page_title: Structure of the Irish Defence Forces
section_title: Infantry battalion organization
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Irish Defence Forces / Chief of Staff / Army / Infantry battalion organization
caption_attribution_description: New Light Tactical Armoured Vehicle
context_page_description: This article represents the structure of the Irish Defence Forces as of May 2020:
context_section_description: The infantry battalions of the Irish Army are organized as follows:
  Infantry Battalion
  Headquarters Company
  Administrative Platoon
  Communications Platoon
  Transport Platoon
  Logistic Platoon
  3x to 6x Infantry companies
  3x Infantry platoons
  Weapons Platoon, with M1 60mm mortars, FN MAG machine guns, and 84mm recoilless rifles
  Support Company
  Reconnaissance Platoon, includes a Sniper section
  Heavy Machine Gun Platoon, with M2 Browning heavy machine guns
  Anti-armour Platoon, with Javelin anti-tank missiles
  Mortar Platoon, with LLR 81mm mortars
caption: Infantry with RG-32M light tactical vehicles
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