Italian armed forces declare it is necessary to increase the army’s numbers, specifically by creating a relatively small reserve corps, according to Chief of the Defense Staff of Italy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. The strength of the Italian army was supposed to be reduced to 150,000 in 2024. It was indicated in the 2012 law that by 2024, the total personnel of the Italian Armed Forces must be reduced from 190,000 at that time to 150,000 (89,400 in the army, 26,800 in the navy, and 33,800 in the air force). However, in 2022, the Italian authorities found that such a reduction was unattainab…