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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: The FN MAG entered service in 1964 with the Defence Forces and is in use with all service branches and a number of Army Corps.
The Irish Defence Forces cap badge (or "FF badge" as it is sometimes called) is common to all services and corps of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Although principally associated with the Irish Army (the regulations of the Defence Forces describe it as "the Army Badge"), it is also worn by (and appears in elements of the insignia of) the Naval ...
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The modern Irish Army uniform is based on the layer principle, and is designed to provide soldiers in the Irish Army with the right degree of protection for any operational environment. [ citation needed ]
During the initial phase of the Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II.Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began importing modern weapons from the United States, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and arms dealers in mainland Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
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 ...
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List of equipment of the Irish Army; This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect: From a page move: This is a ...