01/02/18 | Means
CH-47: for "special" soldiers, but not only ...
The development of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook can be traced back to the late 1950s, when the United States Army launched an exploratory investigation for ...
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29/01/18 | Means
The new "Multirole" concept is called MUV and will replace the VM90
What could be the replacement for VM90, the unstoppable and faithful workmate of thousands of military personnel over the course of more than 35 years? Three decades we could define three ...
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17/01/18 | Means
The secrets of super safety on the 4 "special" wheels
When did the first super safe vehicle go? Excluding the very futuristic inventions of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci in the Renaissance period or the iron guards ...
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02/01/18 | Means
The automatic gearbox, an unstoppable escalation for heavy and light. What's the best?
The years in which the vehicles used by the State were produced exclusively by the mother country are long gone and their installations mostly fell among those present in the ...
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13/12/17 | Means
ACP 62 / 70: it did not have a nice line, but it was tall and massive
Going back in time to dig into the history of some valid vehicle that has made the history of military motorization, sometimes makes you understand how it passed ...
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04/12/17 | Means
M26 MASS, a modular 12 caliber for all eventualities
The US Army was the first to use a long smooth-bore gun with broken lead ammunition in combat. Already during the war for the ...
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09/11/17 | Means
The tactical revolution of UAVs: from simple reconnaissance to attack systems
The ability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to initiate a real revolution in how to conduct offensive actions is evident from the use of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ...
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08/11/17 | Means
Amphibious vehicles: when military research and studies end up in civil service
Sky, sea and land, but leaving sky to aeronautical skills, with this article I want to propose something unusual about the usual military vehicle ...
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06/11/17 | Means
AH-64D Apache: Rain of fire
Entered into service in the 1984 with the US Army in 812 exemplary, the Apache was subjected, in the course of his life ...
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02/11/17 | Means
Iveco Lince LMV: the Italian feline who has school in the world. Between lights and shadows
A raised car, an SUV or a pure 4x4 in its own right? I could not wait two more volumes made in ...
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23/10/17 | Means
The "whim": a real school for military and civilian drivers
The nickname "baffone" was assigned to all the civil series which on the front grille showed a striking line ...
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11/10/17 | Means
Bus and minibus between technological evolution, driving experiences and indelible memories
This time we will talk about more peaceful means, not the first line, that is those that in common language are ...
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02/10/17 | Means
M113: ubiquitous on battlefields and memories of entire generations ...
"This car is a tank!", Who knows how many times we have heard or used this "association" of words, ...
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20/09/17 | Means
"Four wheels" of all-Italian strength, between technique and current events
A blossom of the Italian technological and mechanical tradition, an evolution of successes since the postwar period ...
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19/09/17 | Means
F-117 Nighthawk: Night Hawk
The specifications that led to the birth of the F-117 were rolled towards the end of the 70 years, although the first ...
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11/09/17 | Means
Alfa Romeo "Alfetta": a great name for the institutions
Can you express an opinion on such a prestigious brand as that of Alfa Romeo, it is not something of all ...
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02/09/17 | Means
Fiat AR 51 / 76 Campagnola: a half-century history
Dear readers, there we are! I could no longer hold back the desire to give the right and deserved space to ...
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01/09/17 | Means
SM-6: The American response to Pyongyang's missile threat
The missile program US embarked on RIM-174 SM-6 ERAM (Extended Range Active Missile), developed by the ...
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07/08/17 | Means
A chameleon named Iveco VM 90
Why "chameleon"? It is a metaphorical term to give the idea of how many mutations can take this project of ...
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28/07/17 | Means
Military vehicles and memories: the mythical ACLs and ACMs
We will deal over time with different aspects of military vehicles, past and present, but I would like to start ...
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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 the Director
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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