The Italian Air Force is the air force of the Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by King Victor Emmanuel III as the Regia Aeronautica. A
Aircraft manufacturing in Italy during World War I
Palazzo dell'Aeronautica, headquarters of the Italian Air Force
Italian North American P-51D Mustang exhibited at the museum of Vigna di Valle
Italian Eurofighter Typhoon
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany. There are three primary To
Italian Air Force
…ground attack and air-defence purposes. A push to expand the Italian aircraft industry led Italy into the huge trilateral project that developed the Panavia Tornado fighter-bomber and air-defence fighters along with West Germany and the United Kingdom. Tornado fighters were still in service with all three nations…
Artist's concept of the AFVG, a precusor of the MRCA programme
Formation take-off of an RAF Tornado GR.1 and a Tornado F.2 prototype in September 1982
A USAF F-15C flanked by Luftwaffe (bottom) and RAF (top) Tornados in 1987