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Population
Defence budget 2010
GDP 2009
Land area
Capital
Life expectancy
Population growth rate |
58 million
Euros
15.5 billion (US$18.9 billion)
Euros
1,510 billion (US$1,842 billion)
301,338 sq kms (116,346 sq miles)
Rome
(Population 2.7 million)
80.5years
0.13 per cent |
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Total Armed
Forces |
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Carabinieri |
104,000
34,000
44,000
107,000 |
Reserves: About 40,000 ready reserves the majority of which are
assigned to the army.
Conscription was abolished in 2004. |
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MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE |
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Contact Details
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Ministero of Defence
Palazzo Baracchini
Via XX Settembre 8 - 00187 Rom3
Italy
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Army Strength:
approximately 104,000
1 x Land Force Headquarters
3 x Operational Commands
3 x Regional Headquarters
11 x Operational Brigades
5 x Support Brigades
Italian Army Outline Army Structure
Notes:
(1) This is the NATO headquarters for a Rapidly Deployable Corps (RDC)
operating under the direct command of the NATO Supreme Allied
Commander Europe (SACEUR). There are 5 x NATO RDC and in any
emergency various NATO nations would assign troops to these RDC as
required.
(2) There are 5 x brigades providing support to HQ Land Forces
Command: Air Defence Brigade (Padua); Engineer Brigade (Udine);
Logistics Brigade (Treviso); Signal Brigade (Anzio); ISTAR Brigade
(Anzio)
Note:
This formation has the ability to
produce a divisional sized headquarters should the need arise.
Note:
This formation has the ability to produce a divisional
sized headquarters should the need arise. Bersaglieri units are
generally highly mobile light infantry formations.
Note:
(1) Command troops include 4 Alpini (Parachute) Regiment
(Bolzano) and 6 Alpine Regiment (San Candido).
Once again this formation has the ability to produce a divisional
sized headquarters should the need arise.
Main Battle Tanks |
200 x Ariete
C1 |
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120 x
Leopard 1A5
(in store) |
Reconnaissance (Recce) |
300 x B1 Centauro (Wheeled) |
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFV) |
200 x Dardo (tracked) |
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60 x VBM Freccia (total of 249 planned) |
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) |
540 x Puma (wheeled) |
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1,000 x VCC-1/VCC-2 (estimate in service – M-113 type) |
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250 x M-113 (estimate – remaining in service) |
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200 x Bv-206 (tracked) |
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1,260 VTLM Lince (wheeled – FCLV) |
Self Propelled
Artillery |
70 x 155 mm PzH 2000 |
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90 x 155 mm (many in store) |
Towed Artillery |
160 x 155 mm
FH-70 |
Multiple Rocket
Launchers |
22 x 122 mm MLRS |
Mortars (Mor) |
200 x 81 mm |
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200 x 120 mm |
Anti-Tank (Atk) |
250 x I-TOW (ATGW) |
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1000 x Milan (ATGW) |
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Some Spike reported |
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400 x 80 mm Folgore RL (estimate) |
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2,000 x 110 mm Pzf-3 (RL) |
Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) |
36 x MIM-23
Hawk SAM |
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32 x SPADA 2000 (SAM) |
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60 x Stinger (MANPAD) |
Army Aviation |
60 x A-129
Mangusta (attack) |
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20 x CH-47C (transport - being replaced by 16 x CH-47F) |
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10 x TTH NH-90 (transport – 30 more on order) |
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21 x Bell-412 (utility) |
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40 x AB-205 (utility) |
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40 x AB-206 (utility) |
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3 x Do-228 (fixed wing transport) |
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3 x P180 (fixed wing transport) |
Navy Strength:
approximately 34,000
Principal Units:
6 x Submarines
2 x Aircraft Carriers
16 x Destroyers and Frigates
14 x Patrol Vessels
Italian
Navy Outline Structure
Note:
(1) The Amphibious Forces includes the
1,300 personnel of the San Marco Regiment. This unit includes 1 x
Assault Battalion, 1 x Logistic Support Battalion; 1 x Special
Forces Company; 1 x Operations Company (for marine detachments on
naval vessels).
Submarines (SSK) |
4 x Sauro |
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2 x Tadaro (Type 212A – 2 more on order) |
Aircraft Carriers (CV) |
1 x Garibaldi |
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1 x Cavour |
Destroyers (DG) |
2 x Andrea Doria |
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2 x Lugi Durand de la Penne |
Frigates
(FF) |
8 x Maestrale |
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4 x Artigliere |
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6 x FREMM on order (deliveries start in 2014) |
Amphibious (Amphib) |
2 x San Georgio (LPD – 350 troops) |
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1 x San Giusto (LPD – 350 troops) |
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15 x Landing Craft (various types) |
Corvettes
(FS) |
8 x Minerva |
Mine Countermeasures (MCM) |
4 x Ponza (minehunter) |
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12 x Lerci (minehunter) |
Patrol and Coastal Combatants (PCC) |
6 x Cassiopea (helicopter capability) |
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6 x Commandante (helicopter capability) |
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4 x Esploratore |
Miscellaneous |
3 x Replenishment Vessels |
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4 x Oil Tankers |
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2 x Water Tankers |
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6 x Vehicle Transports |
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1 x EW Vessel |
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4 x Training Vessels |
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1 x Submarine and Rescue Vessel |
Naval
Aviation |
30 x AB-212 (ASW) |
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8 x EH 101 (ASW) |
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4 x EH 101 (AEW) |
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8 x EH 101 (support) |
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56 x NHI NH 90 (support – on order) |
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15 x AV-8B Harrier II (fixed wing) |
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2 x TAV-8 Harrier (training – fixed wing) |
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22 x F-35B (on order to replace Harrier) |
Air Force Strength: approximately 44,000
5 x Fighter Squadrons
2 x Fighter Ground Attack Squadrons
2 x Transport Squadrons
1 x Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron
4 x Training Squadrons
Italian
Air Force Outline Structure
Operational Forces Command –
Detailed Listing |
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Combat
Forces Command |
Naples |
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2 Wing |
Rivolto |
Spada SAM
Systems |
4 Wing |
Grosetto |
Eurofighter Typhoon |
5 Wing |
Cervia |
F-16ADF |
6 Wing |
Ghedi |
Tornado
IDS |
32 Wing |
Amendola |
AMX FGA &
Predator UAV |
36 Wing |
Gioia |
Eurofighter Typhoon |
37 Wing |
Trapani |
F-16ADF |
50 Wing |
Piacenza |
Tornado
ECR |
51 Wing |
Istrana |
AMX FGA |
313
Aerobatic Squadron |
Rivolto |
MB339 (Frecce
Tricolori) |
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1st
Special Air Brigade |
Padua |
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9 Wing |
Grazzanise |
AB 212
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16 Wing
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Martina
Franca |
Security
Battalion |
17 Wing |
Cerveteri |
Special
Forces Group |
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46 Air
Brigade |
Pisa |
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Transport
Squadrons |
Pisa |
C-130J and
C-27J |
14 Wing |
Practica
de Mare |
Boeing
KC-767, G.222RM/VS,
P180, P166, MB-399A |
15 Wing |
Stefano
Cagna |
AB-212,
HH-3F SAR |
31 Wing |
Ciampino |
Airbus
A319, Falcon 50 and SH-3D |
41 Wing |
Sigonella |
Breguet
Atlantic MR |
MAJOR
AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT |
Fighter (Ftr) |
22 x F-16A/B (on lease from USAF) |
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45 x Typhoon (76 more on order) |
Fighter
Ground Attack (FGA) |
70 x Tornado IDS |
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66 x AMX |
Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD) |
16 x Tornado ECR |
Transport (Tpt) |
21 x C-130J |
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10 x C-27J |
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4 x KC-767 (tanker) |
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3 x A319 Airbus |
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7 x Falcon 50/900 |
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15 x P 180 |
Maritime Patrol (MP) |
8 x Atlantic |
Training (Trg) |
80 x MB-339 |
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30 x SF 260EA |
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20 x AMX-T |
Helicopters
(Hel) |
48 x NH 500E (training and utility) |
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30 x AB-212AM (utility) |
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8 x HH-3F (SAR) |
Air launched
missiles (ALM) |
AMRAAM (AAM) |
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SCALP EG (ASM) |
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Iris-T (AAM) |
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Storm Shadow (ASM) |
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HARM (ARM) |
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Sidewinder |
Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) |
SPADA (towed) |
Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) |
5 x Predator RQ-1A |
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4 x MQ-9 Reaper |
Carabinieri
Strength: 107,000
The Carabinieri is a branch of the armed forces under the command of
the Ministry of Defence. The force is organised on a territorial
basis for law enforcement missions and criminal investigation. There
are 19 x regional commands and 102 x provincial commands which
account for about 80 percent of the total force personnel.
Specialist units include:
Mobile Unit Command: this consists of two brigades configured to
assist in national defence and take part in overseas operations in
support of the Armed Forces. This command has a major reinforcement
input into areas where the local Italian police are unable to cope
during an emergency or crisis.
ROS: This is the special operations group which deals with terrorism
and the more sophisticated types of organised crime.
Cuirassiers: Are an elite group within the Carabinieri who guard the
President of Italy.
CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate
figures)
NATO (ISAF) Afghanistan
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3,300 |
NATO (KFOR) Kosovo |
1,450 |
EUFOR Bosnia |
300 |
UNIFIL – Lebanon |
2,500 |