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Military unit
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Founded4 May 1861
| Italian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forze Armate Italiane (FF.AA.) | |
Coat of Arms of the Italian Defence Staff | |
| Founded | 4 May 1861 |
| Service branches | Esercito Italiano (Army) Marina Militare (Navy) Aeronautica Militare (Air Force) Carabinieri (Gendarmerie) |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Giorgio Napolitano |
| Minister of Defence | Ignazio La Russa |
| Chief of Defence | Gen. Vincenzo Camporini |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | voluntary (since 2003) |
| Active personnel | 293,202[1] (ranked 18th) |
| Reserve personnel | 41,867[1] |
| Deployed personnel | 8,450[1] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | €20,364 mil. (2010)[2] |
| Percent of GDP | 0.914%[2] |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Avio Beretta Breda CNH Industrial Fincantieri Finmeccanica Fiocchi Munizioni Intermarine Piaggio Aerospace |
| Foreign suppliers | |
| Annual imports | €1,168 mil. (2009)[3] |
| Annual exports | €6,735 mil. (2009)[3] |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Italy Regio Esercito Regia Marina Regia Aeronautica |
| Ranks | Italian Army ranks Italian Navy ranks Italian Air Force ranks |
- "The Military Balance 2010", pages 141-145. International Institute for Strategic Studies, 3 February 2010.
- (in Italian) Gli stanziamenti per il settore della Difesa – Bilancio 2010. Italian Chamber of Deputies, 27 April 2010.
