26/09/16  |  Insights
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 its own specificities but also brings out some traits of ...
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02/09/16  |  Insights
Goffredo Mameli, the body and spirit of the nation
For many fellow citizens, Mameli is "the one" who wrote the Hymn of Italy, but little is known about his intense and brief life. The same Hymn is little loved, the homeland of the great musicians ...
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08/08/16  |  Insights
S524: Diving with the "Longobardo" submarine (third part)
After the fire drill, we proceed to the return maneuver at periscopic altitude, we make a quick check around the horizon to make sure we don't ...
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05/08/16  |  Insights
State interventionism and industrialization of war for the South of the USA
In the 1865 the South comes destroyed by the American civil war and in the next 70 years it will remain at the margins of the process of ascent of the United States to the rank of first power ...
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28/07/16  |  Insights
The story of Hitler's last soldier
Certain war stories can appear surreal, incredible tales worthy of the pen of a fanciful novelist; but that of Wilhelm Dege, the last soldier of the Third Reich to ...
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25/07/16  |  Insights
S524: Diving with the submarine "Longobardo" (second part) - Fire on board!
The morning aboard the Longobardo, proceeds following the schedule of operational / training events scheduled. Before starting, let's go down to the official square for a ...
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18/07/16  |  Insights
The story of the Gremlins: legendary goblins invented by the Royal Air Force
"Have a fit of the gremlins" was often heard by British pilots during World War II when something was going wrong on an RAF plane. In the instrumentation o ...
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11/07/16  |  Insights
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 little way to go. I woke up after just three hours of sleep ....
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07/07/16  |  Insights
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  |  Insights
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  |  Insights
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  |  Insights
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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13/06/16  |  Insights
A world premiere in cruising and diversification in US defense for Fincantieri
The economic-industrial development of a given country can not be reduced to a single decisive cause, on a ...
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09/06/16  |  Insights
Russian Para: from the pioneers of the specialty to Ulus-Kert
Landing a man who crashes into the void is a problem that has already been faced and solved in the middle of last ...
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08/06/16  |  Insights
Submersible profession: training systems (2 ° part)
Being able to train and train a "future" submariner is not simple, requires meticulous and careful work ....
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04/06/16  |  Insights
Submersible profession: training systems (1 ° part)
"The three essential elements to get anything worth having are: first, hard work, second, ...
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23/05/16  |  Insights
The Sommergibilisti School for the "Abyss sailors" (third part)
The crews of the Sauro 3 ^ and 4 ^ series submarines, and Todaro class (U212A), are made up not only of young ...
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18/05/16  |  Insights
The Sommergibilisti School for the "Abyss sailors" (second part)
"Men are not distinguished either by the titles or by what they have, but only for what they are". The submergers ...
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02/05/16  |  Insights
Italian-American metalmodel in the heart of the industrial defense of the US defense
Just as New York in the second half of the 2000 era was the financial epicenter of the global triggered crisis ...
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26/04/16  |  Insights
The Sommergibilisti School for the "sailors of the Abyss" (part one)
The Royal Submarine School was established in Pula in April 1940, away from the sea war scenario ...
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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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