Italian Armed forces

Italy
Population
58,853,482
Military budget
32.7 billion $
Active personnel
165,500
Nuclear weapons
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Rome
Area: 301,338 km2
Population: 58,853,482
Etnic groups: foreign residents 8.1%
Religions: Christian 83.3%, Muslim 3.7%, other 0.3%, none 12.4%

Military branches

(Forze armate italiane) Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC).

Military service

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.

Military expenditures

Military budget
32.7 billion $
Percent of GDP
1.5

Manpower

Active personnel
165,500
Reserve
18,300
Available
13,865,688

Land Forces

Tanks
200
AFV
2,758
Artillery
197
Self-propelled guns
68
Rocket artillery
21
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- Dardo 198
- Freccia 630
- Orso 56
- AAV7-A1 17
- Bandvagn 206S 300

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber

Air Forces

Total aircraft
712
Fighters
92
Multirole
66
Attack
45
Helicopters
423
UCAV (combat drone)
12
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber

Attack and bomber aircraft

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- MD 500 Defender 2
- AW101 29
- AW139 24
- Agusta A129 Mangusta 59
- Bell 412 21
- Bell 212 74
- Bell 206 31
- AW109 15
- AW169 1

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber

Navy

Total naval
200
Aircraftcarriers
2
Destroyers
4
Frigates
15
Corvettes
0
Submarines
8
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- Durand de la Penne class 2

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Maestrale class 3
- Thaon di Revel class 2

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- -

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- Sauro class 4

Nuclear weapons

Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.