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Beretta ARX 160A3: the new assault rifle of the meritorious
For a few months, the leading departments of the Carabinieri, especially the Tuscania Parachute Regiment and the 7th and 13th Light Infantry Regiments - but also the ...
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Carabinieri Carried Squadron Cacciatori di Calabria (third part): employment and training against terrorism
Article 83 of the TFEU (i.e. Treaty on European Union and Treaty on the Functioning of the EU), pursuant to Article 31 of the TEU (Treaty on European Union), explicitly refers to ...
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Navy Hydrographic Institute: "a noble past which inspires the present and which directs the future"
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is among the most influential works of Sir Isaac Newton. A valid and reliable scientific text that establishes the foundations for ...
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02/02/18 | Learn more
The secret war in Northern Ireland
The conflict in Northern Ireland represented a turning point for the British army which had to face a completely different scenario from the one encountered ...
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31/01/18 | Learn more
The mystery of ARARA San Juan
On 15 November 2017, the Argentine Navy submarine ARA San Juan loses contact with the naval base of Ushuaia, in Mar del Plata. From that moment begins a frenzy ...
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25/01/18 | Learn more
F-125, the German Navy frigate fails its first sea test
F125 is the name of the futuristic design for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates. The main mission is the participation in inter-force, net-centric missions, with the ...
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09/01/18 | Learn more
Doge 107, three seconds to die
Three seconds and the enemy is dead! The Doge 107 military combat knife, of the Combat-Survival Knife category, designed and created for special forces by the designer ...
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28/12/17 | Learn more
The entrance to the tank on the battlefields
The medium that was to become universally known as a tank was practically imposed, to the armies engaged on the western front of the First World War, just ...
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27/12/17 | Learn more
Visit to the 61 ° Stormo, an international training center
Every day, at the 61st Wing of the Galatina Air Force, it is training and operational. A fortiori, the ...
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21/12/17 | Learn more
The heir
The military defeat of the self-styled Islamic State has once again changed the balance of power within the ...
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07/12/17 | Learn more
Carabinieri Carried Squadron Cacciatori di Calabria (second part): in activity in the land of "Sanlucoti"
It's 22.30pm. Appointment at the barracks, at XNUMX pm. The adrenaline rises as I leave the house to head towards the ...
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25/11/17 | Learn more
Core Cowboys Fire Brigade: on board "Dragon 67"
Habit kills emotions. Not when flying. "Anyone who has tried flight will walk looking at the sky, because there it is ...
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24/11/17 | Learn more
Naval Boarding Party: The Modern Arrays
In the millenary history of the art of "War on the sea" and naval battles, the boarding technique has ...
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22/11/17 | Learn more
APX STRIKER, the last born of Beretta's home
In recent years there has been a great activity in the field of guns, the Beretta with the new APX presents ...
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13/11/17 | Learn more
Bombers for Fire War and Considerations on the ...
2017 looks like a year destined to give Italy no respite in terms of fires. Last summer our ...
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26/10/17 | Learn more
Harassed Squad Carabinieri Calabrian hunters (first part): beyond courage
"For me Calabria means moral category, before being a geographical expression. Calabrese in its best sense ...
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The Russian Special Forces: The New Millennium
The Russian Armed Forces are undergoing a profound renewal process, adapting to future scenarios, acquiring ...
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20/10/17 | Learn more
The Russian Special Forces: the origins
The Russian Special Forces, the Spetsnaz (spetsialnoye naznacheniya), are officially born in the 1950. However, in times of ...
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Individual terrorism: Abu Musab al-Suri
The recent attacks that have hit some of the most famous European capitals show a change in strategy ...
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25/09/17 | Learn more
Theory of the Games: conditioning the past and shaping the future
Forecasts are extremely difficult. Especially on the future. (Niels Bohr) Speaking of science is of course ...
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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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