Current Title:	Arma dei Carabinieri
Title in English:	Italian Carabinieri
Abbreviation:	?

Narrative Summary:
Aviation section established 1960. Aircraft maintained by the Army on behalf of the Police.

Key Dates:
13 July 1814		Carabinieri established.
1960		First helicopters received.

Current Status:
To be added.

Future Plans:
None known.

National Insignia:
 
          Main markingFin Flash
The main marking is displayed in 6 positions (ie above and below each wing, and on each side of the fuselage) on aircraft - but on fuselage sides only on helicopters. There is no fin flash. Aircraft carry the service titles CARABINIERI on the fuselage sides.

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
Carabinieri helicopters carry a one-, two- or three-digit serial number, prefixed by the letters CC-, eg: AB.206A CC-51. These numbers used run in a continuous sequence from CC-1 to CC-100+, but earlier numbers are now being reused as older types are withdrawn.

Unit/Base Aircraft Code System(s):
Coding system not used

Aircraft Designation System(s):
None - Manufacturers designations used

Current Aircraft Inventory:

Aircraft Type	Total Del'd	Total Now	Role	Origin
Agusta A109A/A-II	25	21	Transport/Liaison	local
Agusta A109E	3	3	Transport/Liaison	local
AgustaWestland AW109N Nexus	3	3	Transport/Liaison	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206A	14	12	Transport/Liaison	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206B	29	27	Transport/Liaison	local
Agusta-Bell AB.412	38	35	Transport	local
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	1	1	Transport	local

All-Time Aircraft Used List:

Aircraft Type	Quantity	Service Entry	Retirement	Origin
Agusta A.109A	9	1979	current	local
Agusta A.109A-II	16	1983	current	local
Agusta A.109E	3	20??	current	local
AgustaWestland AW109N Nexus	3	2007	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.47G-3B-1	15	1966	1991	local
Agusta-Bell AB.47J	21	1961	198?	local
Agusta-Bell AB.204B	6	19??	19??	local
Agusta-Bell AB.205A-1	8	1974	1998	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206A-1	14	1974	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206B-1	29	19??	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.412	38	1987	current	local
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	1	2006	current	local

Aircraft NOT Used:
False reports of aircraft on order or in service - none known.

Main Headquarters:
Commando Generale, Roma.

Current Organisational Structure:
Carabinieri helicopers are grouped into 15 Helicopter Units (Nucleo Elicotteri) located around the country, plus a detachment (Distaccamento) at a 16th location. A standards and test unit flies from Pratica di Mare.

Current Order of Battle:

Unit	Type	Base
Raggrupamenti Elicotteri	not known	Pratica di Mare
1 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Torino-Volpiano
2 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Bergamo-Orio al Serio
3 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Bolzano-San Giacomo
4 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Pisa-San Guisto
5 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Ancona-Falconara
6 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Bari-Palese Macchie
7 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Salerno-Pontecagnano
8 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Catanzaro-Vibo Valentina
9 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Palermo-Bocca di Falco
10 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Olbia-Venefiorta
11 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Cagliari-Elmas
12 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Catania-Fontanarossa
13 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Forli-Gambetola
14 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Treviso-San Angelo
15 Nucleo Elicotteri	not known	Villanova D'Albenga
Distaccamento Elicotteri	not known	Abbasanta

Historical Orders of Battle:
To be added.

All-Time Flying Units List:
Not applicable.

Current Air Bases:
See organisation table above.

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Not applicable.

Books:

To be added

Magazines:

Scramble April 1998

Websites:

Official Carabinieri website

wikipedia: Carabinieri

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