03/12/15 | History
03 December 1887: The torpedo boat teller Etna enters service
Saturday - The torpedo boat Etna enters service in Naples, one of the first protected cruisers destined to give positive results in use, mainly carried out in ...
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02/12/15 | Military world
Iraq rediscovers sovereignty: "The deployment of more green caps is not acceptable without the approval of our country"
"The deployment of additional special troops in Iraq is not acceptable without the approval of the country." This is what Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said ...
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02/12/15 | Terra
Defuse the bomb on the A1
At the request of the Terni prefecture, the Army bomb squads proceeded to disarm and blast an American airplane bomb dating back to the second conflict ...
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02/12/15 | Industry
New for the US Navy: Windows tablet integrated into the mission system
The US Navy and Boeing have tested new targeting technologies that would greatly improve the safety of the crews and the effectiveness of the systems thanks to a ...
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02/12/15 | Military world
ISIS, hijacking alert: pilots trained in Sirte on simulators
"The Islamic State trains pilots in Sirte, Libya, thanks to advanced simulators". This is what the Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat headlines today. "The pilots of the Caliphate, yes ...
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02/12/15 | Military world
US-Russia nuclear deterrence: If "Status-6" enters service, the US will have to defend itself
"It is clear that the United States was unaware of Status-6 when it negotiated the new START Treaty." This is what the undersecretary of state for the ...
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02/12/15 | Terra
Visit of an Armenian delegation to the Army Training Command and Application School
A military delegation from the Republic of Armenia was added this morning to the Army Army Training and Application School. Objective of ...
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02/12/15 | Military world
Pentagon: "ready to change rules of engagement, anyone who drives an ISIS truck in our eyes becomes a terrorist and must be hit"
The United States will change the rules of engagement for the goals of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. The new directives reflect a greater effort to cut ...
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02/12/15 | Missions
Italian contingent and Malta Order of Malta united for Kosovo
In recent days, the actual Italian contingent to Kosovo Force (KFOR) delivered three defibrillators in ...
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02/12/15 | Military world
F-35A: will enter service in advance, networked simulators in Utah
Future F-35A pilots will now be able to train in four networked simulators at Hill Air ...
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02/12/15 | Terra
The experimentation of the new system for the training of land forces continues
Another phase of the SIAT program (Integrated System for ...
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02/12/15 | Events
Moto and Maestrale, spectacular day!
On Sunday 29 November the Armed Forces Motorcyclists Association and the Navy allowed a gathering of centaurs ...
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02/12/15 | History
02 December 1909: explorer baptized "Quarto", the forerunner of light cruisers
On 2 December 1909 the glorious name Quarto was imposed on the new combat unit under construction at the Arsenal ...
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01/12/15 | Industry
EXPODEFENSA 2015
In these first days of December, Expodefensa 2015 is taking place in Bogota, Colombia, a vast exhibition ...
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01/12/15 | Military world
Syria, USA: "we could send more green caps"
Should there be progress, the US could send more soldiers from special departments to support those ...
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01/12/15 | Military world
Syria, Moscow has a second airport: the Pentagon "expansion move". Coalition fears other "pure" fighters
Russia is in the process of expanding military operations in Syria with a second air base and other advanced outposts. AND'...
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01/12/15 | Letters to the Director
Defense Department: # not only for "hampa" ads
The delegate subtitles of the Cocer Interforze, in disagreement with a "Cocer Defense Fund" dominated by a ...
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01/12/15 | Seaside
Two divers of the Comsubin in Antarctica for the national research program of ENEA
The Antarctic expedition continues for the two divers of the Underwater Operating Group, in support of the international team ...
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01/12/15 | Military world
Syria, Su-24 shot down: the radio of the Russian aircraft was unable to receive the emergency channel?
The "Fencer" shot down last November 23 may not have been able to receive the radio warnings of the ...
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01/12/15 | Military world
France increases the accuracy of bombs and reduces their devastating power
The Armée de L'Air changes the configuration of its weapons for raids in Syria. In recent weeks a Rafale has ...
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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 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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