The Italian Army is the land-based component of the Italian Armed Forces of the Italian Republic. The Italian army has about 100,000 soldiers.
Portable Weapons
24,000 Pistol Beretta 92
Pistol Glock 17
Pistol Glock 19
Used by Special Operations Forces
266 Submachine gun Heckler & Koch MP5
Used by Special Operations Forces
Shotgun Benelli M4
Used by Special Operations Forces
120,000 Assault Rifle Beretta AR70/90
2,000 M4 Carbine
Used by Special Operations Forces
Light Machine Gun Minimi
3,000 units
Machine gun MG3
30,000 units
Combat Vehicles
Main Battle Tank C1 Ariete
200 C1 Ariete
Armoured Fighting Vehicle Dardo
200 Dardo
Armoured Fighting Vehicle B1 Centauro
300 Anti-tank
Armoured fighting vehicle Freccia
330 Freccia
Artillery
Helicopters
60 AW129 Mangusta (attack)
118UH-1N Twin Huey(utility)
Being replaced by AW-169M
51 NH-90 TTH (utility)
8 in order
