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The men of Comsubin tell the Submarine Scirè: when courage becomes a legend
"... the glory of sacrifice had replaced the glory of success ... disappeared with the Scirè the best submarine crew in the history of war in the world ...". These words...
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07/12/15 | Learn more
What to do if a terrorist event occurs?
This article offers safety tips and best practices to prepare for a terrorist attack. Currently the terrorist threat remains a real phenomenon ...
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02/11/15 | Learn more
Defense Online with the Folgore for Mangusta 2015
The dense darkness, the icy wind, the smell of rain you breathe deeply. The Nembo paratroopers slip into silence and disappear into the darkness. Only the rustling of ...
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19/10/15 | Learn more
The crime of capturing hostages
The 18 December 1979, in New York, the International Convention against the capture of hostages was signed, then ratified by Italy only six years later with the 26 Law ...
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11/10/15 | Learn more
OSINT evolution hypothesis to counter terrorism
The phenomenon of terrorism is also fought with Open Source Intelligence (Osint). However, the current application methodology of collecting information from open sources ...
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09/10/15 | Learn more
Back to the past: the new patent from the raider
San Rossore, 6 October 2015. In the military world, symbols acquire considerable value: they are useful for soldiers to build a sense of belonging and increase ...
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02/10/15 | Learn more
From Lawrence of Arabia a lesson for today's strategists
Eighty years ago, Thomas Edward Lawrence, the legendary Lawrence of Arabia, died from the consequences of a motorcycle accident. The weight of the legend, consecrated by the colossal ...
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01/10/15 | Learn more
Visit the 61 ° Stormo. That is: Galatina V4.0
Strange title, it is true, but it is in line with modern language, meaning that we are facing a new phase in the life of this department, contemporary with the introduction ...
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21/09/15 | Learn more
European defense: yet it moves!
Last June, the French economic newspaper "Les Echos" published a cartoon in which the defense ...
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18/09/15 | Learn more
A lighthouse illuminates the new route between Italy and Somalia
Alberto Alpozzi before the 2011 took photographs in his beautiful Turin, an appreciated professional and teacher ...
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12/09/15 | Learn more
The 55 years of the National Aerobatic Team from another point of view
55 years: if you were talking about a person, you could think of a woman or a mature man, who sees her children ...
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04/09/15 | Learn more
Bodies and minds in combat (second part): post-combat analysis
History is a constellation of wars and battles and if you look even better, in every battle and in every war ...
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03/09/15 | Learn more
The Submersible Flotilla Command of Taranto
A holiday in Salento leads to the collective imagination to think of beautiful beaches, "pasticciotti" with cream ...
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02/09/15 | Learn more
The regulation of the Holy Infirmary in Malta: a masterpiece in the field of health management
For centuries, the disease has been considered synonymous with moral guilt. Evil struck the sinful man, the one who ...
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02/09/15 | Learn more
Bodies and minds in combat: imperfect weapon?
If you were to ask your children how they would describe a soldier, they will surely tell you: very strong, muscular, ...
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25/08/15 | Learn more
UAVs and death from the sky
There is no worse sound than that of silent death. Thus, with an abnormal ringing of the ear, he sees the end ...
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24/07/15 | Learn more
Men in uniform: Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming, the one who discovered penicillin, was born in Lochfield, Scotland, the 6 August 1881. Life from ...
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15/07/15 | Learn more
The importance of civil-military cooperation
This contribution builds on the current international scene, including the theaters in which they are ...
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10/07/15 | Learn more
Beretta presents "i-PROTECT". The first potential customer tells us ...
Last week was presented by Beretta SpA and Intellitronika Srl a device that from the first of July ...
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02/07/15 | Learn more
Chronicles from the Pasta Check-point
The dawn of 2 July 1993 still had nothing to tell, it was a day like many in the tormented Somali land ...
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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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