The Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system is a unified designation system introduced by the Italian Armed Forces in 2009 for all Italian military aircraft. The system is based on the United States Armed Forces 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.
The designation system produces a Mission-Design-Series (MDS) designation of the form:
(Status Prefix)(Modified Mission)(
Basic Mission)(Vehicle Type)-(
Design Number)(
Series Letter)
Of these components, only the Basic Mission, Design Number and Series Letter are mandatory. In the case of special vehicles a Vehicle Type symbol must also be included.
AV-8 - McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
AV-8B
TAV-8B
A-11 - AMX International AMX
A-11A - AMX
TA-11A - AMX-T
A-11B - AMX ACOL
TA-11B - AMX-T ACOL
A-200 - Panavia Tornado
A-200A - Tornado IDS
TA-200A - Tornado IDS (trainer)
EA-200B - Tornado ECR
A-200C - Tornado post-MLU
TA-200C - Tornado post-MLU (trainer)
C-27 - Alenia C-27J Spartan
C-27J
YEC-27J JEDI
C-42 - ATR 42
C-42C - ATR 42-500
C-50 - Dassault Falcon 50
VC-50A
C-130 - Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
C-130J
C-130J-30
C-180 - Piaggio P.180 Avanti
VC-180A - P180 Avanti
VC-180B - P180 Avanti II
C-222 - Aeritalia G.222
C-222A - G.222TCM1
C-222B - G.222TCM2
RC-222 - G.222RM
EC-222 - G.222VS
C-228 - Dornier 228
UC-228 - Dornier 228
C-319 - Airbus A319
VC-319A - A319CJ
C-900 - Dassault Falcon 900
VC-900A - Falcon 900EX
VC-900B - Falcon 900EASY
F-16 - Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-16A
F-16B
F-35 - Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
F-35A - CTOL
F-35B - STOVL
F-2000 - Eurofighter Typhoon
F-2000A - Typhoon
TF-2000A - Typhoon (trainer)
G-2 - Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2
G-2B - Ventus 2B
G-4 - Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
G-4D - Nimbus-4D
G-4DM - Nimbus-4DM
G-17 - LAK-17
UG-17A - LAK-17
G-21 - Caproni Vizzola Calif
G-21S - A-21S Calif
G-103 - Grob G103 Twin Astir
G-103 - G 103 Twin Astir
H-3 - Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
VH-3D - SH-3D
SH-3D - SH-3D ASW
UH-3D - SH-3D ASH
HH-3F - HH-3F Pelican
H-47 - Boeing CH-47 Chinook
CH-47C - CH-47C
CH-47F - CH-47F Chinook
H-90 - NHIndustries NH90
UH-90A - NH 90 TTF
SH-90A - NH 90 NFH
H-101 - * AgustaWestland AW101
SH-101A - AW101 Maritime Patrol
EH-101A - AW101 AEW
UH-101A - AW101 Anti-Submarine Helicopter
HH-101A - AW101 CSAR
H-109 - Agusta A109
CH-109A - A109A
CH-109B - A109A II
CH-109D - A109C
CH-109E - A109F
MRH-109A - A109T
MCH-109A - A109N
H-129 - Agusta A129 Mangusta
AH-129A - A129
AH-129C - A129C
AH-129D - A129D
H-139 - AgustaWestland AW139
HH-139A - AW139 Air Force SAR
PH-139A - AW139 Coast Guard SAR
H-205 - Agusta-Bell AB 205
UH-205A - AB 205
H-206 - Agusta-Bell AB 206
RH-206A - AB 206A1
RH-206B - AB 206B1
RH-206C - AB 206C1
H-212 - Agusta-Bell AB 212
UH-212 - AB 212
HH-212A - AB 212 (AMI-SAR)
UH-212A - AB 212 (AWTI)
UH-212B - AB 212ASH
SH-212B - AB 212ASW
H-412 - Agusta-Bell AB 412
HH-412A - AB 412
HH-412B - AB 412EP
HH-412C - AB 412HP
HH-412D - AB 412SP
H-500 - Breda Nardi NH-500E
TH-500B - NH-500E
OH-500A - NH-500 MC
OH-500B - NH 500 MD
KC-707 - Boeing 707T/T
KC-707A - 707T/T Tanker/Transport
KC-767 - Boeing KC-767
KC-767A
P-42 - ATR 42
P-42A - ATR42MP-400
P-42B - ATR42MP-500
P-72 - ATR 72
P-72A - ATR72
P-1150 - Breguet Atlantic
P-1150A - Br.1150 Atlantic
T-260 - SIAI-Marchetti SF.260
T-260A - SF.260AM
T-260B - SF.260EA
T-339 - Aermacchi MB-339
T-339A - MB-339A
FT-339B - MB-339CD1
FT-339C - MB-339CD2
AT-339A - MB-339PAN
T-346 - Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master
T-346A - M-346 Master
U-166 - Piaggio P.166
U-166A - P.166M
U-166B - P.166DL3
U-166C - P.166DP1
U-208 - SIAI-Marchetti S.208
U-208A - S.208