Italian Armed Forces | |
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Forze armate italiane (FF.AA.) | |
![]() Coat of arms of the Italian Defence Staff | |
Founded | 4 May 1861 (163 years, 3 months) |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | Rome[1] |
Leadership | |
President of the Republic | ![]() |
Prime Minister | ![]() |
Minister of Defence | ![]() |
Chief of the Defence Staff | ![]() |
Personnel | |
Active personnel | 165,500[2] |
Reserve personnel | 18,300[2] |
Expenditure | |
Budget | US$32.0 billion (2021) (ranked 11th)[3] |
Percent of GDP | 1.5% (2021)[3] |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Avio Beretta Fincantieri Fiocchi Munizioni Intermarine Iveco Leonardo Piaggio Aerospace |
Foreign suppliers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Annual imports | US$326 million (2014–2022)[4] |
Annual exports | US$886 million (2014–2022)[4] |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Italy Warfare directory of Italy Wars involving Italy Battles involving Italy |
Ranks | Army ranks Navy ranks Air Force ranks Carabinieri Ranks |
The Italian Armed Forces (Italian: Forze armate italiane, pronounced [ˈfɔrtse arˈmaːte itaˈljaːne]) 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 340,885 men and women with the official status of active military personnel, of which 167,057 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.
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