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Italy Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 41 weapon systems built or assembled in Italy, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

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2014 Russia-Ukraine War202003 Iraq War52011 First Libyan Civil War42014 War Against the Islamic State41982 Falklands War31990 Gulf War32001 War in Afghanistan31979 Soviet-Afghan War2

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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AMX International AMX, Light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1992 Bosnian War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreAMX International AMXLight attack and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: AMX InternationalThe AMX International AMX is an Italian-Brazilian light attack and reconnaissance jet developed by Aeritalia, Aermacchi, and Embraer for close support, interdiction, and tactical reconnaissance. Italian AMX aircraft saw sourced operational use from NATO missions over Bosnia and Kosovo through Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait-based anti-Daesh ISR sorties, while Brazil modernized its A-1 fleet as the A-1M.
Tempest, sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft programme, Aircraft & UAVsTempestsixth-generation crewed combat aircraft programmeBuilt by: BAE Systems / Leonardo / Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesTempest is the UK name for the crewed fighter at the centre of the Global Combat Air Programme, a UK-Italy-Japan effort to develop a next-generation stealth combat aircraft with digital engineering, advanced sensing, and networked future-air-system roles. The programme is not fielded in combat, so this draft records programme identity and development context without conflict-use claims.
SF-260, Trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil War +2 moreSF-260Trainer and light attack aircraftBuilt by: SIAI-Marchetti / Aermacchi / LeonardoThe SF-260 is an Italian trainer and light attack aircraft designed by Stelio Frati and built by SIAI-Marchetti and later Aermacchi/Leonardo. Its conflict record ranges from Libyan-operated and Chadian-captured SF.260s in the Chadian-Libyan conflict to Sri Lankan close-air-support use, Chadian government ground attacks, and Philippine Air Force SF-260 attacks during Marawi.
Panavia Tornado, Twin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +6 morePanavia TornadoTwin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraftBuilt by: BAE Systems / Airbus Defence and Space / LeonardoThe Panavia Tornado is a UK-German-Italian variable-sweep combat aircraft family developed for low-level strike, interdiction, reconnaissance, electronic-combat, and air-defense roles. Tornado variants saw direct combat use from the 1990 Gulf War through Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, the anti-Daesh campaign, the 2018 Syria strikes, and Saudi-led coalition operations in Yemen.

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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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SAMP/T, Mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarSAMP/TMobile long-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Eurosam (MBDA / Thales)SAMP/T, known as MAMBA in French service, is a Franco-Italian truck-mounted air and missile defense system built around Aster interceptors, multifunction radar, engagement command modules, and road-mobile vertical launchers. Ukraine uses SAMP/T batteries for scarce long-range air defense against Russian aircraft, missiles, and drones, while the SAMP/T NG path adds newer radar, Aster 30 Block 1NT, and a multi-layer configuration integrating VL MICA.
Albatros, Naval surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense1990 Gulf WarAlbatrosNaval surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Selenia / Alenia / MBDA ItalyAlbatros is an Italian shipboard surface-to-air missile system built around Aspide-family missiles for point defense and limited local-area protection of frigates, corvettes, and other surface combatants. The legacy Selenia/Alenia system used four-, six-, or eight-cell launcher fits with continuous-wave missile guidance, and Italian Navy records place an Albatros/Aspide-equipped frigate in Gulf War coalition service before MBDA positioned CAMM-ER-based Albatros NG as the successor line.
Leopard 1 Skyranger 35, Tracked self-propelled short-range air-defense gun system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLeopard 1 Skyranger 35Tracked self-propelled short-range air-defense gun systemBuilt by: Rheinmetall / Rheinmetall Air DefenceLeopard 1 Skyranger 35 combines a surplus Leopard 1 tank chassis with Rheinmetall's unmanned Oerlikon Skyranger 35 turret, turning a Cold War tank hull into a mobile short-range air-defense system for drones, cruise missiles, and low-flying aircraft. The configuration was publicly demonstrated in Switzerland in September 2024 and later ordered for Ukraine, with Rheinmetall describing Rheinmetall Italia as the production and integration site for the Ukraine systems.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Puma 4x4, 4x4 light armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPuma 4x44x4 light armored reconnaissance vehicleBuilt by: IVECO / OTO MelaraThe Puma 4x4 is the shorter four-wheel branch of Italy's Puma light armored vehicle family, developed by the Iveco-Fiat and OTO Melara team for reconnaissance, patrol, and protected troop movement alongside Centauro-equipped units. Public reporting on the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War identifies Ukrainian operation of Italian Puma APCs in both 4x4 and 6x6 configurations, while leaving the transfer quantity and route publicly unresolved.
Iveco LMV, 4x4 protected light multirole vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIveco LMV4x4 protected light multirole vehicleBuilt by: IVECOThe Iveco LMV is an Italian 4x4 protected multirole vehicle built around patrol, liaison, command, and troop-mobility tasks where mine and small-arms protection matter more than heavy-vehicle firepower. The family is known as VTLM Lince in Italian service, Panther in British service, and Rys in Russian service; in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it appears both as donor-supplied vehicles for Ukraine and as Russian LMV Rys vehicles documented among battlefield losses.
Puma 6x6, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPuma 6x66x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierBuilt by: IVECO / OTO MelaraThe Puma 6x6 is the larger six-wheel member of Italy's Puma light armored vehicle family, built by the Iveco-Fiat and OTO Melara industrial team as a compact troop carrier and reconnaissance-support vehicle alongside heavier Centauro units. Public Ukraine reporting documents Puma APCs in Ukrainian hands through battlefield imagery and subsequent sightings, but Italy has not publicly confirmed a transfer package or vehicle count.
Centauro B1, 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer, Armored Vehicles1991 Somali Civil War, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreCentauro B18x8 wheeled tank destroyerBuilt by: IVECO / OTO MelaraThe Centauro B1 is an Italian 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer built for cavalry reconnaissance, rapid road movement, and direct-fire support rather than main-battle-tank protection. Developed by the IVECO-Fiat and OTO Melara consortium, it combines an OTO Melara 105 mm/52 rifled gun, a four-person crew, long road range, and a comparatively light wheeled chassis; documented conflict use includes Italian UNOSOM II fighting in Somalia, coalition employment in Iraq, and Ukrainian service where crews have added anti-drone protection and used the gun from closed firing positions.
VCC-1 Camillino, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVCC-1 CamillinoTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: OTO MelaraThe VCC-1 Camillino is an Italian OTO Melara M113A1 derivative that traded some troop capacity for sloped side armor, firing ports, and a protected machine-gun position. It sits between the baseline M113 family and later Italian infantry fighting vehicles, and 2025-2026 open reporting documented VCC-1 vehicles transported toward Ukraine, identified in Ukrainian brigade service, and later listed among visually documented Ukrainian losses.
VCC-2 Camilino, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVCC-2 CamilinoTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: Leonardo S.p.A. (former Oto Melara)The VCC-2 Camilino is an Italian M113A1-derived tracked armored personnel carrier with added side armor, an open protected machine-gun position, and troop-carrier seating retained closer to the baseline M113 than the more heavily reshaped VCC-1. Ukraine-focused reporting documented VCC-2 vehicles in Ukrainian National Police service in 2024 and described Italy's 2025 plan to send additional retired vehicles to Ukraine, making the type part of Ukraine's broader M113-family armored mobility fleet.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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Beretta 92 pistol, 9x19 mm semi-automatic service pistol, Infantry Weapons1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq WarBeretta 92 pistol9x19 mm semi-automatic service pistolBuilt by: BerettaThe Beretta 92 is a 9x19 mm, double-action/single-action pistol family built around an open-slide, recoil-operated locked-breech design. The U.S. military M9 designation made the 92FS-family pistol a standard sidearm after the 1985 procurement award, with conflict records here documenting M-9 pistols in Desert Storm boarding-team context and M9 pistols in close-range fighting during the April 2003 Baghdad Thunder Runs.
TC/6 anti-tank mine, Anti-tank blast mine, Infantry Weapons1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarTC/6 anti-tank mineAnti-tank blast mineBuilt by: Tecnovar Italiana SpAThe TC/6 is Tecnovar Italiana's Italian plastic-bodied, minimum-metal anti-tank blast mine. It uses a pressure-fired air-pressure fuze designed to resist shock and overpressure clearance techniques, can be laid manually or mechanically, and sourced conflict records place it with Afghan resistance forces during the Soviet-Afghan War and in Hamas weapons-cache reporting during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
Beretta BM59 rifle, Battle rifle, Infantry Weapons1982 Falklands War, 2022 Haitian Gang ConflictBeretta BM59 rifleBattle rifleBuilt by: Beretta / PT Pindad / Defence Industries Corporation of NigeriaThe Beretta BM59 is an Italian selective-fire battle rifle that converted the M1 Garand architecture into a 7.62x51mm NATO, detachable-magazine service rifle. Beretta built the core Italian family, while licensed or locally produced patterns appeared in Indonesia and Nigeria. Direct conflict-use sourcing ties BM59-family rifles to Argentine small arms in the 1982 Falklands War and to criminal-gang firearms in Haiti's current gang conflict.
TS-50 anti-personnel mine, Minimum-metal blast anti-personnel mine, Infantry Weapons1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1980 Iran-Iraq War +3 moreTS-50 anti-personnel mineMinimum-metal blast anti-personnel mineBuilt by: Tecnovar Italiana SpAThe TS-50 is an Italian minimum-metal blast anti-personnel mine built around a small pressure-actuated plastic body and pneumatic fuze. The record covers the Italian TS/50 baseline and closely documented T/79 and YM-1 copy designations, with conflict-use evidence from Afghanistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, and the Russia-Ukraine War's Donbas supply trail.
12-gauge shotgun, Shotgun, Infantry Weapons2022 Haitian Gang Conflict, 2012 Central African Republic Civil War +3 more12-gauge shotgunShotgunBuilt by: O.F. Mossberg & Sons / Remington / Winchester / Beretta / Mossberg, Remington, Akkar, and other manufacturersThe 12-gauge shotgun is a broad family of shoulder-fired smoothbore firearms chambered for fixed shotgun shells. Modern 12-gauge guns span pump-action, break-action, and semi-automatic layouts, while documented conflict roles range from Ukrainian short-range counter-drone defense and Central African militia small arms to Islamic State recoveries; Haiti coverage is narrower because the cited reporting identifies gang-held pump-action shotguns without confirming gauge.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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Marte Mk.2 anti-ship missile, Anti-ship missile, MunitionsMarte Mk.2 anti-ship missileAnti-ship missileBuilt by: MBDA / OTO MelaraThe Marte Mk.2 is an Italian lightweight anti-ship missile family developed from the Sea Killer/Marte line and now marketed by MBDA for helicopter, aircraft, ship, and coastal-defense applications. Current MBDA material centers the family on the shared 310 kg MARTE MK2 missile, with the MK2/S serving fixed- and rotary-wing launch roles and the MK2/N adapting the same missile to ship launchers. The family uses fire-and-forget, all-weather sea-skimming flight with inertial mid-course waypoint navigation, active radar terminal homing, a semi-piercing high-explosive warhead, and impact/proximity fuzing.
Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, MunitionsMeteorBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missileBuilt by: MBDAMBDA Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by six partner nations under MBDA leadership. The missile combines active radar homing, datalinked mid-course updates, a blast-fragmentation warhead, and a variable-flow ducted rocket for sustained endgame energy; official sources document operational carriage on Gripen, Typhoon, and Rafale aircraft and ongoing integration or test activity for F-35 and KF-21 fighters.

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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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