The F-35B enters history: declared Initial Operating Capacity
31/07/2015 - The commander of the Marine Corps, General Joseph Dunford, has declared the first squadron of F-35Bs operational and ready for combat. The news came a few minutes ago. The Marines are the first corps in the world to declare the F-35's Initial Operational Capability.
General Tullio Del Sette meets the soldiers who are in service
31/07/2015 - This morning the commander general of the Carabinieri Tullio Del Sette met 31 soldiers from all over the national territory who have distinguished themselves in daily service activities.
The 2014-2015 academic year closes in the Military Academy
31/07/2015 - Today, in the Cortile d'Onore of the Ducal Palace of Modena, in the presence of the commander of the Military Academy, gen. d. Salvatore Camporeale, and the local authorities, the closing ceremony of the 2014-2015 academic year of the Military Academy took place.
Super Facebook drone: will guarantee internet connection all over the globe
31/07/2015 - Facebook's first solar-powered drone will begin flight tests by the end of the year. It would be better to call it Super-Drone, considering its wingspan as large as that of a Boeing 737. This is what the next phase of the campaign foresees to provide Internet connectivity even in the most remote parts of the world.
Patent granting to the new Aviation Pilots and Specialists
31/07/2015 - Today in the premises of the official club of Army Aviation Training Center took place the ceremony of delivery of the patents to the technicians of the 41 ° and 42 ° course mechanical aircraft technicians in the presence of the Army Aviation commander, gen antonio bettelli and a multitude of family members of the patented and teaching body.
Princess Beatrice of the Netherlands at the Military Geographic Institute
31/07/2015 - Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau), former queen from 30 April 1980 to 30 April 2013, visited the Military Geographical Institute. After the welcome greeting from the commander, general of division Gianfranco Rossi, the important guest was able to appreciate the historical-cultural importance and the technical excellence of the Florentine body.
92 years Genius and Aeronautical Commissariat
31/07/2015 - Today marks the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of the Corps of Aeronautical Engineers and the Corps of Aeronautical Commissariat.
For the occasion, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, general of air squad Pasquale Preziosa has forwarded to the staff of the respective bodies a message of good wishes during the recurrences.
The Balkans and the bad conscience - cap.3: Europe fall (end)
30/07/2015 - On the one hand the blocks of the last socialist building, on the other the glass of the institutional buildings and the blue flags that are reflected in them. In between, the articulated trams glide across the low lawn. “Viale dei cecchini” is like this: a slight inclined plane that leads from Sarajevo, beyond the hollow of hills that protected and wounded it.
ISIS, secret document: "Unleashing the end of the world with war in India"
30/07/2015 - TheAmerican Media Institute (AMI) obtained a document of 32 pages in Urdu language from a Pakistani citizen close to the Taliban, with the new ISIS strategy. The document contains information relating to a plot to target American diplomats and Pakistani officials as well as US soldiers during their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Confitarma: agreement in favor of boarding students on ships
30/07/2015 - Today in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Shipowners' Confederation, the definitive agreement was signed with the trade unions aimed at facilitating the boarding of Italian students on board Italian and foreign flag ships.
Blasters reclaim a bomb from the Second World War
30/07/2015 - The bomb squads of the Army intervened at the request of the prefecture, have safely completed the delicate operation of reclamation of the 1000 lbs (450 kg) aircraft bomb, found in the bed of the Albegna stream near the center inhabited area of Albinia.
Graduation for Army Marshals
30/07/2015 - In the auditorium of the University of Tuscia, in Viterbo, the ceremony for the awarding of degrees in "Organizational and Management Sciences" to the one hundred and sixteen marshals of the 15th course "Ardire" took place today. at the end of the three-year cycle of studies, they are preparing to join the Army operational units.
Death of the second head Incursor Alessandro Bergaglio
30/07/2015 - The Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano and the Navy expressed "the deepest condolences and feelings of closeness" to the family members of the second Chief Raider Alessandro Bergaglio, who died this morning at the Sant hospital. 'Andrea of La Spezia.
F-35, Air Force: "Never again, we underestimated the costs of the JSF"
30/07/2015 - “Never again. We will never again make the mistakes we made with the development of the F-35 ”. To utter these words, a few hours ago a Military.com, the Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.
Press Release Co.Ce.R Marina
30 / 07 / 2015 - From what has been learned, to date, at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), among the judges who compose the Court that will hold the 10 and 11 August the precautionary measures requested by Italy to guarantee the Navy Riflemen, has not yet been appointed what will represent the Italian position.
The official students of 195 ° and 196 ° finish the operational training
30/07/2015 - The cadets of the 195 ° "Impeto" course and the 196 ° "Certezza" course have returned to the Military Academy after more than a month spent in various training areas of the Army.
Agreement between the Navy and the University of "Tor Vergata"
30/07/2015 - The agreement between the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and the Navy for a scientific didactic collaboration on topics of common interest was signed yesterday at the headquarters of the Navy Staff, with specific reference to the maritime sector.
Raiders Raiders are trained at the CIGA
30/07/2015 - From 13 to 17 July the training of the incursor students of the 17 ° Stormo di Furbara took place at the CIGA, the official cartographic body of the state, for the part under the responsibility of the Air Force, which made its personnel available cartographer and equipment for the training of 6 students and 2 incursor instructors.
Basques and degrees for the 192 ° "Character"
30/07/2015 - "Mom, Dad when I grow up I want to be an Officer!"
It must be more or less with these words that the lieutenants of the 192 course "Character" announced a few years ago to the families their choice: to be an officer of the Italian Army.
Smart hacking point: discovery flaw in the security system
30/07/2015 - Two cybersecurity experts, Runa Sandvik and Michael Auger, took control of the Tracking Point TP750 electronic aiming system software installed on a sniper rifle, with a small laptop and a Wi-Fi connection . Hackers found loopholes in the weapon's security system.