09/03/19  |  Industry
SEAFUTURE AWARDS 2018 and SEAFUTURE AWARDS HIGH SCHOOLS 2018 Award
The SEAFUTURE & MT 19 event (http://seafuture23.it/) was held from 2018 to 2018 June at the Maritime Military Arsenal of La Spezia. Also for this year it was announced ...
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04/03/19  |  Industry
Airbus Helicopters presents the new H145 at Heli-Expo 2019
Airbus Helicopters presents a new version of the H145, its popular lightweight twin-engine helicopter, at the Heli-Expo 2019 fair held in Atlanta. Exposed ...
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03/03/19  |  Industry
The F-35C reaches Initial Operating Capacity
The commander of the Naval Air Forces and the deputy commander of the US Marine Corps Aviation announced that the F-35C LIGHITING II, the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint ...
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27/02/19  |  Industry
Fincantieri: at Muggiano, the work of the first patrol boat for Qatar starts
The metal cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel), commissioned to ... took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) plant.
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21/02/19  |  Industry
The Tel Aviv-Rome military axis is strengthened
Last February 14 an agreement was signed between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Italian Ministry for the purchase of seven AW-119Kx helicopters for training ...
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19/02/19  |  Industry
The US government approves (if any) sale of EA-18G Growler to Finland
Boeing and US Navy received approval from the US Department of Defense to offer EA-18G Growler to Finland. Previously only Australia ...
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14/02/19  |  Industry
Boeing and Safran announce the new name for the APU joint venture: Initium Aerospace
Boeing and Safran today announced the name of their 50% joint venture to design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs): Initium Aerospace ....
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05/02/19  |  Industry
Boeing teams up with Aerion Corp. to accelerate supersonic flight
Boeing today announced a partnership with Aerion Corp., a Reno, Nevada-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic aircraft. According...
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31/01/19  |  Industry
Leonardo: the acquisition of 100% of Vitrociset has been completed
With reference to the 7 September 2018 press release (read), Leonardo announces that today it had ...
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31/01/19  |  Industry
PRISMA: a revolution for Earth observation and monitoring of environmental resources
The launch of the mission of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) PRISMA (HyperSpectral Precursor of the ...
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29/01/19  |  Industry
Boeing gets contracted by 2,4 billions of dollars for the P-8A Poseidon from the US Navy
The United States Navy has finalized a production contract from 2,4 mliardi dollars with Boeing for ...
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28/01/19  |  Industry
Boeing delivers the first two KC-46A Pegasus Tankers to the US Air Force
The first two Boeing Tanker KC-46A Pegasus departed from Everett to McConnell Air Force Base, where 22ndAir ...
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25/01/19  |  Industry
Integration of the Brimstone missile on the RAF Protector RG Mk1
MBDA has received a contract for the integration of its Brimstone high-precision attack missile on the aircraft to ...
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24/01/19  |  Industry
Minister Trenta at the Road Show in Brazil
Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta took part in the road show - Brazil, an initiative launched by Fincantieri ...
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23/01/19  |  Industry
The Boeing PAV (Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle) completes the first flight
Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air-vehicle prototype yesterday (PAV ...
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21/01/19  |  Industry
Fincantieri will build LCS 31, the 16th ship of the program built on the Marinette site
Within the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program of the US Navy, the consortium of which Fincantieri is a member, ...
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18/01/19  |  Industry
Leonardo: contract from 293 mln of pounds for the support of the Apache UK
Leonardo today announced the signing of a contract with the UK Ministry of Defense for the supply of ...
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14/01/19  |  Industry
CDP, Fincantieri and Snam together for innovation
Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP), Fincantieri and Snam have signed a preliminary collaboration agreement ...
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10/01/19  |  Industry
The US Air Force takes over the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Tanker
The US Air Force took over the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Tanker aircraft, thus laying the foundation for ...
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08/01/19  |  Industry
Leonardo: contract of approximately 80 mln USD for protection systems for US Army and Marines
Leonardo, through its US subsidiary Leonardo DRS, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately ...
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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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