26/01/16  |  Insights
Italians do eat better
"An army marches and fights with its stomach," General Napoleon Bonaparte wisely said. In fact, when his Grande Armée was left on an empty stomach in Russia it was ...
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26/01/16  |  Military world
Russia, mystery on PAK-FA: India and Russia reduce the budget for the development of fifth-generation fighter
Russia and India are about to renegotiate the budget for the development of the Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft, the fifth-generation Indo-Russian fighter that gave life to the Sukhoi T-50 ...
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26/01/16  |  Seaside
The Volunteers in Prefixed Navy (VFP1) swear allegiance to the Italian Republic
There are four hundred and eighty-two volunteers in pre-established firm who last Friday swore loyalty to the Italian Republic, in the Piazza d'Armi of the NCO School of ...
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26/01/16  |  Seaside
Libeccio ship in NATO exercises for the crew and the San Marco marine brigade team
Nave Libeccio left the port of Cagliari on January 23 to join the group of units of the Standing NATO Maritime Group two (SNMG2) and participate in the naval operation ...
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25/01/16  |  Military world
Russia, a MiG-31 crashes: the entire fleet grounded
The entire MiG-31 fleet was grounded after the accident that occurred this afternoon in a wooded area 40 kilometers northwest of the city of Kansk. AND'...
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25/01/16  |  Missions
European Union Training Mission - MALI: training for the Malian Armed Forces
Last Saturday the training program conducted by the Italian military ended in favor of a section of the 32nd RIM (Regiment d'Infanterie Motorisee) of the Armed Force ...
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25/01/16  |  Military world
Chammal and Shader: this is how the commitment of France and Great Britain against ISIS is proceeding
The French Ministry of Defense describes Daesh as in a "situation of decline". According to what has been reported, the tactical situation of the caliphate in Iraq has already been around for several ...
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25/01/16  |  Terra
The 2016 military ski championships are underway
Today the 2016 edition of Ca.STA, the Alpine Troops Ski Championships, in Sestriere (Turin) opened. The ceremony of the 68 edition, held in the square in front of ...
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25/01/16  |  Venturi Times
The great Libyan lie: the agreement without peace
The December 17 in Morocco has reached a formal agreement between Tripoli and Tobruk, the two signs that divide the ...
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25/01/16  |  Points of view
Immigrations and integration
The events of Cologne and Hamburg have confirmed dramatically how the themes of reception and integration ...
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25/01/16  |  Military world
Syria, Moscow: "It is useless to cover up, we are aware of the Turkish troops massed along the border"
“Moscow has no intention of opening another air base in the Al-Qamishli area of ​​Syria. They are ...
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25/01/16  |  Terra
Safe Streets: large quantity of drugs seized at the "Tiburtina" underground station in Rome
Last Friday, at the Rome-Tiburtina railway junction, a military patrol of the 185 ° regiment ...
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25/01/16  |  Heaven
Four interventions for an F900 of the 31 ° Stormo
In the afternoon of Thursday 21 January, alerted by the prefecture of Brindisi, the Situation Summit Room of the Command ...
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25/01/16  |  Industry
First supply flight of the KC-46A tanker
A crew of the US Air Force had successfully completed the first refueling flight of the KC-46A tanker yesterday.
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25/01/16  |  Guests Book
Curzio Malaparte: Technique of the coup
Curzio Malaparte Ed. Adelphi pp. 270 Several years ago, in a book stall in Milan, I bought an old ...
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24/01/16  |  Seaside
Naval Academy Competition, becomes a Navy officer!
The competition notice to recruit 118 official students of normal courses has been published in the Official Gazette ...
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24/01/16  |  Terra
Change of the commander to the Northern Military Region
Friday morning, at the officers' club of the Turin Army of Palazzo Pralormo, in the presence of the commander ...
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24/01/16  |  Military world
F-35, other delays on the horizon: "the delivery of Block 3F is not realistic, ALIS continues to be plagued by IT gaps"
"The delivery of the 3F Block by the 31 in July 2017 is not realistic". This is what he wrote in a note dated 11 ...
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24/01/16  |  Military world
US defense: reopen the F-22 Raptor line? The next president of the United States could do it
"Having suspended the F-22 Raptor production for only 187 specimens was one of the most stupid decisions regarding ...
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24/01/16  |  Seaside
Operation Atalanta, training against explosive devices on board a Carabiniere ship
On board the Carabiniere ship, engaged in the European anti-piracy mission Atalanta since last October, a ...
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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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