Historical Timeline

The Beginning of the Air Force

The Beginning of the Air Force

The first military use of a lighter-than-air vehicle by the Armed Forces dates back to 1888. The ‘Specialist Engineer Company’, renamed the ‘Specialist Company of Africa’, with aerostat service was sent to Eritrea...

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Records and flyovers

Records and flyovers

In the early post-war years, the Italian Air Force laid the foundations for its organisation and gained recognition with the general public thanks to the numerous long-distance flights and records achieved...

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World War II

World War II

When Italy entered the war alongside Germany on 10th June 1940 the Regia Aeronautica was already weary from the Ethiopian campaign and her participation in the Spanish Civil War. She had at her disposition approximately 3,000 aircraft...

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The Post-War Era and NATO membership

The Post-War Era and NATO membership

Italy’s membership to NATO in 1949 brought immediate benefits for reconstruction, and a little over a decade after the disastrous outcome of World War II, the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) was completely regenerated...

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International Missions

International Missions

Among the events that marked the history of the Armed Forces in the 1960s, a period during which the Italian Air Force began to engage in international contexts by participating in missions conducted under the aegis of the United Nations...

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The Aerospace Experience

The Aerospace Experience

In 1963, with the withdrawal of the Jupiter missiles deployed in Italy and Turkey, the Italian Air Force’s experience with atomic warhead missiles came to an end. However, the vast wealth of knowledge acquired, combined with...

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From the New Millennium to 2020

From the New Millennium to 2020

In 2005, with the suspension of compulsory military service, an era came to a close, and in the following years, the Italian Air Force completed the transition process towards becoming a force...

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From 2021 to the Present Day

From 2021 to the Present Day

In July 2022 the first advanced training course (phase IV) set up in the context of the International Flight Training School (IFTS), itself stemming from a 2018 agreement between...

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The Birth

The first military use by the Armed Forces of a mean lighter than air dates back to1888. The Engineer Specialists Company, renamed Specialists Company ofAfrica with aerostat service, is sent to Eritrea...

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Records and flyovers

In the early post-war years, the Air Force lays the foundations for its organizationand affirms itself towards the general public, thanks to the numerous raids andrecords of which the Air Force Personnel and their vehicles become protagonists, inItaly and in the world, marking...

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World War II

With the entry into the war of Italy on the side of Germany, on June 10, 1940, the RegiaAeronautica reaches the conflict already tested by the Ethiopian campaign andparticipation in the war in Spain, having a total of about 3000 aircraft, of which only...

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Post-war and NATO membership

Italy's accession to NATO, which took place in 1949, produced immediate benefits infavor of reconstruction and, just over ten years after the disastrous outcome of WorldWar II, the Air Force was completely regenerated and perfectly...

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International Missions

Among the events that characterize the history of the Armed Forces of the 60s, duringwhich the Air Force begins to appear in the international context by participating inmissions conducted under the aegis of the United Nations, it should be remembered...

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The Aerospace Experience

In 1963, with the withdrawal of the Jupiters deployed in Italy and Turkey, the experienceof atomic warhead missiles ended for the Italian Air Force. However, the enormouswealth of knowledge acquired, combined with the competence, passion and initiative of...

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From the new Millennium to 2020

In 2005, with the suspension of compulsory military service, an era came to a close, and in the following years, the Italian Air Force completed the transition process towards becoming a force...

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From 2021 to the Present Day

In July 2022 the first advanced training course (phase IV) set up in the context of the International Flight Training School (IFTS), itself stemming from a 2018 agreement between...

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