Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system
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
[edit]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
[edit]A - Attack
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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-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 - Electronics
[edit]- E-550 - Gulfstream G550 CAEW
- E-550A
F - Fighter
[edit]- F-16A
- F-16B
- F-35A - CTOL
- F-35B - STOVL
- F-2000 - Eurofighter Typhoon
- F-2000A - Typhoon
- TF-2000A - Typhoon (trainer)
G - Glider
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 - Tanker
[edit]- 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 - Patrol
[edit]- 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 - UAV
[edit]- RQ-1B - Predator A
- MQ-1C - Predator A+
- Q-7 - AAI RQ-7 Shadow
- RQ-7C - Shadow 200
- 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 - Trainer
[edit]- 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 - Utility
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation
- United States military aircraft designation systems
- British military aircraft designation systems
- RLM aircraft designation system
- Soviet Union military aircraft designation systems
- Japanese military aircraft designation systems
References
[edit]- ^ "Utilizzo della Nomenclatura "Mission Design Series" (MDS) nelle Pubblicazioni Tecniche (PP.TT.) di competenza della DAAA AER(EP).0-0-12" (PDF). Ministero Della Defesa. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi IA-3 Colibrì