The maritime organization in ancient times (second part): XVII-XVIII century
After a dark period in which the border between military and merchant navies blurred into organizations often of convenience, adapted to the needs of the moment, the seed began to be born...
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The maritime organization in ancient times (first part)
Often, not only in the naval field, there is confusion between title and rank. By title we mean the term to designate people who, at different levels, perform certain functions...
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Pietro Vassena, an Italian genius who built the first half submarine for scientific research
Today we want to remember Pietro Luigi Vassena, an Italian inventor who engineered and developed many inventions in the last century, astonishing the world to the point of obtaining the...
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Wanikan-Ryu Karate, a style born for sailors (second part)
The concept that distinguishes a traditional karate from a modern one is actually a somewhat improper concept as the so-called "traditional karate" has also become...
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Wanikan-Ryu Karate, a style born for sailors (first part)
At the beginning of the 1900s, oriental martial arts reached Western countries thanks to the overseas activities carried out by the various navies operating in the Far East...
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Naval mines as a defensive barrier of Taiwan: a not so crazy hypothesis
At the end of World War II, the Americans launched Operation Starvation, a mine operation conducted by the United States Army Air Forces to interrupt the…
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Italy's Mediterranean route
Giorgia Meloni's first mission to Algeria has just ended, aiming to transform Italy into the energy hub of the whole of Europe. An important strategic plan in which...
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BETASOM base preparations to operate in the Western Atlantic (part two)
In the new operational environment of the Atlantic, the attack on enemy traffic, obviously no longer tied to the group tactic of the "wolf pack", was divided into many actions...
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BETASOM's base preparations to operate in the Western Atlantic (part one)
The order of 17 January 1941 to suspend the demobilization of the Bordeaux base and to cancel the return of the...
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We have reached 8 billion on the planet… where are we going?
Although demographers can never be sure, it was announced in the media that on November 15, Humanity has…
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The secret relations between the Zionist groups and the Italian Navy (part 3/3)
With the end of the Second World War, starting from 1946, the agents of the Mossad in Italy, using the men...
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The secret relations between the Zionist groups and the Italian Navy (part 2/3)
In the Formia base, some members of the future Israeli navy were trained by former X MAS operators to ...
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The secret relations between the Zionist groups and the Italian Royal Navy (part I/3)
In the XNUMXs, close collaborative relationships began between the Italian Royal Navy and the movement...
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Underwater habitat experiments during the Soviet Union
During the Cold War, as the United States and the Soviet Union were looking at space as a new frontier…
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Asymmetrical attack on Sevastopol: another black day for the Russian Navy between fake news and embarrassing videos
After the attacks on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, its ships now seemed destined to remain confined in port ...
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The strange project of the Seeteufel
Towards the end of the Second World War the German navy hypothesized the development of an underwater boat ...
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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 ...
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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 (...
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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 they died "...
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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 ...
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