Modern vehicles of the Irish ArmyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIrish ArmyBadge of the Irish Defence Forces.svgComponentsIrish ArmyArmy ReserveEquipmentWeaponsUniform and dressVehicles and equipmentPersonnelOfficer rank insigniaEnlisted rank insigniaThis is a partial list of the modern vehicles of the Irish Army (and other Irish Defence Forces).Contents [hide] 1 Current vehicles2 Defence Forces aircraft3 Gallery4 See also5 ReferencesCurrent vehicles[edit]Name Origin Type Number Photo NotesArmoured fighting vehicleMowag Piranha IIIH[1] Switzerland Armoured Personnel Carrier 80Irish Army Mowag Piranha.jpg * 54 APC's armed with 12.7mm machine gun & co-ax 7.62mm machine gun* 8 Command Vehicles armed with 12.7mm machine gun & co-ax 7.62mm machine gun* 2 Ambulances* 1 Recovery Vehicle* 9 Close Recce Vehicles armed with the 12.7mm machine gun or 40mm grenade machine gun in a Kongsberg Protector* 6 Medium Recce Vehicles armed with Oto Melara 30mm autocannonRG-32M Light Tactical Armoured Vehicle (LTAV)[2][3] South Africa Light Tactical Vehicle 27 Irish Army RG-32M Light Tactical Armoured Vehicle LTAV (4520429843).jpg Armed with pintle mounted 7.62mm machine gun or Kongsberg Protector RWS with the 12.7mm machine gun or 40mm grenade machine gun.Scorpion CRV(T)[4] United Kingdom Reconnaissance vehicle 6 (14) Irish Scorpion Tank.JPG Armed with 1x76mm gun, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun and 7.62mm anti-air machine gun. Only 6 actually serviceable.Sisu XA-180 Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 2Retired 2012General service vehicleMitsubishi Pajero Japan Off-road vehicle Irish Army New Pajero (4184292173).jpgNissan Patrol[5] Japan Off-road vehicleLand Rover Defender United Kingdom Off-road vehicleField ambulances and funeral gun carriage tractor.Ford Ranger United States Off-road vehicleIsuzu D-Max Japan Off-road vehicleTroop carrying vehicleScania R420 6x6[6] Sweden Troop carrying vehicle Irish Army - Equipment loading prior to departure to Chad (4109933072).jpgIveco EuroCargo 4x4[7][8] Italy Troop carrying vehicleMercedes-Benz 1117 4x4[8] Germany Troop carrying vehicle 60Leyland DAF T244 4x4 United Kingdom Artillery gun tractor and Troop carrying vehicle 55 Irish army truck.jpgFord Transit Minibus United States MinibusLogisticsScania P124CB 8x8 DROPS[9] Sweden DROPS truckIveco Astra M320.42 W BAD 8x8 DROPS Italy DROPS truck Irish Army Iveco Astra M 320E D Trackway Variant (4703540529).jpg One fitted with a EKALIFT 2500 recovery body.OtherMowag Duro III Switzerland Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicleArmoured and unarmoured variantsBandvagn 206 Sweden Air defence support role 7 Irish Army Bandvagn 206 Photo Review 2009 (4192578951).jpgACMAT VLRA France 3 Used by Army Ranger WingFord F350 SRV United States RECCE vehicle 12 Irish Army Ranger Wing Ford Special Recon Vehicle in Chad (4109830420).jpg Used by Army Ranger WingAardvark MK4 United Kingdom Mine flailDOK-ING MV-4 Croatia Remote mine flail 2 Tracked remote control mini flailEOD Duro II Switzerland Tactical military lorryUnmanned aerial vehicleAeronautics Orbiter UAV Israel Miniature UAV 3 (6) Used by Artillery Corps. Two systems where acquired in 2006 each system has 3 Orbiter UAV's. Two where destroyed in crashes and one was lost and never recovered.Defence Forces aircraft[edit]Note: All Irish Aircraft are operated by the Irish Air Corps. Main article: List of aircraft of the Irish Air CorpsAircraft[10] Origin Type Versions In service NotesAgustaWestland AW139 Italy Utility Helicopter AW139 6 Can be armed with cabin mounted FN MAG machine gun.CASA CN-235 Spain Maritime patrol CN-235M-100P 2 Upgraded by EADS-CASA in 2008Cessna 172H France Surveillance & Monitoring FR172H 5 Reims-builtEurocopter EC-135 Germany Light Utility & Trainer HelicopterEC135P2 2 Also used to support the Army when not in pilot trainingGates Learjet 45 United States VIP Transport & Air Ambulance 451Grumman G1159C Gulfstream IV United States VIP Transport G1159C 1Operation cost per hour (2012): 3,790.[11]Pilatus PC-9M Switzerland Trainer Aircraft & Close Air Support PC-9M7 8 delivered, one crashed in 2009.[12] Sometimes equipped with HMG or rocket pods.[13][14]In addition, the IAC operates on behalf of the national police force's Garda Air Support Unit:Pilatus Britten Norman Defender 4000 Switzerland/ United Kingdom GASU reconnaissance and patrol BN2T-4S 1Eurocopter EC 135T2 Germany GASU EC135T2 2Gallery[edit]Panhard AML-20 (retired in 2013) IAC AW139See also[edit]Modern Irish Army uniformModern weapons of the Irish ArmyReferences[edit]Jump up ^ "Irish Army Vehicles Mowag APC". Military.ie (Official site). Archived from the original on 26 November 2010.Jump up ^ Lavery, Don (14 December 2008). ""South African firm wins Irish Army vehicle contract"". Irish Independent.Jump up ^ "2010 Estimates for Defence and Army Pensions and Annual Output Statement" (Press release). Department of Defence. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.Jump up ^ "Irish Army Vehicles Scorpion Armoured reconnaissance vehicle". Military.ie (Official IDF site). Archived from the original on 11 July 2008.Jump up ^ "Irish Army Vehicles General Service Vehicle". Military.ie (Official IDF site). Archived from the original on 20 February 2009.Jump up ^ "Scania.ie News Irish Defence Forces 6 million order to SCANIA". September 2006. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007.Jump up ^ "Irish Army Iveco EuroCargo 4x4". Flickr.^ Jump up to: a b Karl Martin (2002). Irish Army Vehicles: Transport and Armour Since 1922. ISBN 978-0954341305.Jump up ^ "Scania.ie News Irish Defence Forces Scania 8x8". August 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006.Jump up ^ "Air Corps Fleet summary". Military.ie (Official Defence Forces website).Jump up ^ "St Patrick's Day trips cost 100,000". Irish Times. 2012-04-02.Jump up ^ "RT News - Two pilots die in Air Corps crash". RT News. 13 October 2009.Jump up ^ "Fleet - Pilatus PC-9M Statistics". Military.ie (Official Defence Forces website).Jump up ^ IrishAirPics.com - Description of live fire training exerciseCategories: Irish ArmyModern military equipment of the Republic of IrelandNavigation menuCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView historyMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaWikimedia ShopInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact pageToolsWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkPage informationWikidata itemCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable versionLanguagesEdit linksThis page was last modified on 20 November 2014, at 17:07.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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