28/06/16  |  Military world
Russia: Kuznetsov flight group is enabled, but patrolling in the Mediterranean is at risk
The future embarked aircraft group of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, has officially concluded its ground training period at the enabling facility of ...
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28/06/16  |  Industry
Aero Sekur turnover is flying at + 12%: strong expansion for aerospace and defense
The 2015 report of Aero Sekur SpA, a company controlled by Aero Sekur LTD, an English holding company owned by the Tosca Penta fund (54%), is a balance sheet marked by solidity ...
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28/06/16  |  Terra
The 34th "Toro" Squadron Group invests in training
Yesterday, at the Mario Santi military airport in Venaria Reale, Dr. Nicolò Giordana received from the commander of the 34th Bull Squadron Group of the Army Aviation, ten ...
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28/06/16  |  Military world
India: purchased 145 artillery guns to defend the Sino-Indian border
The Indian Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement worth $ 750 million for the purchase of 145 new artillery pieces. Specifically, it is 145 ...
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28/06/16  |  Seaside
Navy: born a child aboard the Bettica patrol boat
At 19.45 pm yesterday, June 27, 2016 aboard the Bettica patrol boat of the Italian Navy, included in the national maritime surveillance device Mare Safe, was born ...
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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 that it was Daesh who had taken it away to study ...
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27/06/16  |  History
Marina Militare and Arma, a combination that is more than a century long
Port of Anzio - 11 November 1910. “The Carabinieri today delivers to you, commanders, crews of the two destroyers Corazziere and Carabiniere, these banners that we ...
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27/06/16  |  Military world
F-35A, 42.169 dollars per flight hour: the cost of the US air domain
How much does it cost to fly an hour on an F-35A? Exactly $ 42,169. In fiscal 2014, an hour of flight cost $ 67,550 net. US air dominance has a ...
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27/06/16  |  Seaside
Nave Tremiti docks in Palermo with six bodies recovered from the boat that went to the bottom of the 5 August 2015
In today's afternoon, the Tremiti ship of the Italian Navy will dock at the port of Palermo with six bodies on board ...
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27/06/16  |  Heaven
United Arab Emirates: Al Minhad's TFA command change
The handover to the command of the Al Minhad Air Task Force took place between Colonel Maurizio Colonna, ...
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27/06/16  |  Military world
Germany: studies have begun to replace the Tornadoes within the 2030, Luftwaffe inclines towards a hybrid fleet
Airbus has been commissioned by the German government to lay the groundwork for the Tornado replacement that will be decommissioned within ...
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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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26/06/16  |  Missions
Libya, a positive humanitarian operation. Libyan wounded staff transferred to Italy for treatment
A new humanitarian operation conducted by Italy at the request of Libya ended this afternoon. Shortly after ...
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26/06/16  |  Missions
Kosovo: Summer mini-Paralympic games for "disabled" children
Kosovo, 25 and 26 June 2016. Two days of sport and leisure, dedicated to children with disabilities and their ...
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25/06/16  |  Military world
F-35, Official: Valuing new baby seat increases the final cost of the aircraft
The USAF is examining the possibility of replacing the Martin-Baker ejection seat of the F-35 with the ACES 5 of the ...
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24/06/16  |  Military world
Her Majesty's men support the Iraqi advance
The British continue to support the advance of Iraqi forces from the air on the stronghold of Fallujah: an area in the ...
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24/06/16  |  Safety
Validation of the national detection and alarm network for chemical, bacteriological, radiological and nuclear attacks
The final exercise of the "HAT 20" series took place from 23 to 2016 June, a sequence of evaluation activities ...
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24/06/16  |  Terra
New capability for the Army
The 3 ° Helicopter Regiment for Special Operations (REOS) "Aldebaran" has finalized the loading activity, ...
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24/06/16  |  Military world
Turkey seeks new attack submarines
Turkey wants to modernize its attack submarine fleet. The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) ...
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24/06/16  |  Seaside
Advanced training, the Italian Navy is practiced in the Tyrrhenian Sea
From the 11 to the 22 June, the central Tyrrhenian was the scene of an important exercise that involved a group ...
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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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