Air Forces comparison: Italy vs United Kingdom
🇮🇹 Italian Air Force
| Official Name | Italian Air Force |
| Local Name | Aeronautica Militare |
| Active aircraft | 726 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 87 |
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🇬🇧 Royal Air Force
| Official Name | Royal Air Force |
| Active aircraft | 631 as of 2025 |
| Aircraft on order | 139 |
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🇮🇹 Italian aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
Combat
|
178 | |
Bomber
|
0 | |
Helicopter
|
390 | |
Training
|
123 | |
Transport
|
30 | |
UAV
|
0 | |
Other
|
5 | |
🇬🇧 British aircraft by type
| Aircraft type | Active | |
|---|---|---|
|
Combat
|
144 | |
|
Bomber
|
0 | |
|
Helicopter
|
266 | |
|
Training
|
156 | |
|
Transport
|
52 | |
|
UAV
|
0 | |
|
Other
|
13 | |