14/11/23 | Ocean4Future
The hard life on a Spanish galleon (but not only) in the XNUMXth century
Going to sea in the days of the galleons was very hard, particularly when undertaking long transoceanic sailing voyages, connecting Spain with America and the Philippines...
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09/11/23 | Military world
How long will Israel stay in Gaza? This is not the time for “good souls” to ask!
Benjamin Netanyahu declared that, after defeating Hamas, Israel will maintain security in the Strip for an "indefinite time". Official US sources report that Joe...
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06/11/23 | Ocean4Future
6 November 1881: inauguration of the Naval Academy of Livorno, mother house of generations of naval officers
There is a magical place, where tradition and innovation have followed one another for over a century: the Naval Academy of Livorno. In that Institute overlooking the sea, since 6...
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02/11/23 | Military world
The war in the underground domain of Gaza
As the ground offensive against Hamas proceeds along the Gaza Strip, Tsahal forces must contend with the danger from the tunnels and tunnels of...
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02/11/23 | Military world
Self-defense was born from the Navy. From Oletti to Bianchi, when fighting is an art
It was the Italian sailors trained by the Japanese sailors present in China who encouraged the spread of jujitsu techniques, the oldest martial art. We have the first news...
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30/10/23 | Military world
The USA announces a new atomic weapon
One of the questions that the polarization of the international scenario following the outbreak of the Ukrainian war has brought back to the center of discussions is whether today...
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30/10/23 | Ocean4Future
When discipline was something... serious (part 2): punishments from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth century
The number of infringements was endless and also involved objectively minor faults such as not saying hello due to distraction, reluctantly following an order or not...
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27/10/23 | Military world
SVD DRAGUNOV: Know your enemy
It is, by far, the "marksman" rifle most used by OpFor (a term used within NATO to generically indicate the forces, regular and otherwise, opposed to the armies...
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26/10/23 | Ocean4Future
Hamas special naval forces attack Israel again
The open conflict between Israel and Hamas is now a tragic fact. While the international community debates…
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20/10/23 | Ocean4Future
When discipline was something... serious (part 1)
Obviously the title is ironic. Even today in the armed forces certain rules remain as inflexible as ever, but at the...
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17/10/23 | Military world
Caliber 6.5 Creedmoor: the reasons for success
Every shooter has his own reference caliber. As the song said, very often it is a pure and simple "...
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15/10/23 | Military world
The invasion of Gaza. A journey to the entrance to hell
Since 7 October 2023, the Gaza Strip has become the Dimmu Borgir of the Middle East, perhaps of the Planet. What does it have to do with...
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14/10/23 | Means
Mahindra: the interesting Indian brand, even in defense
It was founded in 1945 as a steel trading company, we are in Mumbai, India. The company is M&M, known...
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11/10/23 | Military world
Precision shooting: Power, Speed and Control
"Power is nothing without Control" was the apt slogan of a famous tire brand. We can apply...
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09/10/23 | Military world
Asymmetric warfare in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The hybrid warfare paradigm of Hamas and its allies
Hamas, acronym for Ḥarakat al-Muqāwama al-Islāmiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement), born at the time of the first...
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09/10/23 | Military world
Stars of the past (second part): the art of making do
With the eyes of twenty-year-olds, things are understood differently: some are frightening, others make us believe we are immortal,...
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06/10/23 | Military world
Stars of the past (part one): from the SAS to the 60s department
The story is a summary that comes from the first marshal of transmissions Filippo F., retired for years, of...
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04/10/23 | Military world
Marching on your stomach
"The Germans in Russia lost due to logistics." This very simple concept was explained to me by an uncle...
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02/10/23 | Military world
Uniforms... space!
The uniform has always been influenced by civilian fashion, even in its more modern functional designs. Maybe the...
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02/10/23 | Military world
The Craft of Arms
In 1526 Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, one of the most skilled and courageous soldiers this land has ever created, died in...
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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 the Director
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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