27/05/15  |  Industry
The first Italian wingpan of the F-35A enters the production line
The first wing box manufactured in Italy and intended for an F-35A made its entrance in Fort Worth, in the production line of the F-35. It is a real ...
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21/05/15  |  Industry
The French AWACS fly higher
The initial operating capability (IOC) of the modernized French AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) was achieved with the delivery of the second updated aircraft (of ...
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28/04/15  |  Industry
Alenia Aermacchi presents the M-345 Ground Based Training Demonstrator
On the occasion of ITEC, the annual international Forum for military training, training and simulation, underway from 28 to the 30 April in Prague, Alenia Aermacchi ...
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16/04/15  |  Industry
The FREMM program for the Italian Navy is completed
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali SpA, a joint venture between Fincantieri (51%) and Finmeccanica (49%), and prime contractor for Italy as part of the Italian-French international program ...
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13/04/15  |  Industry
The SICRAL 2 satellite is ready for the April 15 launch
The SICRAL 15 satellite for military telecommunications will be put into orbit next April. The launch is scheduled for 2: 21 (Italian time) with an Arianespace carrier ...
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09/04/15  |  Industry
Shipowners and trade unions: humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean out of control
The shipowning organizations ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) together with the European Transport trade unions ...
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08/04/15  |  Industry
Finmeccanica-DRS Technologies: new contracts with the USA and Canada
The Canadian and US Armed Forces have chosen DRS Technologies systems. The company controlled by Finmeccanica has in fact won three new orders for the supply of ...
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31/03/15  |  Industry
Moretti appointed as president of the ASD
Mauro Moretti (left in the photo) is the new president of the European Association of Aerospace and Defense Industries (ASD). The appointment of the CEO ...
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27/03/15  |  Industry
Delivery of the first C-27J Spartan to the Peruvian Air Force
Institutional presence at the highest levels for the official handover ceremony by Finmeccanica-Alenia ...
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26/03/15  |  Industry
Finmeccanica: contract from 790 million with the MoD of the United Kingdom
Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract worth around 790 million (about 580 million pounds) for ...
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24/03/15  |  Industry
The shield of Star Wars is reality
"No! Try no! Do, or don't do! There is no try!". If master Yoda saw the new technology patented by ...
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12/03/15  |  Industry
The first Italian F-35
The first Italian F-35A Lightning II came out of the Cameri plant. It is the first aircraft assembled in the ...
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10/03/15  |  Industry
The "SDB" plane bomb transformed into an artillery shell
Boeing and Saab would prove that the Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft ...
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04/03/15  |  Industry
Lockheed Martin: "Athena", the "anti martyrdom" laser tested
Lockheed Martin successfully disabled the engine of a small truck via a laser beam during a test on the ...
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22/02/15  |  Industry
Typhoon improves soil engagement skills
The Eurofighter consortium today released the details of the new contract worth 200 million euros ...
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20/02/15  |  Industry
e-GEOS will provide satellite maps for emergency management
e-GEOS, a company formed by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has been awarded a contract ...
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12/02/15  |  Industry
Finmeccanica: contract from 110 mln for 11 helicopters AgustaWestland
Significant success on the commercial market for the AgustaWestland family of new generation helicopters: ...
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05/02/15  |  Industry
Boeing signs a further contract to modernize the B-52s
The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was made during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities would be ...
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22/01/15  |  Industry
Upgrade the B-52 cargo hold
Boeing and US Air Force have realized the first prototype of a new launch system for the B-bomb bomber ...
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16/01/15  |  Industry
Alenia Aermacchi: contract with MoD Peru for two C-27J Spartan
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and the Ministry of Defense of Peru signed, on 31 December 2014, 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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