07/06/22 | Ocean4Future
Eyes from the sky on the sea: the new frontiers of maritime surveillance
In recent years, the development of autonomous aircraft systems (UAS) has surpassed all initiatives. Even in the recent conflict in Ukraine, these aircraft, commonly called ...
2341
Read
31/05/22 | Ocean4Future
Divers in search of secret codes: the story of the tin openers
In 1918, Rear Admiral William Reginald “Blinker” Hall, head of the British Naval Intelligence Division (NID) responsible for cracking codes, communications ...
4253
Read
19/04/22 | Ocean4Future
19 April 1246, Battle of Haugsnes: a (moderate) XNUMXth century Icelandic massacre
The Battle of Haugsnes (1246) represents the most violent armed confrontation in Icelandic history, even if "only" a hundred soldiers died. The Age of the Sturlungar, ...
2198
Read
29/03/22 | Ocean4Future
The recovery of the lost spy capsule (part two)
(Continued) We then came to the executive phase. Before the start of the recovery operations, tests were carried out on land and at sea to test the functionality of the bucket and ...
3570
Read
25/03/22 | Ocean4Future
The recovery of the lost spy capsule (part one)
Some will remember a famous film shot during the Cold War, Ice Station Zebra, inspired by a 1963 novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, a story of ...
3378
Read
03/03/22 | Ocean4Future
Mine alarm in the Black Sea?
Historically, naval mines have always been a serious threat to maritime traffic for both military and civilian units. Although their use is concentrated in ...
10059
Read
21/02/22 | Ocean4Future
Concrete ships
There were times when, instead of using traditional materials such as steel or wood, ships were built in ferrocement (reinforced concrete). If on the one hand this ...
3699
Read
14/02/22 | Ocean4Future
The story of the Halibut submarine, protagonist of many cold war mysteries
Among the most secret nuclear submarines of the US Navy, the USS Halibut is certainly among those that can boast a decidedly unique operational life. Born as ...
22542
Read
07/02/22 | Ocean4Future
One of the most mysterious underwater searches of the Cold War: the recovery of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-129
The story began in March 1968 when a conventional Soviet Golf-class submarine crashed during ...
13486
Read
19/01/22 | Ocean4Future
Lionel Crabb, a life lived adventurously
There are characters of the sea who have lived an adventurous life, leaving behind them an aura of mystery. Today...
1567
Read
17/01/22 | Ocean4Future
The first take-off and landing in the history of a gyroplane? On an Italian military ship!
We are now used to seeing aircraft taking off and landing on aircraft carriers, at a fast pace, together with very modern ...
16920
Read
10/01/22 | Ocean4Future
The OTO AS 450 project
In July 1942 the OTO shipyard in Livorno proposed to the Italian Royal Navy the project of an innovative ...
3215
Read
20/12/21 | Ocean4Future
A forgotten act of heroism by a young USN officer who became president
On that moonless night, with engines off so as not to be intercepted, the young commander of the PT -...
3459
Read
29/11/21 | Ocean4Future
Attack submarines… flying!
In the mid-30s, Russia began building a powerful fleet that included battleships, aircraft carriers and ships ...
7680
Read
Events
Click on the days highlighted in red and find out what's in evidence.
Publishing
Does the SMD boss follow the (wrong) path of some pro-Chinese politicians?
Defense Chief of Staff Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone recently completed an institutional visit to Pakistan. The visit is part of the initiatives for the development of ...
Read
Letters to the Director
We reconstitute the "Aquileia" brigade
The war in Ukraine saw the consecration of the drone as a fundamental and indispensable weapon system on the battlefield. Used for long-range reconnaissance already in the war of ...
Read