30/11/23  |  Military world
Reduce the sound of a gunshot (forgetting about movies)
Introduction: in Italy, with the removal of very recent and emergency exemptions for night hunting of wild boars, building and purchasing "silencers" is prohibited by law (of "detention" at...
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29/11/23  |  Military world
The (theoretical) failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
The Ukrainian summer-autumn counteroffensive failed due to a multiple series of factors, both of a tactical military and "grand tactics" nature, and of a political-economic-...
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25/11/23  |  You in Defense
Is there a future for fighting femicide? Interview with the lawyer Antonio Lascala (Gens Nova)
“In this case it is clear that the victim on a psychological level suffers a situation of instability, by suffering he is afraid and this helps the executioner more than by virtue of this...
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23/11/23  |  Means
The Indian Straton Plus, a high protection light
The Indian car manufacturer Mahindra presents a new, advanced solution in terms of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Specialty Vehicle: the Straton Plus offered in...
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21/11/23  |  Military world
USAF adds ballistic protection to flight crew goggles for the first time
The United States Air Force's weapons acquisition center is upgrading protective eyewear for flight crew members. Made up of eight different...
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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 progresses across the Gaza Strip, Tsahal forces must…
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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 favored the spread of the techniques of...
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30/10/23  |  Military world
The USA announces a new atomic weapon
One of the issues that the polarization of the international scenario following the outbreak of the Ukrainian war has...
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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 offenses such as being unhealthy for...
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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...
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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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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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In Defense of Cecilia Sala: Reflections on Justice and (Juvenile) Opinions in Freedom
The news of the arrest and detention of Cecilia Sala in the homeland prisons of the happy Islamic Republic of Iran, now belongs to the past news. Far from sharing the whys and the...
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