Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system
The Italian Armed Forces aircraft designation system is a unified designation system introduced by the Italian Armed Forces in 2009 for all Italian military aircraft. The system is based on the United States Armed Forces 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. Designation system. The designation system produces a "Mission-Design-Series" (MDS) designation of the form: Of these components, only the "Basic Mission", "Design Number" and "Series Letter" are mandatory. In the case of special vehicles a "Vehicle Type" symbol must also be included.