19/07/16 | Interviews
Defense Industry: Italy is not talked about, the rest of the world is grateful
Italy is an industrial country, whatever one may say, in crisis. For decades generations of Italians have grown up undergoing an indoctrination based on an idea of "immorality of ...
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19/07/16 | Points of view
Islamic fundamentalism and previous attempts at reform
Islamic fundamentalism is, in order of time, the last attempt to reform the Muslim construction based on the Koran. The Sacred Text is above all a normative source ...
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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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18/07/16 | Military law
Latest developments of the EUNAVFOR MED II / SOPHIA operation
With the CFSP Decision n.993 / 2016, which modifies the decision (CFSP) n.2015 / 778, relating to a European Union military operation in the south-central Mediterranean (...
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17/07/16 | Points of view
The Nice massacre, the coup in Turkey and the "useful" truth
In the hypermediaized world (who knows if this word exists) of the 2016 materializes the paradox of the total inability to analyze the facts for those who are, in fact too ...
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17/07/16 | Publishing
Turkey: coup leaders or heroes?
When it comes to war, the reasons can be recognized both for one and the other faction. When you hear about "coup" the government in charge automatically assumes ...
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11/07/16 | Military law
Operation EUNAVFOR-MED II or SOPHIA and the action of the United Nations and the European Union against human traffickers
The Council of the European Union (Council constituted by the Heads of State and / or Government) established, in May of the 2015, the operation of the Union's Mediterranean Naval Force ...
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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 | Guests Book
Review of the new Navy aircraft simulator for mobile devices
In the sky and at sea with the new Italian software house simulator Rortos, for years engaged in the ...
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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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07/07/16 | Military law
The migratory phenomenon ... but not only: the obligation to save human life at sea
It has been for some time now that news reports and television reports, every day, news ...
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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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03/07/16 | Events
100 ° Anniversary Turin Aeritalia airport
Tonight at the 18.30, the Frecce Tricolori have painted the famous and magnificent tricolor over the skies of Turin. THE'...
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01/07/16 | Interviews
The importance of weapon associations. Interview with Francesco Businaro (Assomorosini)
I noticed with interest during my personal journalistic activity that at rallies, oaths or events of various ...
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01/07/16 | Publishing
If the next President was Hillary Clinton ...
The American election year comes alive and this concerns us closely. Our interest goes beyond information ...
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30/06/16 | Publishing
The memory of Carlo "Bud Spencer" Pedersoli
I have no idea what the profile of the "average reader" of Online Defense may be, but it is reasonable to assume that we can ...
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27/06/16 | Points of view
Is Daesh looking for dirty bombs?
At the beginning of 2016 the radiological material disappeared in the territory of Iraq and a big concern was ...
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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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23/06/16 | Interviews
The guerrilla view close up. Interview with prof. Gastone Breccia
"Whoever said that the interest in guerrilla warfare has the characteristics of modernity; the first treaty that deals with ...
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22/06/16 | Interviews
Exclusive Online Defense: last interview with the Chief of Staff of the Navy, adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi
We followed him for years, from the efforts to make the country understand that the Navy in a few decades ...
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Events
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Publishing
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 the Director
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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