Italian Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Italian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Italy, encompassing its army, navy, air force, and related defense structures responsible for the country’s national security and international military commitments.

Aliases (8)

Italian armed forces ×5
Italian Army ×3
Armed Forces of Italy ×1
Armed Forces of Italy (medical support) ×1
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Italy ×1
Forze armate italiane ×1
Italian Armed Forces joint command structure ×1
Royal Italian Armed Forces ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
alliance	European Union Common Security and Defence Policy → North Atlantic Treaty Organization → Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe operations → United Nations peacekeeping framework →
budgetControlledBy	Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy →
chiefOfDefenceStaff	Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) →
commanderInChief	President of Italy →
country	Italy →
established	1861 →
governedBy	Italian Parliament →
hasCapability	air warfare → cyber defense → land warfare → naval warfare → special operations →
hasPart	Carabinieri → Defence General Staff → Guardia di Finanza → Italian Air Force → Italian Army → Italian Navy → Joint Operations Command →
headquartersLocation	Rome →
historicalPrecursor	Regia Aeronautica → Regia Marina → Royal Italian Army →
legalBasis	Constitution of Italy → Italian military code →
nativeName	Forze armate italiane →
participatedIn	International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan → NATO missions in the Balkans → United Nations peacekeeping missions in Lebanon → World War I → World War II → multinational operations in Iraq →
primaryMission	collective defense within alliances → national defense of Italy → participation in international peacekeeping operations → protection of Italian territorial integrity →
reorganizedAfter	World War II →
serviceBranch	Carabinieri → Guardia di Finanza → Italian Air Force → Italian Army → Italian Navy →
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defence of Italy →
symbol	flag of Italy → roundel of Italy →
usesLanguage	Italian →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AMI → Aeronautica Militare → Carabinieri → Corpo Truppe Volontarie → Guardia di Finanza ("Italian armed forces") → Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ("Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Italy") → Italian Navy → Regia Aeronautica →	partOf
Carabinieri → First Marshal of the Empire ("Italian armed forces") → Giulio Douhet ("Italian Army") →	militaryBranch
Beretta M1934 pistol → Carcano rifle → flag of Italy ("Italian armed forces") →	usedBy
Italian tricolour naval ensign → Patria e Onore →	associatedWith
Joint Operations Command → Ministry of Defence of Italy →	jurisdiction
Operation Achse ("Italian armed forces") → Somalia peacekeeping operations →	participant
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) →	appliesToJurisdiction
Article 87 of the Constitution of Italy ("Armed Forces of Italy") →	definesRelationshipWith
Silver Medal of Military Valor ("Italian armed forces") →	eligibility
Government of Italy →	hasAgency
United Nations Command ("Armed Forces of Italy (medical support)") →	hasMember
Italian Armed Forces ("Italian Army") →	hasPart
COMSUBIN →	isEliteUnitOf
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) →	isHighestRankingOfficerIn
AMI ("Italian Armed Forces joint command structure") →	memberOf
Italian Armed Forces ("Forze armate italiane") →	nativeName
Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa →	opponent
Middle East Command →	opposedTo
Aviazione Legionaria →	parentOrganization
Ministry of Defence of Italy →	responsibleFor
Italian Armed Forces ("Italian Army") →	serviceBranch
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ("Royal Italian Armed Forces") →	serviceBranchOf