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The vocation of a European army
The French president Macron launched the idea for the creation of a European army. An old idea because, as Russian Prime Minister Putin pointed out, it was already a thought ...
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15/10/18 | Learn more
Are we talking about missiles? Reflections on a neglected capacity
The topic of missiles in our country has always traveled "under track", yet we have a first-rate industry. We are talking about it now for the political controversies that have arisen around ...
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26/09/18 | Learn more
What future for the armored component? Leopard, Merkava, Aries 2 or ...?
As part of the renewal process of the Italian Armed Forces, the problem of modernizing the Ariete wagon has the same critical aspects as almost all of the ...
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13/09/18 | Learn more
Tonfa, from agricultural tool to combat stick
It has now become quite common to observe that a number of police forces from Western countries (but also from the Armed Forces when employed in "control ...
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05/09/18 | Learn more
Space applications for disaster management
The presence of satellite technologies, and space technologies in general, is constantly increasing in ordinary everyday life in a more or less evident way. The mechanism of the ...
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19/07/18 | Learn more
Piaggio Aerospace P.2HH and MPA "Multirole Patrol Aircraft": reflections by a tax payer
In recent weeks there has been a stir in the question of the government's position regarding the choice of future MALE-piloted aircraft (...
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05/07/18 | Learn more
Is Sweden preparing for the war?
Is Sweden preparing for war? The Swedish government has been distributing the "Om ...
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18/06/18 | Learn more
Military contractors and their growing use against hybrid threats
The phenomenon of "globalization" has undoubtedly brought great and multiple benefits in the most varied sectors of human activities, from commercial to technological ...
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12/06/18 | Learn more
French spatial policies from the 60 years to today
France has always been at the forefront of the space sector internationally and in particular has a ...
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11/06/18 | Learn more
Sicut Nox Silentes, "Silent like the night": at the base of the NOCS - anti-terrorism and territorial control
(Continued) Since its inception, Nocs has undergone a great evolution ... Andrea Mainardi - That's it. The department was born to ...
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07/06/18 | Learn more
Sicut Nox Silentes, "Silent as the night": at the base of the NOCS - History and evolution
Remember the 18 March 2017 when, at the Paris Orly airport, the bomber Ziyed Ben Belgacem attacked the military of ...
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04/06/18 | Learn more
The new Leonardo systems of the Naval Law
The renewal of the Italian naval fleet, which passes through the program called the Naval Law, presents new and ...
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01/06/18 | Learn more
Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH "HammerHead": update and "chat" on the subject
While the news about the interest aroused by the Piaggio Aerospace P.180 “EVO” in the European ...
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07/05/18 | Learn more
Al-Shabaab's strategy
According to the definition of Boaz Ganor, president of the International Institute for Counterterrorism, the attacks ...
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03/05/18 | Learn more
Insertion / Extraction with Helicopter and Eliassalto
Helicopters, by their nature, are a very versatile and highly flexible aerial vehicle. For this reason they can ...
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11/04/18 | Learn more
Carabinieri squadron. Calabrian hunters: at the shooting range
At the shooting range, located within the operational logistics base of the "Luigi Razza" Military Airport, I am ...
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10/04/18 | Learn more
Beretta PMX submachine gun: the heir to the M-12
One of the greatest successes of the Gardone Val Trompia factory, in the field of military weapons, is undoubtedly the ...
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05/04/18 | Learn more
General Electric Aviation T700 / CT7 engine: 30 years and do not hear them!
A little less than a year ago, looking for information on a particular industrial construction process, the "additive ...
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21/03/18 | Learn more
Carabinieri squadron. Calabrian hunters: from the armory to the shooting range
A sign, that of the Carabinieri of Sinopoli, riddled with little more than a dozen 12 caliber bucks, is ...
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06/03/18 | Learn more
The role of the aeronaval force from the Washington consensus to the post-Yalta
For England, the great vessels of the age of sailing ships (from the late seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century), which ...
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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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