Rescuers, volunteers and firefighters: the importance of amphibious vehicles
It is truly dramatic to retrace the tragic hours of the emergency in Emilia-Romagna; the water has submerged entire inhabited areas, erasing all architectural references and forcing ...
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Food, toilets and cot in shelter modules: well-being is transversal and on rubber
If the quality of a department is related to the capabilities of a commander (see: "My Leadership" promoted by the Center for Higher Defense Studies, speaker by the president of the Casd amm...
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April 4, 1949 the STAN-AG agreement is “NATO”.
Many times when describing a vehicle, or rather, a military vehicle platform, we have referred to a specific STANAG approval, an essential fact that...
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TATRA TRUCKS: an ancient but always valid solution
Today the operational capabilities of modern wheeled tacticians present structurally quite similar solutions in mechanical terms, allowing the platforms used for ...
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More modern and efficient vehicles for the Spanish Bomberos
If we talk about emergencies especially if frequent, the efficiency of the organization and its choices are the cardinal points for the success of an operation. This applies to...
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"Armed Forces and the Road Transport Academy": opportunities and advice for furloughed workers
Are there really no drivers? The answer must take into consideration two aspects of the profession: how passionately it is done and how much it is economically convenient to do it. From a...
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A new life for the unstoppable VM 90. What do the commanders think?
On the off-road and reliability qualities of the Iveco VM90 multi-purpose vehicle we did not fail to praise due. It is a valid and essential project where also...
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Will the manual gearbox save itself? A word from an Overland leader
Even in the automotive sector, the rules of the market are favoring an all too rapid progression in the name of connectivity and assistance systems and...
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The Army on 2 wheels: towards collective E-lights?
Today we have returned to talking about bicycles, enhancing above all their versatility within a team in...
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The Army on 2 wheels: logistical roles for motorcycles
As we have seen over the years the motorcycle as an individual means of tactical transport has been ...
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The Army on 2 wheels: The success of the "Palpiando Irrompo" motorcycles
Fans recognize it for its regal passage accompanied by the music of its twin-cylinder engine ...
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The Army on 2 wheels: motorization expands
The history of motorcycles in the royal army is not easy to reconstruct because in general the ...
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The Army on two wheels: from bicycles to motorcycles
At the beginning of the last century the Italian Army could count on a few motor vehicles and some steam powered vehicles (1899 De ...
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Even for military vehicles, the exams never end
Looking at the practicality of a vehicle and its outward appearance often one does not consider the countless calculations that ...
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Elizabeth not only led a kingdom, but also military means. Without a license ...
On the throne for seventy years, on 8 September 2022 the Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at the age of 96 ...
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The importance of driving with your butt
The seat and the driving position are the first elements that determine the safety and control of the vehicle, ...
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Electricity on the horizon of defense?
I am pleased to think that some of my readers share my opinion on the classic internal combustion engine: it can ...
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A general who became a pop icon
It's not often that battlefield merit makes a soldier a popular hero. With us perhaps only ...
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The wheel: starts from the moon and lands in the barracks
From the wooden wheel for buggies, wagons and carriages to the wooden wheel but rubberized, to solid tires like the bikes of ...
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Memories and icons of European commercial vehicles
Generally, the vehicles for mixed use present in the armed forces are the most exploited and which have ...
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