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.

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

E-550 - Gulfstream G550 CAEW

• E-550A

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
• 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

• UH-169A - AW169M

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-249 - Leonardo Helicopters AW249

• AH-249A - 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-707 - Boeing 707T/T

• KC-707A - 707T/T Tanker/Transport

KC-767

• KC-767A - Boeing KC-767
• KC-767B - Boeing KC-46 Pegasus

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

Q-1 - General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

• RQ-1B - Predator A
• MQ-1C - Predator A+

Q-7 - AAI RQ-7 Shadow

• RQ-7C - Shadow 200

Q-9 - General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

• MQ-9A - Predator B

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

• RQ-12A

Q-24 - APR Asio-B

• RQ-24A

Q-25 - APR Spyball-B

• RQ-25A

Q-26 - APR Crex-B

• RQ-26A

Q-27 - Boeing Insitu ScanEagle

• RQ-27A - ScanEagle

Q-28 - IA-3 Colibrì quadcopter^[2]

• RQ-28A - IA-3 Colibrì

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-345A - M-345 HET

T-346 - Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master

• T-346A - M-346 Master

T-2006 - Tecnam P2006T

• T-2006A- T2006A

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

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