Flotta Aeronautica e Aerospazio

The Flotta Aeronautica e Aerospazio (FAA, Air and Aerospace Fleet) is composed above all from different models of air vehicle (fighter, bombers and other) and from some experimental or limited production vehicle for the space flight. Except for the bombers, most of the air vehicle is capable to take off from the aircraft carrier of the fleet of Marina Militare, that constitute a valid tactical support. Also the air vehicle for transportation and reconnaissance used by the Marina Militare and Esercito di Terra are part of the FAA, the command is entrusted in delegacy.

Acronyms used in FAA

A = da Attacco (Fighter), is a fighter used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea.

AA = indicates the belonging of the vehicle to the FAA

AC = Aereo da Caccia (Fighter Aircraft), is the military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.

ASE = Aerospaziale Esplorazione (Explorer Aerospace), is the aerospace vehicle for exploration and research.

ASG = Aerospaziale Generico (Generic Aerospace), is the aerospace vehicle for general purpose.

ASM = Aerospaziale Militare (Military Aerospace), is the military aerospace vehicle.

B = Bombardiere (Bomber), is aircraft used for heavy bombardments.

I = Intercettore (Interceptor), is the pure fighter, with only task of hostile airplane bringing low.

MR = Multi Ruolo (Multi Role), is a specially versatile type of aircraft useable for different tasks.

R = Rapido (Rapid), is a specially type of aircraft used for the missions of emergency or of immediate reply

RA = Ricognizione e Attacco (Reconnaissance and Fighter), is a aircraft for reconnaissance and small attack

S = Stealth, with electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques in order to make the palne less visible to detection methods.

SA = da Superiorità Aerea (Air Superiority), is a aircraft planned with the specific purpose of to guarantee a technical superiority and performance in the aerial fight.

UCAV = Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, called also combat drones, is the name of a new class of unmanned aerial vehicles designed to deliver weapons (attack targets) with a great degree of autonomy.

X = Sperimentale (Experimental), is experimental prototype of aircraft; it can be used in special cases but it is not in regular production.

Fighter Aircraft

AA AC4 Saetta MR

AA AC4 Saetta MR is the most versatile multi role fighter aircraft of Nasuti’s aviation force (Aviazione e Aereospazio). This is a new version of old AC4 Lampo MR.

AA AC4 Saetta MR is the most versatile multi role fighter aircraft of Nasuti’s aviation force (Aviazione e Aereospazio). This is a new version of old AC4 Lampo MR.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Length: 20.1 m
• Wingspan: 15.3 m
• Height: 7.2 m
• Wing area: 51 m²
• Empty weight: 16,700 kg
• Loaded weight: 21850 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 33500 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Tornado XII turbofans, 102 kN each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.9 at 20000 m
• Combat radius: 972 km
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 2x 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
• Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 13700 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)

Avionics

• full EM radar
• scanner sensors array
• advanced evading system
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers

The R (Rapid) version is characterized by a lighter armament, reduced versatility, only 1 man of crew, reduced avionics system (only full EM radar and advanced evading system) and powered engines (2x additional power supplies; maximum speed of Mach 3.2 at 20000 m). The fighters of this type have an always ready standard armament, for to guarantee an instantaneous time of reply to the attack. The version MR, instead, requires a certain time of armament that changes in function of the equipping.

AA AC5 Nibbio I

AA AC5 Nibbio I I is the oldest pure fighter of the fleet.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 20.44 m
• Wingspan: variable geometry, 12 m (close) or 14 m (full)
• Height: 5.6 m
• Wing area: 65.5 m²
• Empty weight: 13,700 kg
• Loaded weight: 22,200 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 35,800 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Scirocco IX afterburning turbofans
  • Dry thrust: 87.62 kN
  • Thrust with afterburner: 115.3 kN for -220; 133.0 kN for -229 each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • Low altitude: Mach 1.5
  • High altitude: Mach 2.8
• Combat radius: 527 km
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 1× internally mounted 20 mm Grandine gatling gun, 940 rounds
• Hardpoints: 4 wing, 4 fuselage, 2 wing stations, centerline station, optional fuselage pylons with a capacity of 8500 kg
• Missiles:
  • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter

Avionics

• partial EM radar
• proximity sensors
• advanced evading system
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers

AA AC10 Gladio SA

AA AC10 Gladio SA is the last model of project Gladio, developed specially to reach and to maintain in the time the technical superiority and performance in the aerial fight. The project has not subjected deep changes in the outside structure, because already from the version AC3 adopt all the better technologies today in use in the serial fighter. Mattering are the different advanced equipping today available on the AC10.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 21 m
• Wingspan: from 12m to 18 m
• Height: 6 m
• Wing area: 30.2 m²
• Empty weight: 20250 kg
• Loaded weight: 30150 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 15750 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 3.42 at high altitude
• Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 2× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
• Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 15700 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-radiation missiles in the suppression of enemy air defenses
  • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
• AC10 can host the future high energy EM arms

Avionics and Computer systems

• full EM long range / high resolution radar
• scanner sensors array
• automatic smart proximity sensors
• artificial intelligence for evading system
• artificial intelligence for attack/defense assistance
• drone option
• automatic tactical system
• global total connectivity system
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers
• stealth system and sperimental full EM concealment system

AA AC19 Uragano, AA AC19 Ciclone

AA AC19 Uragano and Ciclone are a fighters used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea. The two version are substantially identical because the differences is in predispositions for the theater of use and for the objective to hit.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Length: 16 m
• Wingspan: 12 m
• Height: 4.28 m
• Wing area: 50 m²
• Empty weight: 15000 kg
• Loaded weight: 25000 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 35000 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Tornado XIII afterburning turbofans, 60 kN dry; 90 kN with afterburner each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 3.2 at 20000 m
• Combat radius: 1400 km
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 1x 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
• Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10500 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
  • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)

Avionics

• full EM long range radar
• scanner sensors array
• proximity sensors
• advanced evading system
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers
• stealth system

AA AC20 Omega RA

AA AC20 Omega is the leading Reconnaissance and Fighter aircraft used for monitoring the war theatre and take small attack.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 m
• Wingspan: from 12m
• Height: 6 m
• Wing area: 30.2 m²
• Empty weight: 15500 kg
• Loaded weight: 26300 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 10750 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each, 2x power supplies and booster system

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 4.02 at high altitude
• Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
• Hardpoints: 7: 2 wingtip, 2 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10200 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines

Avionics and Computer systems

• full EM long range / high resolution radar
• scanner sensors array
• automatic smart proximity sensors
• automatic tactical system
• rapid connectivity system
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers
• semi-stealth system

AA AC21 Tuono A, AA AC21 Tuono RA

AA AC21 Tuono is two model class fighter aircraft: version A is used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea; version RA main task is reconnaissance and it can used for small attack.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 18 m
• Wingspan: from 12m
• Height: 6 m
• Wing area: 30.2 m²
• Empty weight: 15500 kg
• Loaded weight: 26300 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 10750 kg
• Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each, 2x power supplies and booster system

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 4.02 at high altitude
• Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
• Hardpoints: 7: 2 wingtip, 2 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10200 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter (only A version)
  • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines; A version can support nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)

Avionics and Computer systems

• full EM long range radar
• scanner sensors array (only RA version)
• automatic smart proximity sensors
• automatic tactical system (only A version)
• rapid connectivity system (only RA version)
• interrogator
• radar warning suite
• radar warning receiver
• internal countermeasures system
• chaff/flare dispensers
• semi-stealth system

AA AC22 Tempesta I

AA AC22 Tempesta is a interceptor that progressively replace the AC5 Nibbio like pure fighter

General characteristics

• Crew: Two (pilot and weapons system officer)
• Length: 22.69 m
• Wingspan: 13.46 m
• Height: 6.15 m
• Wing area: 61.6 m²
• Empty weight: 21,820 kg
• Loaded weight: 41,000 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 46,200 kg
• Powerplant: : 2× Tornado XIV afterburning turbofans,
  • Dry thrust: 93 kN (20,900 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 152 kN (34,172 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.9 at 20000 m
• Combat radius: 1600 km
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• 1x Martello 30 mm cannon with 360 rounds.
• Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10500 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Short range automatic target missiles: full compatible with dynamic adapter
    • Anti-radiation missiles in the suppression of enemy air defenses
  • Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)

Bombardier

AA B13 Terrore

AA B13 Terrore is an old bombardier of the FAA but is still used for its incredible loading capacity (more high than the modern bombardier) and its toughness. Is not used as bombardier in hard war theatre because is slow and is an easy target for antiaircraft artillery.

General characteristics

• Crew: 7 — pilot, co-pilot, radar navigator (bombardier), navigator, 2 gunners and Electronic Warfare Officer;
• Length: 105 m
• Wingspan: 95 m
• Height: 22 m
• Wing area: 900 m²
• Empty weight: 175830 kg
• Loaded weight: 250000 kg
• Max takeoff weight: 310000 kg
• Fuel capacity: 281725 L
• Powerplant: 8× Scirocco IX (coupled in pairs), 87.62 kN each, 4× Scirocco IX wiht power booster (coupled in pairs)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1000 km/h
• Combat radius: 7210 km
• Ferry range: 15000 km

Armament

• Guns: 2x Martello 30 mm cannon with 360 rounds in a remote-controlled tail turret under the wing.
• Ordnance: up to 70000 kg bombs, missiles, and mines, in various configurations

AA B17 Incubo Nascosto S

AA B17 Incubo Nascosto S is a first stealth bombardier developed by Nasuti’s. Progressively it replaced all bombardiers of the fleet for its loading high capacity and stealth system.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 26 m
• Wingspan: 55.2 m
• Height: 8.1 m
• Wing area: 640 m²
• Empty weight: 75.7 t
• Loaded weight: 163.6 t
• Max takeoff weight: 191.0 t
• Powerplant:
  • 2× coupled pair of Tornado XIII afterburning turbofans, 60 kN dry; 90 kN with afterburner each (set in pure power mode)
  • 1× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each (set in pure power mode, used only for emergency)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.1
• Range: 10,400 km
• other info are classified (not publicly available)

Armament

• 2x Martello 30 mm cannon with 360 rounds on dorsal side behind the pilot
• Bomb:
  • hardened penetrator bombs
  • laser-guided bombs
  • guided munitions
  • smart bomb
  • cluster
  • mines
  • nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
• semi-compatible (is necessary an adapter) for further high energy EM arms

Experimental air vehicle

AA X83 Golem UCAV

AA X83 Golem is the first concrete experimental Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle of Nasuti. This aircraft would be able to fight via remote controll from Nasuti’s equiped bases. It also will be programmed with automatic strategies for defence and attack conduct without help from human controllers.

All data and info are classified (not publicly available).

AA X94 Vittoria Oscura B UCAV

AA X94 Vittoria Oscura B UCAV is the idea of a new Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle used only for bombing. This aircraft would be able to operate virtually autonomously. It will be programmed with route and target details, and conduct the mission without help from human controllers. The main objective is the replacement of AA B17 Incubo Nascosto, upgrading its loading capacity an autonomy without human costs.

All data and info are classified (not publicly available).

Aerospace

Aerospace Prototype and Experimental Vehicle

There are some prototype and expretimental vehicle for aerospacepurpose. The best work is AA X10 Fulmine Azzurro ASE (to reach the speed of Mach 10 in orbit), AA X15 Incursore ASM and AA X25 Vendetta ASM (like military vehicle). All data and info are classified (not publicly available)