Aeronautica Imperialis

Aeronautica Imperialis is the name of two tabletop miniature wargames set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The games depict aerial warfare between different factions in the setting, either as one off battles or as part of a larger narrative campaign.

The first edition was released in January 2007 by Forge World, a division of the British gaming company Games Workshop. The second edition, a relaunch via Games Workshop, was released in August 2019 with a different ruleset and new, larger models.

Aeronautica Imperialis was redesigned and released under the Games Workshop brand in August 2019. Starter sets include two small squadrons of opposing forces (initially Imperium vs Orks, a later set added Imperium vs T’au), a basic rulebook, a game mat and various tokens.

Additional aircraft are available, with the majority released in plastic under the Games Workshop brand and a small number of specialist aircraft available in resin from Forge World.

Supplements are themed around a fictional in-universe campaign, with rules to add more aircraft to the game and a set of missions to enable recreation of key battles of the conflict.