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 a few months, in conjunction with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, there had been discussions on the possibility of postponing the cut in the personnel of the armed forces. There...
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04/10/22 | Military world
Winds of war against Taiwan
In these hours, the PLAAF (People's Liberation Army Air Force) fighters continue to fly over the skies of Taiwan. Sure, the Air Force flyovers and drills ...
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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 lie behind a successful product both civil and ...
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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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17/09/22 | Military world
The Germans "resist" the Ukrainians
When Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met German Chancellor Scholz in early September, he ...
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15/09/22 | Military world
Smokejumpers: who are the paratroop firefighters?
Like every summer, many, too many are the fires that devastate hectares and hectares of woods. Often the Fire Brigade ...
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15/09/22 | Means
Elizabeth not only led a kingdom, but also military means. Without a license ...
On the throne for seventy years, on 8 September 2022 the Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at the age of 96 ...
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April 25: Tomorrow is another day…
Today was celebrated April 25th. They told us, with a solemn voice, the story of a people who knew how to redeem themselves, who chose freedom and democracy, who turned the page with...
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Letters to the Director
Letter to Difesa Online: "The European Army Remains a Mirage"
Dear Director, during my now forty-year military career I have often found myself working side by side with military personnel from other nations, NATO and otherwise, in high-level operational contexts and...
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