08/07/20 | Learn more
What to do in the event of a terrorist attack
The lockdown is over and everyone moves freely: including terrorists! Unfortunately we cannot let our guard down, because the danger is always present. So what to do ...
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17/06/20 | Learn more
Russian security companies used in Sub-Saharan Africa: mission (im) possible?
Before its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was a key player in sub-Saharan Africa. But in the aftermath of the Cold War, the Russian Federation ...
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13/05/20 | Learn more
Sweden's strategy against the pandemic: open primary schools and older people to be protected (second and final part)
Sweden never ceases to amaze. The Nordic country is facing the current crisis with great courage, but also with extreme realism: I recommend reading the second part of the ...
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11/05/20 | Learn more
The anti-coronavirus strategy explained to the Italians: Online Defense asks, the Ministry answers (first part)
This is the first of two articles with which the Swedish Ministry of Health explains to readers of Difesa Online, through an interview proposed by us and accepted by them, how ...
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10/03/20 | Learn more
NERVA: the nuclear engine for space exploration
In the early 50s the space race of the two great planetary powers, the USA and the USSR, was still in its infancy. From a theoretical point of view, however, both nations ...
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07/02/20 | Learn more
STEALTH technology
The need to hide in the eyes of the enemy has been an important military factor since ancient times. An example is the battle of the Teutoburg forest of ...
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29/01/20 | Learn more
Mission Command: a crucial aspect of the Art of Command
On 23 January, the Army Study Center held a round table on the topic of Mission Command. The event took place at the PC Dominioni conference room in ...
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08/10/19 | Learn more
The 1975 Naval Law: the Navy is reborn
The 22 March 1975 the Italian Parliament approved an extraordinary financing of 1.000 billion Lire for the "Construction and modernization of naval vehicles for the Navy ...
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23/08/19 | Learn more
It's time for souvenirs: watch out for the bomb!
With the end of the holidays, is it worth taking home some war souvenirs? Why not?!!! Many think ....
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15/07/19 | Learn more
Health CBRN decontamination
Bio-terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, chemical warfare, bacteriological weapons, atomic bomb, these are just a few ...
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26/06/19 | Learn more
The Directorate for lighthouses and signaling of the Logistics Command of the Navy: a service for the community
The headlights have always aroused a certain charm, populating the collective imagination with impressive buildings that ...
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10/05/19 | Learn more
The F-35 DUALE
On May 7th, a demonstration1 on the theme “Double ... was held at the Military Airport of Pratica di Mare (RM).
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06/05/19 | Learn more
DUAL USE: the Mandrakata!
Mandrakata: "Ingenious find that allows you to solve a difficult situation" The attentive reader will not have passed ...
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18/03/19 | Learn more
Artificial Intelligence for battlefields and security
More and more often, almost every day, we learn that in some particular sector it has been ...
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27/02/19 | Learn more
Big data: what they are and why we can not do without them
When the new H2009N1 influenza strain was discovered in the 1, the usual procedure of ...
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22/02/19 | Learn more
Lessons learned and strategy: what politicians do not want to see
A few days ago, the Revue de la Défense Nationale (FR) published an article by Colonel François-Règis ...
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28/01/19 | Learn more
The lost opportunities of the Defense: AID - Agenzia Industrie Difesa
The Defense Industries Agency is a body governed by public law1 which groups together the military establishments that still exist, with ...
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23/01/19 | Learn more
Information manipulation campaigns: when the defense plays the attacker's game
The term "disinformation" today seems to be out of fashion, replaced by the term "fake news" decidedly more fashionable ...
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03/01/19 | Learn more
Artificial Intelligence: a new era for humanity
Humanity has entered a new era of evolution that promises to change our lives, few are left ...
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19/12/18 | Learn more
The Underwater Assaulters: the secret weapon of the Royal Navy in the Second World War
The staff employed in the Regal Navy Assembling Group (first in the 1ᵃ Flottiglia and ...
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Has Putin understood Xi Jinping's masterpiece?
In the past week, much has been written in the media about Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow. Going back 15 months, however, I would like to recall one aspect: is it possible that the war...
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Letters to the Director
New letter to Online Defense regarding the Lynx Vs CV90 issue
Dear Director, I follow your columns and online discussions with passion. Speaking of, hopefully, the future IFV, I have understood your criticisms regarding the BAE CV90. I have some questions. Weight and...
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