THE ITALIAN ARMED FORCES 2000


ARMY: 165.000 (94.400 conscripts), 240.000 reserves

1st Defence Force Command:

2nd Defence Force Command:

Rapid Deployment Force Command:

Mountain Troops Command:

Support Command:

Army Aviation:


Equipment:

Tanks: 800

Recce: 430

APC: 3.785

Artillery: 1.815

ATK: 2.152

AD: 751

Aviation: 379

(On order: 550 Dardo MICV, 240 VBC, 580 Puma APC, 70 PZH 2000 155 mm SP howitzers, 60 NH 90 TTH multirole helicopters)


NAVY: 36.000 (8.500 conscripts), 35.000 reserves

Bases: La Spezia, Taranto, Naples, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Messina, Augusta, Cagliari, La Maddalena

Submarines: 6

Aircraft carriers: 1

Cruisers: 1

Destroyers: 4 GW

Frigates: 8

Corvettes: 8

Patrol vessels: 18

MCM vessels: 12

Amphibious:

Support:

Marines: 1.500

Equipment: 15 AAVP 7 A1, 30 VCC 1 APC, 13 81 mm, 4 120 mm mortars, 6 Milan ATGM, 6 Stinger SAM

Naval Air Arm: 1.500

(On order: 2 U 212 type submarines, 1 Cavour aircraft carriers, 2 Doria destroyers, 16 EH 101, 56 NH 90  helicopters)

            AIR FORCES: 54.000 (11.000 conscripts), 30.000 reserves

FGA: 5 squadrons

Recce: 1 squadron

Tactical: 4 squadrons

Fighters: 6 squadrons

MR: 2 squadrons

ECM: 1 squadron

Calibration: 1 squadron

Transport: 3 squadrons

Communication: 2 squadrons and 19 independent flights

Tankers: 1 flight

SAR: 4 squadrons

OCU: 3 squadrons

Training: 4 squadrons

AD: 3 battalions and 12 independent batteries

Aircrafts: 500 combat aircrafts

Helicopters:

Missiles:

(On order: 106 EFA 2000 Typhoon multi role fighter, 15 EFA 2000 B OCU fighter, 10 C 130 J/30, 12  C 27 J and 18 A 400 M transport, 400 Meteor AAM)

PARA MILITARY FORCES

Defence Department:

Interior Department:

Treasury Departments:

Justice Department:

Forest Department:

POPULATION

57.500.000 peoples: