28/04/15  |  Military world
F-35, second GAO report: "engine unreliable and 61 non-conformities"
According to the GAO, the "percentage of reliability of the propulsion system is less than half that expected in the timeline of the Joint Strike Fighter program". They continue from the GAO ...
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28/04/15  |  History
28 April 1887: Dogali torpedo boat enters service
Former Salamina cruiser built on behalf of the Hellenic Navy which subsequently renounced the purchase due to the continuous political crises that troubled the country, was in ...
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27/04/15  |  Report
From the Ukrainian front - chap. 3: What Azov are we talking about?
Broken glass and cracked walls. There is more order in the rubble of Donetsk airport than in Western minds busy understanding the crisis in Ukraine. Especially on ...
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27/04/15  |  Heaven
EART 2015: protagonist the 14 ° Stormo
To the training activity, focused on the ability to refuel in flight as a strategic tool to increase the effectiveness of air power, the Armée also participated ...
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27/04/15  |  Terra
Sixty years of the star for the 10 ° course of the Military Academy
Accepted by the Army Commander for Training and Application School, division general Claudio Berto, the defendants, no longer in active service and coming from ...
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27/04/15  |  Heaven
30 years of sanitary flights on the 50 Falcon
The event was chaired by the commander of the Air Squad, general of the air squad Maurizio Lodovisi, by the commander of the Support and Special Forces, general of division ...
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27/04/15  |  Terra
The Paratroopers on a visit from the Pope
The Regiment Commander, Colonel Domenico D'Ortenzi, also gave the Holy Father the Crest of the Unit, receiving a special blessing for the military and their ...
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27/04/15  |  Heaven
Double sanitary flight for the 31 ° Stormo
The mission was necessary to repatriate a 4-year-old Italian-Tunisian child in imminent danger of life. In addition to the presence of a resuscitator, the delicate ...
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27/04/15  |  Military world
Tunisia: students glorify Hitler and ISIS
What is now defined as "Islam-Nazism" is no longer an isolated phenomenon, but is slowly assuming ...
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27/04/15  |  Military world
Russia: "most powerful tank on the planet" unveiled
The platform produced by Uralvagonzavod was presented a couple of weeks before the big parade ...
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27/04/15  |  History
27 April 1879: New bowsprit flag model
This flag will remain in use until the proclamation of the Republic, June 2, 1946. Source: Navy
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26/04/15  |  Insights
Mediterranean crisis: what is not said about this "temporary emergency"
Faced with an imminent danger that puts hundreds of human lives at risk, there are no personal considerations or ...
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26/04/15  |  History
26 April 1909: Fire in the Foca Submarine
Monday - In Naples on the submarine Foca (commander, lieutenant Ernesto Giovannini) parked during the ...
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26/04/15  |  History
26 April 1888: The longest journey of the Navy
Source: Military Navy
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25/04/15  |  Safety
Cyber-defense NATO is Roma
Conceived in the framework of multinational cooperation in the field of cyber defense, the "Locked Shields 2015" is ...
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25/04/15  |  History
25 April 1900: Planted national flag on the Arctic pack
The next day he will take his way back to the base camp in Teplitz Bay on 23 June after having ...
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24/04/15  |  Publishing
Italian dignity on sale for 30 denari
Yesterday, as decided by the extraordinary European Council convened to tackle the problem of migrants, he still ...
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24/04/15  |  Terra
"Safe Roads": soldiers participate in the arrest of a criminal
The soldiers of the 32 ° Genio Guastatori Regiment, in surveillance service at the Jewish district of Turin, have ...
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24/04/15  |  Heaven
Sparrowhawk V shouts "I swear!"
The solemn ceremony took place on the Piazzale delle Medaglie d'Oro of the Aeronautical Academy in Pozzuoli (NA), ...
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24/04/15  |  Terra
"Safe Roads": put down two fights in Rome
In Viale dei Fori Imperiali, a military patrol of the 6 ° Bersaglieri Regiment of Trapani (TP), noted 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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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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