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Armies of the world. Italy

Population: 57 184 thousand people. The military budget is 15,5 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 230 350 people. The reserve - 65 200 people, including land forces - 11 900, air force - 30 300, naval forces - 23 000. Militarized formations - 252 200 people, including carabineers - 109 700, the Ministry of Internal Affairs - 79 000, financial guard - 63 500. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 10 months. Mobilization resources - 14,1 million people, including 12,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 137 000 people. The operative command headquarters, 3 military district headquarters, 1 mixed brigade (1 mechanized, 1 airborne brigades, 1 amphibian regiment and one of engineers), the Alpine armies (3 Alpine brigades, 1 engineer regiment, 1 army-co-operation aircraft regiment, the Alpine parachute battalion), 2 commands of defence (2 tank, 4 mechanized and 2 armoured cavalry brigades, 2 regiments of engineers, 1 army-co-operation aircraft regiment), a command for support of operative forces: 1 air defence division (2 regiments of surface-to-air guided missiles Hawk, 2 anti-aircraft artillery regiments), an artillery brigade (1 heavy artillery regiment, 2 artillery regiments, 1 regiment of protection from weapons of mass destruction), a brigade of engineers, 1 aviation division (3 regiments and 1 detached battalion).

Arms: 1 349 tanks (of them 819 Leopard-1), 2 777 armored troop carriers (of them 827 M113), 1 390 field artillery guns (including 26 self-propelled guns M-1090/1 and 9 M-110), 22 MLRS, about 1 974 81 and 120 mm mortars, 434 80 mm recoilless guns, 60 surface-to-air guided missile systems Hawk, 112 portable surface-to-air missile systems Stinger, 361 helicopters (of them 45 combat A-129), 432 antitank missile systems Toy-2B, 752 antitank missile system Milan, 12 planes, 5 pilotless vehicles.

Air force: 55 350 people (including 12 700 in service for a fixed period). 329 war-planes, 6 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 8 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 6 air defence fighter squadrons, 2 pilotless vehicle squadrons, 1 electronic warfare squadron, 1 squadron of flying laboratories, 3 transport air squadrons, 3 intercommunication air squadrons. 1 training air squadron, 1 SAR helicopter squadron, 12 SAM battalions. Planes and helicopters: 95 Smerch-IDS, -ADV, -ECR, 55 M04ASA, 6 TF-104G, 74 АМХ, 70 MB-339, 14 MB-339CD, 10 Atlantica, 2 Boeing 707-320, 14 C-130H, 23 G-222, DC9-32, 2 Gulf Stream - 3, 3 Falcon-50, 7 P-166, 5 P-180, 4 PD-808, 33 SF-260M, 33 S1AI-208, 23 HH-3F, SH-3D, 31 AB-212, 51 NH-500D, 3 air defence SAM battalions Nike-Hercules, 9 SAM battalions Spada.

Naval forces: 38 000 people (including 11 000 in service for a fixed period); navy, 5 territorial commands. Navy: 3 squadrons, 1 corvette flotilla, the commands of submarine and minesweeper forces, aircraft, 8 submarines (4 Sauro, 4 Advanced Sauro), 1 light aircraft-carrier Garibaldi, 1 cruiser V.Veneto, 4 destroyers (2 De la Penne, 2 Audace), 16 frigates (8 Maestrale, 4 Lupo, 4 Artiliere), 8 corvettes Minerva, 8 patrol ships (2 Bambu, 4 Cassiopea, 2 Agressive), 3 patrol vessels Esploratore, З landing helicopter carriers Saint Джорджио, 26 storm-boats, 1 command ship, 12 minesweepers (4 Lerici, 8 Gaeta), 45 support vessels (including 8 transports, 14 tankers, 5 experimental vessel, 3 oceanographic vessels, 3 floating shops, 2 diving vessels), 5 training ships (including 2 sailing vessels), 51 towboats (including 43 inshore ones). Groups: special forces (3), combat swimmers (1).

Naval aircraft: 2500 people. Squadrons: planes - 1 assault air squadron; helicopters - 5 anti-submarine helicopter squadrons, 1 transport and landing helicopter squadron. Planes - 18 (16 AV-8B, 2 TAV-8B); helicopters - 89 (26 SH-3D/H, 51 AB-212, 12 EH-101). Marines: 1 000 people, 30 armored troop carriers VCC-1, 10 LVTP-7, 16 81 mm mortars, 8 106 mm recoilless guns, 6 antitank missile systems Milan.





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