport | P-180 Maritme | 3 | [34][35] | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AW101 | Italy UK | SAR | SH-101A | 10 | [36][37] | |
| VERTREP | MH-101A | 8 | [38] | |||
| ASW /ASuW | EH-101A | 4 | [39] | |||
| NH90 | European Union | ASW /ASuW | SH-90A(NFH) | 45 | [40][41] Delivered between 2011 and October 2023.[42] 1 lost in July 2023.[31] | |
| Transport | MH-90A(TTH) | 10 | ||||
| AB-212 | USA Italy | ASW | SH-212A | 22 | [43] Licensed built byAgusta. | |
| Utility | MH-212B | |||||
| Trainer aircraft | ||||||
| AV-8B Harrier II | UK USA | Conversion trainer | TAV-8B | 1 | ||
| UAV | ||||||
| Camcopter S-100 | Austria | ISR, helicopter UAV | 2 | |||
| ScanEagle | USA | ISR, fixed-wing UAV | 10 | |||

| Picture | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | ||||||
| P-180 | Italy | Transport | P-180A Avanti | 3 | [47] | |
| Dornier 228 | Germany | Transport,STOL | Do 228-212 | 3 | [48] | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| A129 Mangusta | Italy | Attack helicopter | A129C | 5 | [49] | |
| A129D | 32 | |||||
| AW249 Fenice | Italy | Attack helicopter | AW249 (IOC) | 2 (7 on order) | [51]
| |
| AW249 (FOC) | 3 (41 on order) | |||||
| CH-47 Chinook | USA Italy | Heavy transport helicopter | CH-47C | 5 | Of the 40 acquired, 5 remain in service.[1] | |
| ICH-47F | 16 | Licence made by Leonardo.[53][54][55] | ||||
| NH90 | European Union | Utility / transport | UH-90A(TTH) | 59 | [56][57] 60 ordered and delivered, 1 was lost in an accident.[58][59] | |
| AW169M | Italy | Utility /MEDEVAC /CASEVAC | AW169MA (UH-169D) | 3[1](+ 22 on order) | [60] Programme LUH(light utility helicopter, successor of theA109,AB-206,AB-205,AB-212,AB-412).[61] Orders: | |
| AB-205 | USA Italy | Utility | AB-205 | 34 | [64][65][66] Licensed built byAgusta, to be replaced by UH-169D | |
| AB-212 | 25 | |||||
| AB-412 | ||||||
| AB-206 | USA Italy | Utility | 29 | [67] Licensed built byAgusta, to be replaced by UH-169D | ||
| Trainer aircraft | ||||||
| AW139 | Italy | Helicopter trainer | AW139/M (UH-169B) | 2 | [61] | |
| AW169 ABC Addestramento Basico Commerciale | Italy | Helicopter trainer | UH-169B | 2 | 2 acquired in December 2019 for training, received in July 2020.[68] | |
| UAV | ||||||
| RQ-7 Shadow | USA | ISTAR | 16 | 4 TUAS systems ordered in 2010 with 4 drones each.[69] | ||

| Picture | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime patrol | ||||||
| ATR 72 | Italy | ASW /Maritime patrol aircraft | P-72A | 4 | ||
| ATR 42 | Italy France | Maritime surveillance | ATR-42-400MP | 4 | ||
| Transport | ||||||
| P-180 | Italy | Transport | P-180 Avanti II | 2 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AW169 | Italy | Utility / Transport | AW-169M | 24 | 6 with fixed landing gear and 18 with skids | |
| AW139 | Italy | Utility / Transport | 20 | |||
| AW109 | Italy | Utility / Transport | AW-109N | 4 | ||
| NH-500 | USA | Trainer | NH-500MC | 6 | ||
| NH-500MD | ||||||

| Picture | Aircraft[70] | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing | ||||||
| P-180 | Italy | Transport | P-180 Avanti II | 2 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AB-412 | USA Italy | Search and Rescue / Utility | AB-412 | 9 | License built byAgusta | |
| AB-412HP | 12 | |||||
| AB-412SP | 9 | |||||
| AW109 | Italy | Utility / Patrol | A109A/A-II | 26 | ||
| A109E Power | 3 | |||||
| A109N Nexus | 17 | |||||
| AW119 Koala | Italy | Utility / Patrol | AW-119Kx | 20 | ||
| AW139 | Italy | Utility / Patrol | UH-139D | 3 | ||
| AW169 | Italy | Utility / Patrol | AW169M | 6 | ||
| NH-500 | USA | Trainer | NH 500D | 10 | ||

| Picture | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime patrol | ||||||
| ATR 42 | Italy France | Maritime surveillance | ATR-42MP-420 | 1 | ||
| ATR-42MP-500 | 2 | |||||
| ATR-42MP-600 | 1 | |||||
| P-180 | Italy | Maritime surveillance | P-180 Avanti II | 1 | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| AB412 | Italy | Search and Rescue | AB-412HP Koala | 5 | ||
| AW139 | Italy | Search and Rescue | PH-139 Nemo | 15 | ||