Italy’s Guardia di Finanza orders a P.180 Avanti EVO — third Avanti and first sale since Baykar takeover

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has placed an order for a single Piaggio P.180 Avanti EVO to supplement its fleet of two Avanti IIs, marking the agency’s third Avanti. The purchase is the first P.180 sale since Baykar Technologies’ acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace earlier this year.

Discovered 2025-09-04T03:24:31.806248-07:00 | 2025-09-04T03:24:31.806248-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The order is a single-unit sale but significant as the first P.180 transaction since Baykar’s takeover, an early signal of commercial demand for the relaunch: https://hype.aero/?story=1dc102d7-e8d1-4a4c-bb62-d54f35e97028
  • The addition raises Guardia di Finanza’s Avanti fleet to three airframes, directly bolstering its tactical transport and surveillance capability with the newer EVO variant.
  • The deal comes alongside management changes at the relaunched business — see the announcement that Giovanni Tomassini has been named CEO of Baykar Piaggio Aerospace — which frames next steps for production and customer outreach: https://hype.aero/?story=656dc08b-fa38-4533-8566-7301090ef188

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