italy Guardia Costiera

Italian Coast Guard







Guardia Costiera Italian Coast Guard

The Italian Coast Guard air branch ( Servizio Aereo della Guardia costiera ) was established in 1989. Aircraft callsigns:
  • AB412 : Koala
  • AW139 : Nemo
  • Fixed Wing ATR-42MP : Manta
  • Fixed Wing Piaggio P.166 : Orca


  •   News about Guardia Costiera


    Italian Coast Guard Rescued Cdry Blue Crew

    Italian Coast Guard Rescued Cdry Blue Crew

    30-Dec-19 - Italian Coast Guard AW139 evacuated 12 crew of the grounded ship Cdry Blue under rough weather conditions in Sardinia #CdryBlue
    Coast Guard and Air Force Joint Training

    Coast Guard and Air Force Joint Training

    24-Apr-18 - Italian Air Force instructors began training Coast Guard helicopter crews reflecting an agreement signed last February to optimize national resources
    Eight More AW139 for Italian Customs and Coast Guard

    Eight More AW139 for Italian Customs and Coast Guard

    11-Dec-17 - Italian Coast Guard ordered 2 AW139 to be delivered by the end 2018 and Italian Customs and Border Protection Service (Guardia di Finanza) 6 more for 2020. Both replacing ageing AB412
    Two Additional AW139 for Italian Coast Guard

    Two Additional AW139 for Italian Coast Guard

    04-Aug-16 - Italian Coast Guard orders two additional AW139 helicopters bringing Guardia Costiera fleet of this model to twelve.
    More AW139 for the Italian Coast Guard

    More AW139 for the Italian Coast Guard

    06-Jul-15 - AgustaWestland announced a major milestone in the modernization of the Italian Coast Guard’s helicopter fleet, with the delivery of three further AW139 and an order for two more aircraft



      List of Units


    UnitFromTo
    1 Nucleo Aereo - 1 squadron - 1º SVE,1º NAC
    2 Nucleo Aereo - 2 squadron - 2º SVE,2º NAC1989
    3 Nucleo Aereo - 3 squadron - 3° SVE,3º NAC1990
    4ª Sezione Volo Elicotteri - 4 helicopter flight section 4º SVE2018






      Bases and Locations


    Base Unit
    Catania 2º NAC , 2º SVE
    Decimomannu4º SVE
    Sarzana 1º NAC , 1º SVE
    Pescara3º NAC , 3° SVE


    helicopter   Model Types


    ModelDel'dFromTo
    AW AW139 2010
    Agusta AB4121019932017




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