The 06 January 1873 Happened: First Major Drive for the Shipyards of Spezia
The battleship Dandolo has been set up at the Arsenal of Spezia, before the three great ships designed by the director of 2, a class of the Naval Engineers Corps Benedetto Brin.
Army: a year of interventions in Italy and abroad
06 / 01 / 2014 - Over the 7.600 are Army soldiers who have spent the Christmas holidays in operations abroad or on the national territory.
The Army abroad has operated, even during the Christmas period, with 3.600 soldiers in 21 missions in 20 areas of strategic interest of the nation such as Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kosovo, Somalia, Libya and Mali.
Afghanistan: firearms against Italian helicopter
06/01/2014 - Yesterday morning at 10,30 local time (7 am Italian time), a CH47 "Chinook" helicopter of the Italian "Fenice" Task Force was subjected to gunshots, in the landing phase at 30 kilometers south of Shindand, in an operation in support of the Afghan security forces.
The Air Force supports UN airlift
03/01/2014 - New Year's Eve of intense activity in support of the United Nations for the Air Force. In fact, on Thursday 2 January, the airlift activated in recent days by the Brindisi air base to bring materials and humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic following the ethnic tensions that are destabilizing the country ended.
Mare Nostrum: The MM succumbs to more than a thousand migrants in the last 24h
03 / 01 / 2014 - There were four of them boats rescued the 2 January by the Navy and the Navy port authorities for a total of 823 people saved: Urania, 127 + 80 (of which 3 women); Sirio, 292; Patrol boats CP303, 100, Motovedette CP403, 88; Saint Mark, 136 (of which 20 women and minor 46).
The bishop of capua visits the military prison
02 / 01 / 2014 - Last December 30, His Excellency Monsignor Salvatore Visco, Bishop of Capua, visited the Military Penitentiary Organization and the Military Prison located in the same building.
Kosovo, a year of commitment
02 / 01 / 2014 - At the end of the year, the Italian military stationed in Pec, belonging to the 52 ° Terrestrial artillery regiment "Torino" and led by Colonel Antonio Sgobba, Commander of the Multinational Battle Group West, continued the work of assistance and cooperation, making a donation of clothing at the "Center for Independent Living" of Vitomirica, an institute committed to supporting young people with disabilities.
Finmeccanica: AgustaWestland and the decision of the Indian government
02 / 01 / 2014 - AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, confirms that it received yesterday from the Indian Ministry of Defense both the notification concerning the appointment of the Arbitrator in its competence, as requested by AgustaWestland the November 25 and 4 December 2013, both the notification concerning the interruption of the contract for the supply of 12 VVIP / VIP helicopters, consistent with what was announced yesterday by a statement by the Indian Ministry of Defense.
Malta: rescue mission for a HH212 of the Italian mission
02 / 01 / 2014 - In the late afternoon of the first of January, the Rescue Coordination Center of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) requested the intervention of an HH 212 helicopter of the Italian mission to Malta for the urgent transport of an imminent danger of life on board the merchant ship 'Lady Bug', anchored about 12 miles from the Maltese coast.
Poland selects Alenia Aermacchi's M-346
02/01/2014 - The Polish Ministry of Defense has selected the M-346 training aircraft of Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, and its training system for the training of Polish Air Force pilots.