I don’t think Italy is that bad, beside the delay of the Typhoon, we got an air force that ca cover almost all activities
CAP : F16, F104, Typhoon
Bombers : Tornado
Wild Weasel : Tornado ECR
CAS : AMX
Attack Helicopter : A129
Cargo : C130J-G222-C27J
Transport Helicopter : CH47, EH101, NH90
Marine Airplanes : Harrier
MP : Atlantique, ATR MP
What is reallt missing is an AEW capability, beside it Italy in all international crisis Italian Air Force and Italian Navy has proven itself very good and in Kosovo were italian AMX to do CAS and not British Harriers 😉