15/10/21 | Military world
COMSUBIN: the GOS (Underwater Operational Group)
During the visit to COMSUBIN we had the opportunity to interview the commander of the Underwater Group of the GOS (Gruppo Operativo Underacquei), the frigate captain ...
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12/10/21 | Means
4x4, news and tips to face the "General winter"
Simple or refined, but certainly useful for the safety and mobility of the vehicle, four-wheel drive systems are a complicated sector even in terms of abbreviations. The older ones ...
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11/10/21 | Military world
The 150 Chinese fighters in 4 days and the Taiwanese "porcupine" defense
The news of the creation within the CIA of a department dedicated to China1 did not surprise the international observers, who have long been waiting for such a ...
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07/10/21 | You in Defense
Maria la Bailadora and the battle of Lepanto
October 7th is the anniversary of the battle of Lepanto and to remember the many fighters of what, however you want to consider it, was a very hard battle, I want ...
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30/09/21 | Military world
COMSUBIN: the weapons supplied to the GOI (Raiders Operational Group)
"In any case, despite the budget allocated to our sector, a strategically priority element, is not comparable to that of its European allies, it maintains a capacity ...
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29/09/21 | Military world
Some clarifications regarding the article on COFS
As we anticipated, our writings have attracted some criticism. Few indeed and pretentious. We were reproached that we were poorly informed, that we did not ...
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29/09/21 | Military world
Trends and implications for Italian Security and Defense: Future Scenarios Concept
With this title, a few months ago, the document came out which, born from the application of the so-called Open Innovation, has the task of better understanding the future for ...
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28/09/21 | Military world
COMSUBIN: the Historical Hall
“The Soldier as such is at the service of the Nation and is extraneous to ideologies and partisan commitments; the feelings that move him are love of country, attachment ...
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27/09/21 | Means
A gold medal among the Italian integral: the Panda 4x4
It is said that Giorgetto Giugiaro designed, together with the designer Aldo Mantovani, the Panda in Porto Cervo during ...
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22/09/21 | Military world
COFS: special forces and… maybe special
Established in Rome on 1 December 2004 (at the Francesco Baracca barracks), the COFS (Joint Force Command for ...
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22/09/21 | Means
Do unused media age? We learn from the military
The vehicles in use by the Armed Forces, in addition to those assigned to aid agencies, Regions, municipalities and public ...
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20/09/21 | Military world
What is a Special Operation
With this article we open a chain of services dedicated to Special Operations. The choice might seem like a ...
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16/09/21 | Military world
The Australians torpedoed the French
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce, shortly, the abandonment of the contract awarded to ...
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14/09/21 | Military world
Serbia: after 58 years, farewell to Mig 21 Fishbed
A formal ceremony was held last May at Batajnica Air Base, home of 101 Lovacka ...
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10/09/21 | Military world
The desecration of collective memory
Last night, unknown persons entered the war cemetery of Nettuno, dedicated to the marines of the battalion ...
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08/09/21 | Military world
Russian emergency minister dead
The Minister of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, Yevgenij Zinichev, died during an exercise. How to...
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07/09/21 | Military world
First "Veteran Day", pending a law
Last Saturday the first Veteran Day was held in the province of Vicenza. The day, intended to raise awareness of ...
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03/09/21 | Military world
The armored forces of Cuba
When it comes to tanks and other types of armored vehicles, it is almost automatic to think of the use made on ...
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27/08/21 | Military world
Gulf War Syndrome and Alzheimer's: What Do They Have in Common?
As a military man, I have often heard of the Gulf War Syndrome. As a civilian I unpleasantly came across ...
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24/08/21 | Means
Kabul-Rome-Edolo
The commitment of our boys in Afghanistan has been commendable and our 54 fallen have gone forward in twenty '...
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MIASIT: change of command in Libya, yet another disgrace to Italy
The new commander of the MIASIT mission and the related support staff will reach Libya but have not been allowed to land with a military flight, they will have to arrive in Tripoli with a ...
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Letters to the Director
September 8, 1943: a cat's point of view
On 8 September 43 I was already in the afterlife, just arrived with the 54 sailors of the submarine Velella, sunk the night before by four British torpedoes off the coast of Punta Licosa. My name is...
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