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Service And Conflict Use

1. Jan 1, 1988

   Italian service begins

   The AMX entered Italian Air Force service in 1988 after the first production aircraft were delivered.

   Sources: AMX - Aeronautica Militare

2. Jan 1, 1995

   Bosnia deployment

   Italy assigned six AMXs from 103° Gruppo to Bosnia under Operation Deny Flight, then later reused the type in support of IFOR peacekeepers.

   Sources: AMX International AMX - Wikipedia

3. Jun 17, 1999

   Kosovo strike use

   Italian AMX aircraft used Opher-guided Mk 82 bombs during the Kosovo War instead of standard unguided stores.

   Sources: AMX International AMX - Wikipedia

4. Nov 1, 2009

   Afghanistan deployment

   Four Italian AMX aircraft deployed to Afghanistan from late 2009 for reconnaissance support and later accumulated more than 700 combat missions.

   Sources: AMX International AMX - Wikipedia

5. Mar 19, 2011

   Libya intervention

   Italian AMX aircraft flew strike sorties during the 2011 military intervention in Libya and first used Litening targeting pods with guided bombs.

   Sources: AMX International AMX - Wikipedia

6. Jan 1, 2016

   Kuwait-based anti-Daesh operations

   Italian AMX aircraft operated from Kuwait under Prima Parthica in support of the coalition fight against Daesh in Iraq.

   Sources: Italy deploys Typhoons in Kuwait to replace AMX aircraft in the fight against Daesh

7. Apr 5, 2024

   Italian retirement ceremony

   The Italian Air Force held a retirement ceremony for the AMX at Istrana Air Base after 35 years of service.

   Sources: AMX - Aeronautica Militare

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