Modern vehicles of the Irish Army

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Mowag Piranha (with 12.7 mm HMG) in Dublin for the 2006 Easter Military Parade

Aardvark MK4 - identical in design to Irish DF vehicle

IAC AW139

This is a partial list of the modern vehicles of the Irish Army (and other Irish Defence Forces).

[edit] Defence Forces land vehicles

Number	Make/Model	Role	Armament/notes
54	Mowag Piranha IIIH^[1]	Armoured Personnel Carrier	Armed with 1x12.7mm HMG machine gun, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun, 8x 66mm smoke dischargers
8	Mowag Piranha IIIH	Armoured Command Vehicles	Armed with 1x12.7mm HMG machine gun, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun, 8x 66mm smoke dischargers
2	Mowag Piranha IIIH	Armoured Ambulance
1	Mowag Piranha IIIH	Armoured Recovery Vehicle
9	Mowag Piranha IIIH	Close Recce Vehicle	Armed with the 12.7mm or 40mm H&K GMG Kongsberg RWS
6	Mowag Piranha IIIH^[1]	Medium Recce Vehicle	Armed with Oto Melara 30mm cannon
19	Panhard AML 90	Cavalry/scout vehicle	Armed with 1x90mm gun, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun, 4x66mm smoke dischargers. 20 purchased - one destroyed by fire in Lebanon.^{[citation needed]}
24	Panhard AML 20	Cavalry/scout vehicle	Armed with 1x20mm cannon, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun, 4x66mm smoke dischargers. A conversion of the Panhard 127 and AML 60CS.
14	Scorpion 440	CVRT, Light recce Tank.	Armed with 1x76mm gun, co-ax 7.62mm machine gun, 4 x66mm smoke dischargers.^[2]
2	Sisu XA-180	Armoured personnel carrier	Used at the Curragh's United Nations Training School^{[citation needed]}
25	RG-32M (RG Outrider) LTAV^[3]	Light tactical armoured vehicles	The first BAE RG-32M light tactical armoured vehicles were delivered in early 2010.^[4]
N/A	Nissan Patrol	Troop transport	4x4 FFR vehicles.^[5]
N/A	Ford Transit	Troop transport
N/A	LDV Minibus	Troop transport
N/A	MAN 14.240 FAEG 4x4	Troop transport
55	Iveco Astra 8x8	Troop carrying transport vehicles
60	Mercedes-Benz 1117	Troop carrying vehicle (TCV)^[6]
N/A	Scania R124 8x8^[7]	DROPS heavy lift vehicle
21	Iveco EuroTrakker^[8]	DROPS heavy lift vehicle	Complement includes 1 heavy recovery variant
36	Scania AB 6x6^[9]	General transport trucks
N/A	Land Rover Defender	Field ambulances
N/A	Mowag Duro III	Bomb disposal unit vehicles	Armoured and unarmoured variants
7	Bandvagn 206	Air defence support role
16	ACMAT VLRA	Troop transport vehicle and gun tractor	Used as gun tractor in limited role for 105mm and 120mm mortar artillery
10+	Ford F350 SRV	RECCE vehicle	Used by special forces/ARW
N/A	Aardvark MK4	Mine flail
2	DOK-ING MV-4	Remote mine flail	Tracked remote control mini flail
N/A	Bedford Vehicles TK	Troop carrier/lorry
N/A	EOD Duro II	Tactical military lorry
N/A	Crossley 25/30	Tender (historical)	Historical/display
N/A	Kronenburg MAC11-7114	Airport crash tender
	Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4	Internal security role	Delivered March 2010.^{[citation needed]}
	Toyota FJ40	Staff cars
	Various	Transport vehicles / staff cars	The Cavalry Corps, Military Police and Communications Corps are equipped with various staff cars, motorcycles all terrain and road going motorbikes and ATVs

[edit] UAV

Number	Make/Model	Role	Notes
3+	Aeronautics Orbiter UAV	Miniature UAV	Most recently used by EUFOR Tchad/RCA contingent^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Defence Forces aircraft

Note: All Irish Aircraft are operated by the Irish Air Corps. Main article: List of aircraft of the Irish Air Corps

Aircraft^[10]	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
AgustaWestland AW139	Italy	Transport Helicopter (M-L)	AW139	6	Sometimes armed with door mounted GPMG
CASA CN-235	Spain	Maritime patrol	CN-235M-100P	2	Upgraded by EADS-CASA in 2008
Cessna 172	France	Surveillance & Monitoring	FR172H	5	Reims-built
Eurocopter EC-135	Germany	Trainer Helicopter	EC135P2	2	Also used to support the Army when not in pilot training
Gates Learjet 45	United States	VIP Transport	45	1
Grumman G1159C Gulfstream IV	United States	VIP Transport	G1159C	1
Pilatus PC-9M	Switzerland	Trainer Aircraft	PC-9M	7	8 delivered, one crashed in 2009.^[11] Sometimes equipped with HMG or rocket pods.^[12]^[13]
In addition, the IAC operates on behalf of the national police force's Garda Air Support Unit:
Britten-Norman Defender 4000	United Kingdom	GASU reconnaissance and patrol	BN2T-4S	1
Eurocopter EC 135T2	Germany	GASU	EC135T2	2