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The AI 92 Sniper Rifle entered Irish Army service in 1992. [2] Accuracy International AWM United Kingdom: Bolt action sniper rifle: 8.6×70mm (.338 LM) The AWM entered service in 2011. The Irish Army version is chambered for the .338 Lapua Magnum round. [3] Machine guns FN MAG Belgium: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO
Irish Army RG-32M (Outrider) light tactical vehicles. The Irish Army has 27 RG Outrider light tactical vehicles from BAE Systems with the first 2 delivered in April 2010. One of the first two delivered is armed with a FN MAG 7.62mm machine gun fitted to the roof opening and the other is fitted with a Kongsberg Remote Weapon Station (RWS) armed ...
The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [5] As well as maintaining its primary roles of defending the State and internal security within the State, since 1958 the Army has had a continuous presence in peacekeeping missions around the world. The Irish Army is organised into two brigades.
The Army has light armoured vehicles, with the primary vehicle being the MOWAG Piranha, armed with machine guns. Its artillery capabilities consist of 120mm mortars and 105mm light guns. The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) are the special forces of Ireland.
Irish Army Transport Corps logistics lift at night. The Transport Corps (TPT) (Irish: An Cór Iompair) is a combat service support corps of the Irish Army, a branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. The role of the Transport Corps is to provide the Defence Forces with a heavy lift transport and logistics capability.
Cavalry Corps MOWAG Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle (MRV) on a shoot in the Glen of Imaal. The Cavalry Corps (CAV) (Irish: An Cór Marcra) is one of the combat support corps of the Irish Army. In peacetime, the Cavalry carries out various duties in Aid to the Civil Power, such as: Border operations supporting Gardaí.
In the early 1970s against the background of the escalating Troubles in Northern Ireland the Irish Government decided to expand the Irish Army. [1] In 1972 Séamus Timoney, a professor at University College Dublin (who had previously contributed to the design of the British FV601 Saladin and FV603 Saracen armoured vehicles) offered to design a new APC, based on requirements developed in ...
Army Ranger Wing on patrol in Chad Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle armed with a 30 mm autocannon. The Army is the land warfare branch of the Irish Defence Forces and consists of two brigades, a training centre, providing training to all the defense forces, and other units, including musical units.