18/06/16  |  Military world
Russia, it's time for the truth for the T-50: the final prototype will take off on Monday
In a few hours we will learn about the real capabilities of Russia's first fifth-generation platform. Next Monday, June 20, the eighth prototype of the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA ...
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17/06/16  |  Terra
CASD academic year closing - Jan Graziano: "Investment in personal training as a strategic factor"
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, participated this morning in the closing ceremony of the 2015 / 2016 academic year which took place at ...
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17/06/16  |  Missions
Kosovo: training for the Italian military in crowd control
In the past few days, at the multinational base "Slim Line" in Pristina, intense training focused on crowd control procedures and management ...
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17/06/16  |  Industry
New agreement in Russia for Leonardo-Finmeccanica helicopters
Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Russian Helicopters and Rosneft have announced the signing of an agreement to commission an additional twenty AgustaWestland AW189 commercial helicopters from ...
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17/06/16  |  Missions
Change to the Safe Sea Operation Command
Today, June 17, on board the Bergamini frigate, moored at the naval base of Augusta, the commander-in-chief of the Naval Squad, squad admiral Filippo Maria ...
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17/06/16  |  Seaside
Italy and USA, first supply of Green Diesel
Central Tyrrhenian Sea, for the first time in history a refueling vessel, the Etna ship, supplies a US Navy and an Italian Navy ship with "green" fuel. It's a...
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17/06/16  |  Seaside
General Graziano meets US Navy Secretary: Mediterranean and collaboration at the center of talks
This morning the Chief of Staff of the Defense General Claudio Graziano, met at Palazzo Caprara the Secretary of the American Navy, Ray MABUS on a visit to ...
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17/06/16  |  Venturi Times
The European Union insists: sanctions on Russia extended
At the forum in St. Petersburg, Italy, despite having done a lot to waste it in recent years, confirms its privileged role as an interlocutor with Moscow. The ideal bridge ...
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17/06/16  |  Military world
US Navy: first air strike against the Islamic State by two operational theaters
The United States Navy, for the first time, is conducting air strikes against the Islamic State from two theaters ...
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17/06/16  |  Industry
Italy-Qatar: military cooperation agreement signed for 5 billion euros
Yesterday the signing of the memorandum of understanding in the presence of the Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti "The greatest goal ...
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16/06/16  |  Military world
The B-21 is officially a black project: the development costs of the new US bomber are classified
Classified data. The Armed Forces Commission of the United States Senate, in a vote behind closed doors, decided ...
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16/06/16  |  Military world
Bloodbath for acrobatic teams: four accidents and two deaths in nine days
The Swiss aerobatic team also crashed. Maybe a macabre coincidence, but within 10 days it ...
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16/06/16  |  Military world
F-35, Canada: Lockheed threatens closure of the workforce, Ottawa ready to block all acquisitions
We could shut down Canadian companies. This is the "punitive measure" feared by Lockheed Martin if the government ...
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16/06/16  |  Analysis
The evolutions of Russian-Israeli international relations
By analyzing the dynamics of the history of Russian-Israeli relations, we discover how complex they are and perhaps more than ...
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16/06/16  |  Publishing
Defense Online is always on the front line!
The founding principle of Defense Online is to tell what happens without constraints and without editorial ties. In addition to...
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15/06/16  |  Missions
NATO Summit in Brussels. Italy in the warm East wind
A preparatory meeting what the defense ministers had in Brussels in view of the NATO Summit in ...
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15/06/16  |  Industry
Change of the Presidency of ELDIG: from Patria to Leonardo-Finmeccanica
Change at the top of ELDIG, the European association of land defense industries. The outgoing president ...
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15/06/16  |  Military world
South China Sea: joint exercise between the USA, Japan and India is underway
Major maneuvers in the South China Sea. The American aircraft carrier John C. Stennis joined the warships ...
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15/06/16  |  Report
Donbass - Chap.1: in Donetsk with "Spartaco", former Thunderbolt who fights with the pro-Russian
After a year we returned to the Donbass. While we are writing it is night but the sky above the Petrovs'kyi district is ...
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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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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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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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