09/08/19  |  Means
A tank in the box? Only light tacticians have an easy life
Although exaggerated, the purchase of an SUV for city use is certainly a sort of guarantee against micro parking bumps or pavements that are a bit too high. But there ...
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24/07/19  |  Means
The Mig-31: Putin's sentinel
Born with the specific purpose of replacing the pure MIG-25 interceptor, the Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-31 FOXHOUND has become over time a multi-role attack vector, able ...
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03/07/19  |  Means
After the AR76 were there national answers? Between industry, fitters and banned blows, Italy ...
Among the big names in the production of Italian vehicles, there was a historic one, perhaps a little in the shade, but certainly with the right credentials to provide the '90 with a worthy ...
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02/07/19  |  Means
End of career or new life for Typhoon class submarines?
Among the numerous military vehicles deployed by the great powers during the so-called "Cold War" that have captured the collective imagination more than any other, ...
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05/06/19  |  Means
The MUV 70.20 sets the pace. We talk about VM90, or rather "TOTOVM"
On the forecourts of the barracks one speaks for some time, at least according to rumors, however it would seem that the MUV 70.20, the Multirole Military Utility Vehicle 4x4, ...
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22/05/19  |  Means
LMV LINCE "by Ferrari"
It was not at all easy to be able to meet in Oppeano, a municipality in the province of Verona located on state road 434, the same that leads to the 8 rgt genius spoilers ...
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16/05/19  |  Means
Type-10: the wagon of the Rising Sun.
Japan's defense policy has undergone a profound change in recent years. The 1991, with the intervention of the American-led coalition against the Iraqi invasion of ...
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27/04/19  |  Means
The secret substitute of ACM90: a Medium Multi-purpose Vehicle 4x4
In offering you a preview on a logistic medium already designated in the early years' 90 as a replacement for the ACM90 and never officially enlisted, I believe it is right to understand the ...
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12/04/19  |  Means
"Mamma them Turks!"
Careful work from an engineering and functional point of view seems to have gained appreciation ...
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26/03/19  |  Means
An Italian armored Super Truck: from TRAKKER to VTMM and Grizzly
Compared to international production, how does the renowned Italian defense vehicle industry respond? ...
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26/02/19  |  Means
Iveco Lince VTLM: what has not been said
An avant-garde engineering project that is militarily appreciated by 12 countries around the world, Iveco LINCE VTLM -...
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31/01/19  |  Means
M-346 FA: small fearsome national masterpiece
After the article of 25 October us (read), Difesa Online has been able to acquire further information about the ...
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24/01/19  |  Means
Diamond T 980 M20 and Lancia Esadelta militari: a rich collection of historical vehicles
I promised it to readers and perhaps even more to fans of military vehicles that have been part of the story ...
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22/01/19  |  Means
The FIM MINIMI: a light machine gun for all seasons
Designed by Ernest Vervier in the 1977, the MINIMI of the Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FNH) still represents a ...
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16/01/19  |  Means
A STORM (Storm) for the Italian armed forces
In the So.Fu.Tra program. (Transitional Functional Support), the Ministry of Defense intends to proceed to ...
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04/01/19  |  Means
Autieri, drivers and trailers: indispensable helpers also in the FFAA
And already, there are also them, counted in all respects between the vehicles even if they have no engine and sometimes hidden ...
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10/12/18  |  Means
Agile and tactical as a PUMA: but on this medium the opinions are discordant
The origins of its history start very far, probably from the 1968, the year in which the project of ...
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28/11/18  |  Means
The health assistance of yesterday and today. The means and the figure of the rescuer change
These were the scenarios that have seen in the last decades our Armed Forces engaged in missions outside the area ...
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26/11/18  |  Means
76 / 62 mm Super Quick: not just anti-missile
Among the main threats to the naval units are the missiles, increasingly efficient both in terms of lethality of the newspapers ...
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03/11/18  |  Means
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: the epic story of a true multirole
One of the nicknames that the F-4 Phantom II received over the course of its long and successful career was: “The Plane of ...
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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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