26/09/19  |  Industry
The A400M Airbus performs the first 'dry' tests for in-flight refueling of a helicopter
The new generation Airbus A400M transport aircraft has successfully completed a first series of contacts for in-flight refueling of a helicopter, specifically with a ...
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20/09/19  |  Industry
The Boeing MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial Refueler completes its first test flight
Boeing and the US Navy have successfully completed the first test flight of the MQ-25 ™ unmanned aerial refueler. The MQ-25 test asset, called T1, completed the flight ...
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19/09/19  |  Industry
MBDA and BDL agree to assemble missiles in India
MBDA has signed an agreement with the Indian Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the final assembly, integration and testing (FAIT) of the Mistral and ASRAAM missiles in India. The...
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18/09/19  |  Industry
Boeing begins assembly of the first KC-46A for Japan
Boeing began assembly of the first KC46A tanker destined for Japan, with the introduction of a 25-meter spar into the 767's production chain. Boeing had ...
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13/09/19  |  Industry
Leonardo: beyond 600 the portable laser designators sold to NATO and the Alliance's partner countries
At the DSEI Show in London (10-13 September), Leonardo announced that it has sold over 600 units of the Type 163 Laser Target Designator (LTD) to 16 customers including Italy, ...
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11/09/19  |  Industry
The Italian aeronautical industry together with the English one in the development of the Combat Air System Tempest
Leading companies in the United Kingdom defense sector (BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls Royce), along with those of the Italian industry (Avio Aero, Elettronica, ...
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11/09/19  |  Industry
The industries of the United Kingdom and Italy will collaborate on the Tempest
Today at DSEI, the leading companies in the defense sector of the United Kingdom (BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, Rolls Royce and MBDA UK), together with the main actors of the Italian industry (...
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07/09/19  |  Industry
Leonardo's ATR 42 / 72 MP successfully carried out the paratrooper launch activity
Leonardo has recently carried out an experimental aerial activity demonstrating the suitability of the ATR MP aircraft to carry out parachute launch missions, using the door ...
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06/09/19  |  Industry
MBDA places Poland's MESKO in its global missile production chain
MBDA, Europe's leading missile manufacturer, has today partnered with MESKO SA to enter the ...
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28/08/19  |  Industry
The ExoMars rover built by Airbus leaves the UK for tests in preparation for the launch
The ExoMars rover of the European Space Agency is leaving the UK to reach the Airbus site in Toulouse ...
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22/08/19  |  Industry
A software made by Leonardo will help pilots who lose their way in British airspace
Leonardo's auto-triangulation software is now operational at the NATS emergency and rescue unit ("...
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21/08/19  |  Industry
ExoMars, the rover built by Airbus, now has 'eyes'
The Panoramic Camera (PanCam), one of the most important devices of ESA's ExoMars rover, the European Space Agency ...
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05/08/19  |  Industry
Fincantieri: "Indianapolis" (LCS 17) delivered to the US Navy
Within the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the consortium of which Fincantieri is part, through its ...
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02/08/19  |  Industry
The GE Catalyst reaches 41.000 feet after passing more than 1.100 hours of testing
The GE CatalystTM, the new turboprop engine from GE Aviation designed from scratch, developed in Europe and with technologies ...
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01/08/19  |  Industry
New fuselage production plant for the V-22 Osprey inaugurated
Boeing, the US Marine Corps, the US Air Force and the US Navy celebrated the transformation of a structure from 33 ....
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19/07/19  |  Industry
The Air Lion Helicopters Sea Lion has successfully completed the demonstration mission in Germany
The NH90 Sea Lion successfully completed demonstration missions in July for its various uses ...
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18/07/19  |  Industry
Leonardo: certificate of the new TH-119 training helicopter offered for the US Navy
Leonardo announced today that its new TH-119 training helicopter has achieved American certification ...
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16/07/19  |  Industry
Maiden flight of the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon of the United Kingdom
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Washington, to the 10: 00 of the 12 ...
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13/07/19  |  Industry
Leonardo's drone Falco Evo employed in an irregular immigration monitoring Frontex operation
On 20 June Leonardo's drone Falco EVO was used in a monitoring operation in the Mediterranean Sea which ...
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09/07/19  |  Industry
IMMSI Group: Intermarine, UNPAV Angelo Cabrini delivered to the Italian Navy
Intermarine, a subsidiary of the Immsi SpA industrial group (IMS.MI), announces that it has delivered to the Navy ...
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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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