Current Title:	Servizio Aereo - Polizia di Stato
Title in English:	Air Service - Italian State Police
Abbreviation:	Polizia

Narrative Summary:
Initially created as the Corpo delle Guardia Pubblica Sicurezza. In 1981 the Corpo was de-militarised and renamed to its present title. In 1962 the Corpo began to borrow Air Force helicopters for various missions. In 1971 a dedicated air support unit was established.

Key Dates:
19??		Corpo delle Guardia Pubblica Sicurezza established.
1962		Corpo starts borrowing Air Force helicopters.
1 January 1971		Servizio Aero established.
3 August 1971		First helicopters received - AB.47J.
24 May 1981		Corpo renamed Polizia di Stato.

Current Status:
To be added.

Future Plans:
None known.

National Insignia:
 
          Main markingFin Flash
Aircraft and helicopters wear the main marking on the fuselage sides. All types carry the service titles 'POLIZIA'.

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
Italian Police helicopters carry a two- or three-digit serial number prefixed by the letters PS- (for Polizia di Stato), eg: AB.206A PS-24. Fixed-wing aircraft are similar, but have a letter A or B ahead of the number, eg: P.180 Avanti PS-B15.

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 A.109A	7	5	Policing	local
Agusta A.109A-II	6	6	Policing	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206A-1	13	12	Policing	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206B-III	21	19	Polcing	local
Agusta-Bell AB.212	23	23	Utility/Transport	local
Agusta-Bell AB.412	1	1	VIP Transport	local
Bell 212	2	2	Utility/Transport	USA
Partenavia P.68OBS Observer	6	5	Patrol/Observation	local
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	2	2	VIP Transport	local
Vulcanair P.68 Observer 2	14	13	Patrol/Observation	local

All-Time Aircraft Used List:

Aircraft Type	Quantity	Service Entry	Retirement	Origin
Agusta A.109A	7	19??	current	local
Agusta A.109A-II	6	19??	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.47G	3	1971	1987	local
Agusta-Bell AB.204B	1	19??	19??	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206A-1	13	19??	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.206B-III	21	19??	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.212	23	19??	current	local
Agusta-Bell AB.412	1	19??	current	local
Bell 212	2	19??	current	USA
Partenavia P.64 Oscar	3	19??	2004	local
Partenavia P.68OBS Observer	6	19??	current	local
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	2	2006	current	local
Vulcanair P.68 Observer 2	14	19??	current	local

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

Main Headquarters:
Not known.

Current Organisational Structure:
The Servizio Aereo is currently organised into eleven air units at locations around the country, plus a central standardisation unit.

Current Order of Battle:

Squadron	Type	Base
1 Reparto Volo	Not known	Pratica di Mare
2 Reparto Volo	Not known	Milano-Malpensa
3 Reparto Volo	Not known	Bolgona-Borgo Panigale
4 Reparto Volo	Not known	Palermo-Boccadifalco
5 Reparto Volo	Not known	Reggio-Calabria
6 Reparto Volo	Not known	Napoli-Capodichino
7 Reparto Volo	Not known	Oristano-Fenosu
8 Reparto Volo	Not known	Firenze-Peretola
9 Reparto Volo	Not known	Bari-Palese
10 Reparto Volo	Not known	Venezia-Tessera
11 Reparto Volo	Not known	Pescara
Centro Addestramento Standardizzazione al Volo	Not known	Pratica di Mare

Historical Orders of Battle:
To be added.

All-Time Flying Units List:
Not applicable.

Current Air Bases:
See table above.

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Not applicable.

Books:

To be added

Magazines:

To be added

Websites:

Official Italian Police webpage

wikipedia: Polizia di Stato

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