03/01/22 | Means
German maintenance. Example to imitate?
If we are looking for examples that work against the military, commercial or tactical vehicle fleet, it could be the Bundeswehr to suggest an effective strategy and, ...
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15/12/21 | Means
Army maintenance: ingenuity and functionality. An anecdote ...
Although the reorganization of the Armed Forces and in particular the Army has changed or replaced several tasks with more advanced ones, what is left of the planned process ...
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07/12/21 | Means
VTLM Lince 2: the "monster" is back!
It was 14 years ago that I saw the first photos of the effects of an explosion on a Lynx. I was at the CASD (Centro Alti Studi della Difesa) when he came to paint the ...
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01/12/21 | Means
The secrets of the shotgun: heel, toe and a lot of sensitivity
It was April '89, and I was in Rome in the AUC battalion and volunteers at the Giuseppe Perotti barracks, headquarters of the Transmission School now known as SCUTI. At the end...
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22/11/21 | Means
Pigeons with stars, the ancestors of drones
The military has a long history of employing faithful animal friends. Incorporated in ways similar to those intended for soldiers, they played a role ...
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15/11/21 | Means
Bersaglieri cyclists: fast and innovative
Being assigned to the Bersaglieri specialty during the military portended twelve months to be spent running at 180 paces per minute. A far more tiring prospect ...
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08/11/21 | Means
The Vespa was also an anti-tank
Before telling you about a glorious and "atypical" two-wheeler that has never seen our military yards, let us recall with some embarrassment that the Armed Forces have also done ...
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03/11/21 | Means
VTMM "Bear": the national (life-saving) beast
Thanks to the availability of the Engineers Command we discovered the VTMM (Medium Multirole Tactical Vehicle) "Bear", also classified as an MPV (Medium Protected Vehicle). A...
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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, the four-wheel drive ...
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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 | 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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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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22/07/21 | Means
Despite anomalies and fires, the buses are safe. The 2 alpine rgt? A training reference
The image of a vehicle that catches fire always arouses a certain suggestion from the spectators and the media, ...
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12/07/21 | Means
Euro 2020: heart-pounding final at Wembley Stadium! The vehicles in the backstage are interesting ...
Last night's minutes on penalties in the Italy-England Euro final were endless and electrifying ...
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08/07/21 | Means
LAUNCH with the Volumex, the first concept of “Mild” Hybrid power
Making a parallel between the volumetric supercharging system and the mild hybrid may seem bizarre, despite ...
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29/06/21 | Means
Chevrolet (like Fiat) a valid military
Let's take a step back in time and go to 1911 to talk about Louis Chevrolet, driver and forerunner of a brand ...
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22/06/21 | Means
VLEGA Gaucho: a misunderstood but valid "half-breed"
Definitely a multi-role light vehicle atypical for its VW Dune Buggy line that brings to mind a rival, the ...
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05/06/21 | Means
Green Waters Navies: is there an alternative to conventional submarines? (second part)
Midget and Compact Submarines The history of these submarines dates back to the period of World War II, with several ...
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03/06/21 | Means
Green Waters Navies: is there an alternative to conventional submarines? (first part)
Sailing with a submarine (nuclear, conventional or midget) is fraught with dangers and, contrary to popular belief, ...
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06/05/21 | Means
Brazil changes the page on tactics: a Light Multirole Vehicle after the Guaranì VBTP
The "Italian military cat" Light Multirole Vehicle LINCE seems to have captured interest once again ...
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Libya: -7 days to the return of our military!
An Arabic proverb says: "The first time you cheat me it's your fault, but the second time it's mine." Do you remember the humiliating figure our country suffered two years ago? On an airplane ...
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Letters to the Director
Letter from a raider to Online Defense
In keeping with my long years spent in uniform, I have always thought that the soldier, more than a job, was a vocation. I always thought that every time I got an order at ...
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