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Population
Defence budget 2010
GDP 2009
Land area
Capital
Life expectancy
Population growth rate |
4 million
Euros 694 billion (US$846 billion)
Euros
166 billion (US$203 billion)
68,900 sq kms (26,500 sq miles)
Dublin (Population 1.2 million)
77 years
0.8 per cent |
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ARMY |
NAVAL
SERVICE |
AIR CORPS |
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Total Armed
Forces |
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Army
Naval Service
Air Corps |
8,500 (with about 14,000
reservists)
1,100 (with about 300 reservists)
800 (with about 100 reservists) |
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MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE |
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Contact Details
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Department of
Defence
Parkgate
Dublin 7
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8042000
Fax: +353 1 8045000
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Army Strength: approximately 8,500
professionals and 14,000 reservists (total 22,500)
Outline Army Structure:
3 x Infantry Brigades
1 x Army Ranger Wing (ARW)
1 x Air Defence Battery
1 x Logistic Support Group
ARMY COMMANDS
Military Operations are controlled by Army
Headquarters in Dublin through the following headquarters:
Note:
Although under command of the army on a day-to-day basis, for
operations, the ARW is usually tasked and under the direct commanded
by the Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) at Defence Forces HQ. The
ARW consists of about 100 highly trained specialists.
INFANTRY BRIGADE OUTLINE ORGANISATION
Reserves
In support of the Permanent Defence Force the 14,000 personnel of
the Army Reserves (FCA) are organised into the ‘Integrated Reserve’
and the ‘Non Integrated Reserve':
Integrated Reserve - 9 x Infantry Battalions, 3 x Armoured Troops
and 3 x Field Artillery Batteries.
Non Integrated Reserves - 3 x Infantry Brigades with 31 x Infantry
Companies and associated ‘teeth’ and ‘support’ units.
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Light Tanks (Lt Tk) |
14 x
Scorpion (Tracked) |
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Reconnaissance (Recce) |
18 x AML-20
(Wheeled) |
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15 x AML-90 (Wheeled) |
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Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) |
2 x XA-180 Sisu (Wheeled) |
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80 x Pirhana III
(Wheeled) |
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27 x MRAP Cougar |
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Towed Artillery
(Towed) |
24 x 105 mm
Light Gun |
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30 x 88 mm 25 pounder (estimate in
service for training) |
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Mortars (Mor) |
60 x 120 mm
(estimate) |
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300 x 81 mm
(estimate) |
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100 x 60 mm (estimate) |
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Anti-Tank (Atk) |
36 x Javelin |
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20 x Milan
(possibly in store) |
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400 x 84 mm Carl
Gustav |
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Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) |
7 x RBS-70 SAM
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35 x 40 mm L/70 (gun
system) |
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NAVAL
SERVICE ORGANISATION |
Irish Naval Service
Strength: approximately 1,100
(with about 300 reservists)
Principal Units:
8 x
Offshore and Coastal Patrol Vessels
Outline Irish Naval Service Structure:
The majority of the Irish Naval Services’ activities are directed at
fishery protection and patrolling the Irish Economic Zone. The INS has
its Headquarters and Naval Base on Haulbowline Island, in the area of
Cork Harbour. The Naval Base includes the National Surveillance
Centre, which assists in coordinating fishery surveillance activities.
The 300 x naval reservists are organised into 5 x companies trained
for port security duties and costal defence.
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MAJOR
NAVAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT |
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Offshore
Patrol Vessels (OPV) |
1 x P31
Eithne Class (with helipad) Helicopter
Patrol Vessel |
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2 x Rosin
Class |
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3 x Deirdre P21
Class |
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2 x Peacock
Class |
Air Corps Strength: approximately 800 (with about 100 reservists)
OUTLINE AIR CORPS OUTLINE STRUCTURE
The Irish Air Corps is
one of the smallest European Air Forces and has no attack aircraft.
The majority of aviation missions are related to surveillance and
reconnaissance tasks in support of the army, police and naval service.
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MAJOR
AIR CORPS EQUIPMENT |
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Maritime
Patrol (MP) |
2 x CASA 235 |
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Transport (Tpt) |
1 x Learjet
45 |
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1 x
Gulfstream IV |
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1 x Beech
200 Super King Air |
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General
Duties (GD) |
5 x Cessna
FR-172 (monitoring cash in transit) |
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1 x BN
Defender 4000 (Garda support) |
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Training/Light Strike (Trg) |
7 x PC-9M
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Helicopters
(Hel) |
6 x AW 139
(utility) |
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2 x EC-135
(utility and light attack) |
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2 x EC-135T/P2
(Garda support and training) |
CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate
figures)
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EUFOR CAR/Chad |
430 |
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EUFOR Bosnia |
43 |
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KFOR Kosovo |
230 |
