Piaggio Aerospace formalized an order with the Italian Minister of Defence for six P.180 Avanti Evos at EBACE 2022. Signed by the Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness, the agreement is valued at €55 million and calls for deliveries to be completed over the next two years.

The order comes in addition to nine sold to the Italian armed forces in October 2019. Those aircraft are currently under production. Piaggio said the new aircraft will partially replace retrofit work on 18 P.180s in use by the Italian Carabinieri, Army, Navy, and Air Force.

With the latest deal, Piaggio’s backlog has grown to €446 million, the company said. The Italian manufacturer has been operating under “extraordinary administration” bankruptcy since 2019 and is currently for sale under a bidding process.