Standard issue handgun to be replaced by the Beretta APX.
In service since
delivered in
7, delivered in
Beretta APX
&#;Italy
Semi-automatic pistol
9×19mm Parabellum
—
New standard issue handgun.
Successor of the Beretta 92FS, first entering in service with forces in active combat missions [2]
Glock 17
&#;Austria
Semi-automatic pistol
9×19mm Parabellum
—
Issue with special forces.
In use in the Col Moschin 9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) [3]
Glock 19X
&#;Austria
Semi-automatic pistol
9×19mm Parabellum
—
Issue with special forces.
In use in the 4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti Ranger (4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment) [4]
FN Five-seveN
&#;Belgium
Semi-automatic pistol
FN ×28mm
—
Issue with special forces.
In use in the Col Moschin 9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti
Italiens försvarsmakt
Italiens försvarsmakt (italienska: Forze armate italiane) består av vapenslagen armén, marinen, flygvapnet och karabinjärerna. Finanspolisen, Guardia di Finanza, är en militär kår underställd finansministeriet. Försvarsmakten är sedan en yrkesarmé. Soldaterna är av två slag, yrkessoldater med tillsvidareanställning (Volontari in Servizio Permanente, VSP) och kontraktsanställda på ett (Volontari in ferma prefissata ad 1 anno, VFP1) eller fyra år (Volontari in ferma prefissata ad 4 anno, VFP4). VSP rekryteras bland VFP4, som i sin tur rekryteras ur VFP1. Det finns också en äldre kontraktsanställningsform (Volontari in ferma breve, VFB), där ingen har anställts sedan
Försvarsgrenarna
Armén
Den italienska armén - Esercito Italiano - har &#; soldater. Den består av åtta aktiva insatsbrigader, bemannad med yrkessoldater (VSP) och kontraktsanställda (VFP4), för internationella operationer och av tre territorialförsvarsbrigader, bemannad med konstraktsanställda (VFP1), för skydd och bevakning av den italienska statens nyckelinstitutioner. En av dessa brigader har, till exempe
Italian Armed Forces
Combined military forces of Italy
The Italian Armed Forces (Italian: Forze armate italiane, pronounced[ˈfɔrtsearˈmaːteitaˈljaːne]) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's military police and are also involved in missions and operations abroad as a combat force. Despite not being a branch of the armed forces, the Guardia di Finanza is organized along military lines.[5] These five forces comprise a total of , men and women with the official status of active military personnel, of which , are in the Army, Navy and Air Force.[1][6][7][8] The President of the Italian Republic heads the armed forces as the President of the High Council of Defence established by article 87 of the Constitution of Italy. According to article 78, the Parliament has the authority to declare a state of war and vest the powers to lead the war in the Government.
Organization
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The office of the Chief of Defence is organised as follows:[9]
The four branches of Italian Armed F
Italian Army
Land warfare branch of Italy's military forces
Military unit
The Italian Army (Italian: Esercito Italiano [EI]) is the land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the s and s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China, Libya, Northern Italy against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, Abyssinia before World War II and in World War II in Albania, Balkans, North Africa, the Soviet Union, and Italy itself. During the Cold War, the army prepared itself to defend against a Warsaw Pact invasion from the east. Since the end of the Cold War, the army has seen extensive peacekeeping service and combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardoinfantry fighting vehicle, the Centaurotank destroyer and the Arietetank and among its aircraft the Mangustaattack helicopter, recently deployed in UN missions. The headquarters of the Army General Staff are located in Rome opposite the Quirinal Palace, where the president of Italy resides. The army is an all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel.