Italy has officially retired the last of its AMX light combat aircraft, concluding a 35-year period of operations with this type of single-engine aircraft.
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A formal ceremony marking the retirement took place at the Italian Air Force’s 51st Wing, located at the Istrana airbase, on April 5.
Before its gradual decommissioning, Italy maintained a total of 24 AMX aircraft in operation, including 19 single-seat examples and five two-seater AMX-T training versions. This attack aircraft, equipped with a Rolls-Royce Spey engine, was a collaboration between the Italian and Brazilian aerospace industry, produced by AMX International, a joint venture between Italy’s Aermacchi and Embraer from Brazil.
The legacy of the AMX began with its first prototype, which performed its maiden flight in May 1984.
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With Italy’s retirement of the AMX, the Brazilian Air Force now remains as the sole operator of this aircraft, maintaining 50 examples in front-line service, of which seven are AMX-T trainers.
The withdrawal of these aircraft from the Italian fleet marks the end of a significant era for the country’s military aviation, signaling the transition to a new phase of modernization and restructuring of its air combat capabilities.
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