In this complicated moment a economic level and struggling with an unprecedented coronavirus-induced crisis, the Beretta Arms Factory of Gardone Valtrompia has collected a series of orders from the police and with which to guarantee employment levels. L'Weapon of the carabinieri, for example, as reported by Bresciaoggi, it will purchase a new batch, the third, of the new Pmx machine guns from the Brescia colossus, for a total of 11 thousand pieces.
This was adopted already in 2017 from the carabinieri with a first order of 1.000 pieces and now a third purchase order has arrived with the forecast of selling up to a total of 35 machine guns in five years. But not only the carabinieri, because also the Alpini have chosen the new Beretta Pmx and so is expected for the Italian Army.
And with the possibility of expanding the equipment also to the rest of the police between the Guardia di Finanza, the Navy and the State Police who are currently still using the Pm12 dating back to 1961. And speaking of the Pmx machine gun, Kenya is also thinking of acquiring it for its own Police forces (QuiBrescia.it).