Perfect example, the biplane fighter Fiat CR
The Aeronautica militare is the heiress of the Regia Aeronautica (aeronautics Italian royal)The name change occurs at the time of the change of regime in. The origins of military aviation Italian date back to the countryside of Ethiopia of, in which were employed three aérostats observation of the company's specialized Engineering company, which since had created a division of aeronautics. This section was transformed in, a brigade specialized in the Engineering and in, the battalion specialized Engineering. It was this last unit, reinforced by the squadron of airmen and civilian volunteers, which was the first to participate in the first operational employment of the"heavier than air"by aligning four aérostats, the two airships and the twenty-eight planes during the campaign of Libya, - (italo-Turkish War). This first operational employment of the aircraft as a weapon was carried out on st November by the sub-lieutenant Giulio Gavotti when it performs the first bombing from an airplane (Etrich Taube) by throwing the hand grenades of the fragmentation type (Cipelli) on the ottoman troops in Tripolitania, to the oasis of Taguira and Ain Zara.
The results obtained and the arguments of the theorist of the aviation Giulio Douhet brought the minister of War to develop the air force: from the beginning of, the flying units were detached from the corps and formed, always within the Italian army, the corps of the army of the air.
A production program was launched, but the funds were insufficient (lire in -), and Italy entered the war in, with aircraft.
From, it was, however, strengthened, specializing in the shelling of remote bases, such as those made in by the trimoteurs Caproni on Pula and Kotor (then in Austria-Hungary, and in the flights to long radius of action as that of the sep tavions SVA, which in flew over Vienna, guided by Gabriele D'annunzio.
Even the fighter had trained his first ace as F. Scaroni (victories) and P. R. Piccio During the war, were made in Italy aircraft and about, aircraft engines.
Veltro, which in are too few to change the course of things
At the end of the war, during which died airmen, Italy had aircraft that remained, for the most part, without a job, on the aerodromes. The first measure in favour of the army of the air, in particular to reward the body of its results during the war, was the decree of the Government of Mussolini of the twenty-eight march, raised to the rank of armed force, the corps aviation (called: arma azzurra, the host of heaven). In, she became a real army, and took the name of Regia aeronautica, with a ministry own. Within this ministry, the general Italo Balbo was appointed secretary of State, which led to his development of a remarkable way. Cruises intercontinental were organized (Francesco De Pinedo in Arturo Ferrarin in and). The air force became an element of prestige of the fascist regime conquering well records international, therefore, all categories, distance, speed, and altitude. The Italian air force is actively participating in the war with Spain and because of the weak opposition, which withdrew erroneous conclusions. forty-two Falco is totally overwhelmed at the beginning of the conflict. In general, the Italian aircraft are of old design, and suffer from serious defects: lack of power of the engines, armament consisting of simple machine guns only the quality and the courage of the pilots and crews allows the air force to distinguish sometimes. The weakness of the armament industry does not align with the required quantity of aircraft competitive, especially hunters, like the Fiat G and Macchi M. From September, following the armistice of Cassibile, and the change of camp of Italy, a part of the aviation combat to Allies, the Aeronautica Cobelligerante Italiana (ACI), while another joined the Italian social Republic under the name of Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. The Italian air force participates each year in national and international exercises, including Bright Star and Red Flag. It is also present in theatres of operation outside of which recently in the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq. The president of the Republic has the title of chief of the army, but it has little power if it is not the one to preside over the supreme Defence Council. The real power is held by the Parliament that defines the policy to be in relation to defence and by the government through the minister of Defence who is responsible to enforce it.
The mission planning is conducted by the chief of staff of the air force under the authority of the chief of staff of the Defence and its minister.
He is aided in this by several services, including.
