Beretta PMX

Beretta PMX
TypeSubmachine gun
Place of originItaly
Service history
In service2018–present
Production history
DesignerBeretta
DesignedEarly 2010s
ManufacturerBeretta
No. built8,500+[1][2]
Specifications
MassUnloaded: 2.4 kg (5.29 lb)[3]
LengthExtended stock: 640 mm (25.2 in)[3]
Folded stock: 418 mm (16.5 in)[3]
Barrel length175 mm (6.9 in)[3]
Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum[3]
ActionBlowback[3]
Rate of fire900 rounds/min[4]
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine[3]
SightsRemovable rear sight adjustable in windage and front sight adjustable in elevation[3]

The Beretta PMX is a 9x19mm Parabellum caliber submachine gun, designed and manufactured by the Italian company Beretta. The PMX was presented in 2017 and is intended to replace the Beretta M12 as an ordinance weapon of some law enforcement in Italy.[4]

Development

Member of the Malaysian 10th Parachute Brigade with Beretta PMX

The Beretta PMX shares design features with the Beretta M12, which was supplied to many police forces and armed forces around the world. Around 2015–2016, there were many rumours about the release of a new submachine gun model that was then presented by Beretta during the "Milipol" exhibition in Paris in 2017.[5]

Since 2018, Italy's Carabinieri has ordered, after experimentation in some operational departments, more than 5,000 PMXs[1] with the future intention of modernizing the entire individual weapons arsenal. In March 2022 it was confirmed that the Saudi government awarded Beretta a contract for 3,500 PMXs to arm the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment.[2] As of February 2023, at least 47 Beretta PMXs have been ordered for the Elite Forces of Malaysia.[6]

Design details

The Beretta PMX is a closed bolt and blowback operated submachine gun made by engineering plastic and aluminum. Its total empty weight is 2.4 kg and it is 640 mm long with extended folding stock (418 mm with folded stock). It is fed with a 30-round magazine, chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum NATO caliber, shooting a 900 rounds/min rate of fire.[3][4] It has an ambidextrous three-position manual safety with selective fire (semi-automatic and full auto), adjustable folding sights and "MIL-STD 1913" picatinny rails that allow to use various accessories as aiming devices of any type.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Approvvigionamento 5000 pistole mitragliatrici Beretta PMX D-7 Cal.9 PB" [Supply of 5,000 Beretta PMX D-7 Cal.9 PB submachine guns]. Carabinieri (in Italian). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Beretta: the PMX submachine gun will equip the Saudi Royal Guard". European Defence Review. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "PMX Submachine Gun" (PDF). Beretta. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Pistola mitragliatrice Beretta PMX: l'erede della M-12" [Beretta PMX submachine gun: heir to the M-12]. DifesaOnline.it (in Italian). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Pmx 9×19 mm Nato, una nuova Beretta sotto l'arco di trionfo" [Pmx 9 × 19 mm Nato, a new Beretta under Arc de Triomphe]. ArmiMagazine.it (in Italian). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Beretta SMGs Out in The Wild". Malaysian Defence. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.