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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 .
[1] 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.
List of assigned aircraft designations
A - Attack
AV-8 -
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
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-42 -
ATR 42
C-50 -
Dassault Falcon 50
C-130 -
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
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
C-319 -
Airbus A319
C-900 -
Dassault Falcon 900
VC-900A - Falcon 900EX
VC-900B - Falcon 900EASY
E - Electronics
E-550 -
Gulfstream G550 CAEW
F - Fighter
F-16 -
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
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-4 -
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
G-4D - Nimbus-4D
G-4DM - Nimbus-4DM
G-17 -
LAK-17
G-21 -
Caproni Vizzola Calif
G-103 -
Grob G103 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
UH-139A
VH-139A - AW139 Air Force VIP
HH-139B - AW139 Air Force SAR
PH-139B - AW139 Coast Guard SAR
UH-139B
UH-139C
H-169 -
AgustaWestland AW169
H-205 -
Agusta-Bell 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-249 -
Leonardo Helicopters AW249
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
P - Patrol
P-42 -
ATR 42
P-42A - ATR42MP-400
P-42B - ATR42MP-500
P-72 -
ATR 72
P-1150 -
Breguet Atlantic
P-1150A - Br.1150 Atlantic
Q - UAV
Q-1 -
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
RQ-1B - Predator A
MQ-1C - Predator A+
Q-7 -
AAI RQ-7 Shadow
Q-9 -
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Q-10 -
APR Strix C
RQ-10C - Strix C
RQ-10D - Strix D
Q-11 -
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
RQ-11B - Raven B
RQ-11C - Raven DDL
Q-12 -
APR Sixton
Q-24 -
APR Asio-B
Q-25 -
APR Spyball-B
Q-26 -
APR Crex-B
Q-27 -
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
Q-28 - IA-3 Colibrì quadcopter
[2]
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-345 -
Aermacchi M-345
T-346 -
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master
T-2006 -
Tecnam P2006T
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
See also
References
External links
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