Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system

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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.

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.

A - Attack

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 - Transport

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 - Fighter

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 - Glider

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 - Helicopter

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 - Tanker

KC-707 - Boeing 707T/T

KC-707A - 707T/T Tanker/Transport

KC-767 - Boeing KC-767

KC-767A

P - Patrol

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 - Trainer

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 - Utility

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

References

Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system Wikipedia

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