Military of Italy

The '''''' are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the and the . As with the but in contrast to the , the are a military force. As the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the and , and both of them are contactable through 1

armed forces of the Republic of Italy

maritime warfare branch of Italy's military

Italian law enforcement agency

' ('; , ) was the military intelligence agency of Italy from 1977 to 2007.

Italian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters

military unit