Tag: Italian Army

POTD: Italian Paratroopers with Beretta ARX-160s

Posted August 10, 2019 in Defense, Photo Of The Day, Rifles by Matthew Moss with No Comments

Today’s photo of the day features Italian Paratroopers and their Beretta ARX-160s. The ARX-160 has been Italy’s standard issue service rifle since 2008. These photos, taken by Staff Sgt. Austin Berner, show Italian paras assigned to 1st Platoon, 20th [Read More…]

Italy to Transfer Beretta AR70/90s to Albania

Posted October 16, 2017 in Daily News, Defense, News, Rifles by Matthew Moss with 23 Comments

The Italian Army are to transfer as many as 5,000 Beretta AR70/90 5.56x45mm Rifles to Albania by the end of 2017. Albania is one of Italy’s regional strategic allies and the donation of AR70/90s, along with two Iveco VTLM light multirole vehicles, is in an effort [Read More…]