19/10/22  |  Means
The Army on 2 wheels: motorization expands
The history of motorcycles in the Royal Army is not easy to reconstruct because in general there is a lack of information on the first massive motorization of the forces ...
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18/10/22  |  Military world
Armored Warfare: Lessons Learned From the Past
The war in Ukraine has brought high intensity operations back to the fore, where high mechanization of the forces in the field is used and, among other things, a ...
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14/10/22  |  Military world
Wider Mediterranean? Better narrowed!
The Maritime Power of a country is a global concept, created by the very being of a country and its strategic objectives and is exercised (and defended) for the development and ...
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12/10/22  |  Means
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 vehicles (1899 De Dion-Bouton 3,5hp). The troops moved mainly ...
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11/10/22  |  Military world
Construction of the American FREMMs has begun
Two and a half years after the award of the contract (April 30, 2020) for the supply of 20 multi-mission frigates to the US Navy, work began on ...
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09/10/22  |  Military world
Pyongyang's provocations continue
North Korea, yesterday, launched two more ballistic missiles in the direction of the Sea of ​​Japan and they seem to have fallen into the EEZ (Economic Zone ...
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09/10/22  |  Military world
Ukraine-Russia: a war destined to last?
The fighting in Ukraine continues with its baggage of death and destruction. At the same time, the tones of the declarations of all three ...
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06/10/22  |  Military world
The EU increases the range of missile systems
As part of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), on 19 November 2018 the EU Defense Ministers approved the EU's Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS) project ...
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06/10/22  |  Military world
The reform that "postponed" the cut of the armed forces
For some months now, coinciding with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, there has been discussions on the possibility of ...
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04/10/22  |  Military world
Winds of war against Taiwan
In these hours the flyovers by the PLAAF (People's Liberation Army Air Force) fighters continue on the skies of ...
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04/10/22  |  Means
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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01/10/22  |  Military world
Italy prefers Theseus to Perseus
The European consortium MBDA (formed by BAE Systems and Airbus Group, with 37,5% of shares each and by Leonardo, for the ...
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01/10/22  |  Military world
The Italian Typhoons in the Persian Gulf
The Eurofighter program for Kuwait is proceeding successfully and in line with the delivery plan. The activities of ...
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29/09/22  |  Military world
Nord Stream sabotage: concern for our supply routes
The sabotages of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, on both lines, shed light on the now declared gas war. L'...
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29/09/22  |  Military world
The return of territorial defense: the creation of a territorial command in Germany. Isolated case or general trend?
For several years, in some contexts in particular (eg NATO's eastern allies) there has been an increase ...
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27/09/22  |  Military world
Armalite AR-10: Eugene Stoner's (posthumous) revenge
In 1954 the Armalite Division of the Farchild Engine & Airplane Company began the development of an assault rifle ...
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27/09/22  |  Military world
New parachute for the Italian armed forces
After a long period of experimentation by the "Folgore" brigade, the ...
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26/09/22  |  Military world
China adds a pawn to the Indo-Pacific chessboard
Last June 17, the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian (ex Type 003), the most significant ship of the naval component ...
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21/09/22  |  Military world
The strengthening of the Polish armored component
The war in Ukraine is showing that the armored component is still fundamental in a modern army. There...
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19/09/22  |  Military world
New ranks for the armed forces
Article 7 of Law 119 of 5 August 2022 "Provisions for the revision of the model of the Armed Forces entirely ...
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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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