Until very recently the Italian police (including the Carabinieri) operated only Italian-made vehicles, but that changed with the introduction of Land Rover Defenders and Subarus into service. Normal Carabinieri patrol vehicles are dark blue with a white roof, with a red stripe along the side. Carabinieri license plates begin with "CC" or previously with "EI" (formerly Esercito Italiano, Italian Army), and a Carabinieri car is traditionally called a Gazzella (gazelle). Small or medium-sized cars are used for ordinary patrol work, with larger and more powerful vehicles being used for emergency response, highway patrol, and special services. The vehicles of the Carabinieri military police and mobile units are painted in NATO camouflage scheme as done with the other Italian Armed Forces vehicles. Cars Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo Giulia Alfa Romeo Giulietta Subaru Forester Lancia Kappa Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Defender-90 hard top Land Rover Discovery II e III e IV Lotus Evora S Fiat Ducato Hummer H1 Fiat Grande Punto Jeep Renegade Jeep Grand Cherokee Mitsubishi Pajero Mitsubishi i-MiEV Isuzu D-Max Renault Clio Iveco Daily SEAT León Suzuki Jimny Motorcycles Moto Guzzi California Cruiser BMW F650GS BMW R1100-RTP BSA M20 Aircraft Fixed-wing aircraft Piaggio P.180 Avanti Helicopters AgustaWestland AW109 Agusta-Bell AB 412 AgustaWestland AW139 (2019) Tactical vehicles Land Rover Defender 110 soft top Iveco Daily 4×4 40.10WM 4×4 off-road light armored military truck Unimog RG-12 Iveco VM 90T Torpedo Iveco VM 90P Protected Iveco LMV Puma 4×4 Puma 6×6 VCC1 M113 M3 Hummer H1 Ships Offshore patrol boats Motovedetta classe 800 Motovedetta classe N700 Motovedetta classe 600 Coastal patrol boats Motovedetta classe 200 Motovedetta classe 100 Motorboats Motovedetta classe 300 Motovedetta classe N100 Motovedetta classe T120 Motovedette classe S Battello pneumatico Stinger Special Vehicles GEMCAR Snowmobile Polaris Uniforms See also Italian Carabinieri Bands Civilian control of the military Gendarmerie Law enforcement in Italy Military police Multinational Specialized Unit Zaptie Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa Centro Sportivo Carabinieri References External links Official Carabinieri website FIEP – Italian Carabinieri Carabinieri Association website National law enforcement agencies of Italy Gendarmerie Border guards Military provosts Military of Italy 1814 establishments in Italy Military units and formations established in 1814