Beretta PMX
| Beretta PMX | |
|---|---|
 Royal Malaysian Navy Beretta PMX on display at MAF 2025 anniversary day | |
| Type | Submachine gun Semi-automatic pistol / Pistol-caliber carbine (PMX-S) |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Beretta |
| Designed | Early 2010s |
| Manufacturer | Beretta |
| No. built | 8,500+[1][2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Unloaded: 2.4 kg (5.29 lb)[3] |
| Length | Extended stock: 640 mm (25.2 in)[3] Folded stock: 418 mm (16.5 in)[3] |
| Barrel length | 175 mm (6.9 in)[3] |
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[3] |
| Action | Blowback[3] |
| Rate of fire | 900 rounds/min[4] |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[3] |
| Sights | Removable rear sight adjustable in windage and front sight adjustable in elevation[3] |
The Beretta PMX is a 9×19mm Parabellum caliber submachine gun, designed and manufactured by the Italian company Beretta.
Development
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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]
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] The semi-automatic only version made for the civilian market is sold as PMX-S.
Design details
[edit]The Beretta PMX is a closed bolt and blowback operated submachine gun made by engineering plastic and aluminum. It shares design features with the Intratec TEC-9[6][7] and the Beretta M12, which was supplied to many police forces and armed forces around the world.
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]
Users
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Indonesia: Used by Special Force.[8]
Italy: 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.
Malaysia: As of February 2023, at least 47 Beretta PMXs have been ordered for the Elite Forces of Malaysia.[9]
Saudi Arabia: 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]
Singapore: Used by the Naval Diving Unit since 2025 (replacing the Heckler & Koch MP5).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Beretta: the PMX submachine gun will equip the Saudi Royal Guard". European Defence Review. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "PMX Submachine Gun" (PDF). Beretta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Pike, Travis (August 8, 2025). "The Many Desccendants of the TEC-9". GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical). Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ Member, Jess-Range Team (January 14, 2025). "Beretta PMXs". The Range of Richfield. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
- ↑ AndCav4 (2025-11-20). "PMX TNI" (in Indonesian) – via X.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[better source needed] - ↑ "Beretta SMGs Out in The Wild". Malaysian Defence. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
