05/11/16  |  Insights
VIDEO: Online Defense takes you aboard one of the most advanced units of the Italian Navy, the "Alpino" FREMM
On 30 September the fifth FREMM class unit (European Multi Mission Frigate program) was delivered to the Italian Navy. The previous day, Navy and ...
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04/11/16  |  Points of view
Pozzuolo del Friuli 1917-2016, the spring of the Heroes
Spring of Heroes! If 99 years ago I had had to give a title to the battle of Pozzuolo del Friuli I would have named it like this and not just because I wanted to fix a clear ...
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04/11/16  |  Venturi Times
Turkey masses troops on the Iraqi border: "We will not wait. We will defend our interests "
According to Reuters, a long military column has been marching for days near Silopi, in the province of Şırnak, on the Turkish Iraqi border (not ...
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04/11/16  |  Events
November 4, celebrations at the Altare della Patria
"We for you: because the security of the country is our mission". It is with this slogan and with a promotional video released in recent days that this November 4th, ...
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04/11/16  |  Events
4 November: the message from the Chief of Defense Staff, General Graziano
"Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, Graduates, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Carabinieri and Civil Defense Staff, on National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day ...
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04/11/16  |  Events
November 4, day of national unity and the Armed Forces: the message of Minister Pinotti
"Men and women of Defense, today, 4 November, we celebrate the Day of National Unity and the Day of the Armed Forces, this is a non-casual combination, because in what ...
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04/11/16  |  History
Nazi secret base discovery in the Arctic Circle: Schatzgraber exists
Schatzgraber, the Nazi secret base built by direct order of Adolf Hitler in the 1942 during Operation Barbarossa, was located by a group of Russian scientists ....
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04/11/16  |  Military world
Airshow China, Cai Hong 5 unveiled: the most powerful Chinese drone is a copy of the Reaper
The Cai Hong 5, the leading UAV of Chinese technology and already defined at home as the most powerful drone in the world, was unveiled to the public during the International Aviation and ...
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04/11/16  |  Report
Reportage Syria: war in hospitals. Western hypocrisy
To assess the severity of a conflict often stops the number of victims. The one in Syria has now come to ...
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04/11/16  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: destroyed Russian helicopter, unharmed crew
A Russian helicopter crashed a few hours ago in Syria. A combat helicopter of the Russian Air Force (VVS) -...
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03/11/16  |  Industry
Cisco and Thales, a strategic alliance for cybersecurity
Cisco and Thales have launched a trusted solution to identify and react to cyber attacks with greater ...
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03/11/16  |  Guests Book
James M. McPherson: Lincoln
James M. McPherson Ed. BUR Rizzoli pages: 110 14 April 1865: actor John Wilkes Booth, fanatic, supporter of ...
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03/11/16  |  Industry
PIAGGIO AEROSPACE SIGNS CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF 5 VELIVOLI P.180 NEXT EVO IN THE UNITED STATES
Piaggio America, the US subsidiary of Piaggio Aerospace, has announced to the NBAA-BACE (the business show ...
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03/11/16  |  Events
"Pivoli, start swiming on your own!"
"Pivoli", start swimming alone, but respecting the rules. Wanting to make a summary this is how it was ...
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03/11/16  |  Analysis
Globalizers vs. Identities: The premise of a systemic drift?
Data from the Global Peace Index (see The Institute for Economics and Peace - 2016) and associated analyzes do not seem to be ...
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03/11/16  |  Heaven
The HH212A helicopters of the Italian Mission in Malta fall within Italy
Yesterday, in line with the plan to restructure the national presence in Malta, the competition has definitively ceased "...
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03/11/16  |  Military world
F-35, Officer: Requested more 500 million dollars to complete the development
The Pentagon has requested additional funds of $ 500 million to end the development phase of the ...
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03/11/16  |  Report
Reportage Syria: Palmyra and the weight of remembrance
To get to the pearl of the street desert, you need to do a lot; it is not a street anymore but more than ...
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02/11/16  |  Seaside
Avira team patrol participates in NATO operation "Sea Guardian"
Tomorrow the Aviere squad patrol boat of the Navy will leave Taranto to join the Naval Group of the ...
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02/11/16  |  Industry
Leonardo-Finmeccanica wins a contract in China for air traffic control radars
Leonardo – Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract in China with the National Instruments Import and Export Corporation (...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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