▁platform . ▁The ▁original ▁Italian ▁requirement ▁for ▁a ▁B reg uet ▁Atlantic ▁replacement ▁had ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁AS W ▁and ▁anti - sur face ▁war fare ▁( AS u W ) ▁capabilities , ▁however , ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁ren eg oti ated ▁to ▁a ▁configuration ▁that ▁ex cluded ▁these ▁capabilities . ▁An ▁anticip ated ▁P - 7 2 B ▁variant ▁for ▁AS W ▁and ▁AS u W ▁operations ▁may ▁later ▁be ▁purs ued ; ▁accordingly , ▁prov isions ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁P - 7 2 As ▁on ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁adapted ▁to ▁the ▁P - 7 2 B ▁configuration . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁pair ▁of ▁P - 7 2 A ▁aircraft ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 ▁MP ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Italy ' s ▁par amil it ary ▁Guard ia ▁di ▁Fin anza ▁( G d F ) ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁three ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 s ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁will ▁supp lement ▁the ▁G d F ' s ▁existing ▁force ▁of ▁four ▁A TR - 4 2 s ▁in ▁the ▁border ▁surve ill ance , ▁mar itime ▁pat rol ▁and ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁roles . ▁ ▁Fed Ex ▁Express ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fed Ex ▁Express ▁launched ▁the