Italian Naval Aviation

Italian Naval Aviation
Aviazione Navale
Naval Ensign of Italy
Active1913-1937
1956-Present
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Navy
TypeNaval aviation
Size2,000 personnel (2015)[1]
Part ofCommander in Chief Naval Fleet
Commanders
Current
commander
Rear Admiral Giancarlo Ciappina
Insignia
Roundel
EH-101-410 Merlin
A Marina Militare AV-8B Harrier II aboard Cavour

The Italian Naval Aviation (Italian: Aviazione Navale) is the naval air component of the Italian Navy composed of around 2000 men and women and 69 aircraft and helicopters.

  1. ^ "The Present Aviation - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2017-01-14.