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The South of the USA between redneck tradition and aerospace supply chain
Entered in common use for a long time, the term redneck refers to the stereotypical image of the South peasant, from the rough ways and the proud character, which has the neck ...
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12/12/16 | Learn more
VBM Freccia Porta-Mortar: a formidable weapon to avoid the Syrian "TOW-time"?
It happened last year in Cesano, near Rome, during an international exercise. I was visiting some booths of companies attending the event when I came across ...
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24/11/16 | Learn more
The relationship between institutions and armed forces in the sculptural synthesis of Giulio Monteverde
When we talk about national unity in general we tend to remember its main protagonists. Next to the names of Cavour, Garibaldi, Gioberti…. the first decades of history ...
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05/11/16 | Learn more
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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21/10/16 | Learn more
The first counterinsurgency experience for the US: the rise and fall of Ku Klux Klan
In his autobiography, the Italian-American manager Lee Iacocca (baptismal name Lido Antonio, whose parents Nicola and Antonietta had left for America from ...
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19/10/16 | Learn more
"Centauro II" armored vehicle presented
This morning at the Army Transport and Materials School, in the Cecchignola military complex in Rome, the "Centauro II" busway, the latest evolution ...
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10/10/16 | Learn more
The lethal arrows of the Entente: silent forerunners of the aerial bombardment in the First World War
When in the German trenches you could hear at a distance that warning cry that broke the throat to scream 'Pfeile' (arrows), the terror spread in an instant. Not a ...
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01/10/16 | Learn more
Charlie Brown Comes Home: An Incredible Story of War and Courage
At the edge of the trees a 'flying Fortress', lost and without a motor, quickly straightens the bar to avoid the crash. Trudging, riddled with the blows of hunting and ...
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26/09/16 | Learn more
The ideal conditions for the aeronautical industry: from the Po Valley to the south of the USA
The history of the first aeronautical settlements in the central-southern part of the United States undoubtedly presents the ...
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02/09/16 | Learn more
Goffredo Mameli, the body and spirit of the nation
For many fellow citizens Mameli is "the one" who wrote the Italian anthem, but little is known about its intense and short life ....
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08/08/16 | Learn more
S524: Diving with the "Longobardo" submarine (third part)
Once the fire-fighting exercise is over, the maneuver is returned to the periscopic level, immediately ...
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05/08/16 | Learn more
State interventionism and industrialization of war for the South of the USA
In the 1865 the South comes out destroyed by the American civil war and in the following 70 years it will remain on the margins of the process ...
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28/07/16 | Learn more
The story of Hitler's last soldier
Certain war stories can appear surreal, incredible tales worthy of the pen of a fictional novelist;
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25/07/16 | Learn more
S524: Diving with the submarine "Longobardo" (second part) - Fire on board!
The morning on board the Longobardo, proceeds following the schedule of operational / training events scheduled ...
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18/07/16 | Learn more
The story of the Gremlins: legendary goblins invented by the Royal Air Force
"Have a fit of the gremlins" often happened to hear British pilots during World War II when on a ...
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11/07/16 | Learn more
S524: Diving with the "Longobardo" submarine (first part)
03.35 hours. Actually I had "pointed" the alarm at four. I have to be in the Arsenal for the 05.15s. I have a bit of a road ...
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07/07/16 | Learn more
The mysterious story of Richard Cox, the first American "Jason Bourne"
They are the 16 and 45 of the 7 January 1950. In the B-2 dormitory of the prestigious West Point military academy, a telephone ...
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05/07/16 | Learn more
That braggart of 'Buzz' Beurling: the story of the Maltese Falcone
The smargiasso; hands in pockets, hair always disheveled, long and deep were dug on the broad cheeks. The rebel...
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27/06/16 | Learn more
Online Defense brings you aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Naples-Capodichino airport - It is the 16.00 of the afternoon when, after seven hours of delays due to operations in ...
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15/06/16 | Learn more
Submersible profession: training systems (3 ° part)
I haven't had the opportunity to board a XNUMXst century submarine yet. Hope it will happen soon. But many ...
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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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