18/05/22  |  Military world
GBU-31 bombs to sink ships
Last month we witnessed the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva by one or more Ukrainian anti-ship missiles Neptune in the Black Sea. Virtually all ...
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17/05/22  |  Military world
Operation "Antonov" and Operation "Market Garden": planning errors in the use of airborne troops
The Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska rossii - VDV) - like the vaunted Spetsnaz, however always a little shrouded in an aura of mystery - represent the ...
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16/05/22  |  Military world
War in Ukraine: Italian supplies
The supplies of military equipment by NATO and European countries to Ukrainian fighters continue in these days. As written several times, Kiev always asks for armaments ...
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13/05/22  |  Military world
The Russian troops have thrown themselves into a bottleneck in the Donbass: it is massacre
The surprise attack of Bilohorivka will remain in the history of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on the list of the most glaring planning errors, like the ...
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11/05/22  |  Military world
… What if we gave the Aries floats to the Ukrainians?
Some countries of the former Eastern Bloc have announced their intention to hand over their MBT holdings to Ukraine in order to support them in the fight against the Russian invader. Indeed,...
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10/05/22  |  Military world
Addendum: The tank reserves of the Russian armed forces and the production capacities of the military industry
A few days ago we published in rapid succession the first and second part of an analysis relating to the tactical-strategic scenarios of the Russo-Ukrainian War. While...
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08/05/22  |  Military world
The Ukrainians also take the PzH-2000s
The escalation of military supplies by NATO continues in Kiev. In recent weeks, Ukrainian requests for the latest generation of weapons have been made ...
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05/05/22  |  Military world
War and propaganda
The interview released by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov on the evening of 1 May forcefully relaunched the debate on the value of propaganda in operations ...
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03/05/22  |  Military world
Ukrainians want American fighters
Since the start of the Special Operation, the Kiev Air Force has suffered heavy losses. It would seem that the Russians ...
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02/05/22  |  Military world
Analysis on the progress of the war in Ukraine: tactical-strategic scenarios and general considerations (second part)
We have already spoken extensively in the first part of this analysis of Ukraine and its situation; now is...
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29/04/22  |  Military world
Analysis on the progress of the war in Ukraine: tactical-strategic scenarios and general considerations (first part)
After having spoken extensively in the latest analyzes of the air, naval and land operations that have taken place so far ...
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28/04/22  |  Means
Club ALFISTI IN PATROL ONLUS
Here we have often talked about military conductors making a comparison between their demanding duties and ...
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25/04/22  |  Military world
Ukraine will receive heavier and heavier armaments
President Zelensky never ceases to urge NATO countries (and not only those) to supply armaments to ...
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20/04/22  |  Military world
Americans adopt the 6,8 mm shot. Italians?
After more than two years of technical evaluation and scrutiny, the US Army has announced the winner of the tender for the New ...
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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 they died "...
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15/04/22  |  Military world
Operation Orchard: the Israeli attack on the Syrian nuclear reactor
On the night of September 6, 2007, 3 squadrons of the IAF, the Israeli Air Force, destroyed the nuclear site ...
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13/04/22  |  Military world
Analysis of the progress of the war in Ukraine: the land fronts
After having carefully spoken, in the two previous analyzes, of the air and naval warfare operations undertaken by ...
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13/04/22  |  Means
The GOI chooses its tactical 4x4 and relies on Toyota
By treating preferably unarmed military vehicles on rubber, it is evident that our Navy and Air Force ...
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11/04/22  |  Military world
The S-300s are not denied to anyone
Given the air superiority expressed by Russia, the Ukrainians urgently need missile systems (besides ...
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11/04/22  |  Military world
The reconfiguration of the device of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the reason for the arrival of gen. Dvornikov
The current strategic command and control organization of the Russian military is relatively simple. To the...
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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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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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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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