The Air Squad General Luca Goretti takes over the leadership of the Air Force in place of the Air Squad General Alberto Rosso The ceremony of rotation at the top of the Air Force between the Air Squad General Alberto Rosso and the Air Squad General Luca Goretti has took place this morning at the Ciampino military airport [...]
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The European multi-mission frigate (FREMM) of the Alpine Navy arrived today at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston (USA), where it will stop until 12 June. Nave Alpino, delivered to the Italian Navy on 30 September 2016, is the fifth FREMM unit and the fourth in the “antisubmarine” version. It is a ship set up with [...]
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In the early afternoon of today, Monday 4 June, the Air Force carried out the emergency medical transport of a 54-year-old patient in imminent danger of life. The Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino took off following the request received at the Top Situation Room of the Air Squad Command by the [...]
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On 30 May 2018 Nave Alcide Pedretti, Naval Unit of the "Teseo Tesei" Underwater and Incursors Group (COMSUBIN), with the support of a team from the Underwater Operating Group of the Navy, completed the underwater sampling activities carried out, as part of the collaboration agreement between the Armed Force and the Ministry of Economic Development (Mi.SE), at the [...]
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Quotidiano.net tells the story of an Italian army raider awarded the prestigious 'Medic of the year' medal, doctor of the year. This raider doctor who is not a doctor launches himself with a respirator and a directional parachute from 8 thousand meters, knows how to face a rock face in winter ascent, is a highly specialized diver and is able to [...]
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In the presence of the Army Chief of Staff, Army Corps General Salvatore Farina, the traditional ceremony of "Mak P 100" of the Cadet Officers of the 198th course "Saldezza" was held today in the Novi Sad park in Modena "Of the Military Academy, an event, the latter, which marks the hundred days left before promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of the Army [...]
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Finally, the Defense has started the program to build four helicopters dedicated to the Italian special forces, we are talking about the Chinook 47 Er (extended range). The aircraft produced by Boeing will be built in the Philadelphia plant, while Leonardo will carry out the maintenance and logistics in the after-sales phase. The Italian version is the same as the Canadian one which [...]
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An operation by the State Police of Palermo called “Drug Away” has been underway since the first light of dawn, aimed at disrupting a criminal association dedicated to the trafficking of drug addicts in the capital. The investigation, carried out by the policemen of the Flying Squad, made it possible to reconstruct hundreds of episodes of cocaine, hashish and marijuana dealing, often occurring "at home" on request [...]
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The Israel Defense Forces announced on their Twitter account that the Israeli version of the F-35, nicknamed “Adir”, was used in operational missions. "The Adir aircraft are already operational and are flying on operational missions," the tweet said, quoting the head of the Israeli Air Force, General Amikam Norkin. "We are the first in the world to [...]
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(by Ashish Singh) In September 2017, a team of six female Indian Navy officers began circumnavigating the globe on an expedition titled Navika Sagar Parikrama. The task was not easy as this was the first attempt ever made by an Indian team made up only of women to do this [...]
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According to security experts, the German armed forces are too weak to meet their obligations towards their allies, not least because next year they will take command of NATO's rapid response force for crises. The pressure on Berlin is mounting after a series of revelations revealed the German army [...]
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The search for the two missing sailors in the Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and Europe continues with Nave Alpino, the FREMM commanded by Frigate Captain Davide Da Pozzo. The activity of the Alpine ship began yesterday around 09.00 with the arrival of the Unit in the area of operation defined by the Portuguese authorities responsible for the search operations [...]
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From Friday 11th to Sunday 13th May, on board the Cavour aircraft carrier moored in the port of Catania, the seventeenth weekend clinic will take place, as part of the “sea of smiles” project. During the weekend in the hospitals of the flagship of the Navy, the volunteer doctors of the Operation Smile Italia onlus foundation with the support of the staff of [...]
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Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the Italian Navy's Alpine ship will operate in search of the sailors Aldo Revello and Antonio Voinea who are missing after the shipwreck of the Bright sailboat, which took place 300 miles from the Azores Islands. The communication comes after the desperate appeal of Rosa Cilano, Revello's wife: "There are countless cases of people - [...]
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An HH-139A helicopter from the 82nd CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) Center of the Italian Air Force was alerted to recover an injured woman during an excursion to Monte San Calogero (PA). The helicopter, on the orders of the Poggio Renatico Air Operations Command, took off from Trapani Airport and first embarked the personnel of the Corps [...]
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A Falcon 50 from the 5st Wing of the Italian Air Force carried out a medical transport from Reggio Calabria to Ciampino airport on the night of 8 May, in favor of an XNUMX-year-old girl who needed to be transferred urgently to the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome. The transport of the little patient, her parents and [...]
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A Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force carried out a medical transport from the airport of Alghero to that of Florence, in favor of a child of just 3 years who needed to be transferred urgently to the Mayer Hospital in Florence . The transport of the small patient and a medical team accompanying him was requested [...]
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Today the Audace ship (D 551, 1973-2006) set out for her last voyage to the Aliaga site in Turkey where she will join the destroyer Ardito (D 550, 1973-2006). The two Naval Units, true icons of history not only of the Navy, for more than 35 years of service have represented a flagship of the country, in Italy and abroad by participating in numerous operational missions [...]
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This morning the celebrations for the 157th anniversary of the Constitution of the Italian Army began with the deposition of a laurel wreath at the Memorial of the Fallen in the courtyard of honor of the Army Palace. Subsequently, at the General Military Hippodrome "Pietro Giannattasio" in Tor di Quinto, the military ceremony was held in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Roberta [...]
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An HH-212 helicopter of the 80 SAR (Search And Rescue) Center of Decimonannu in Sardinia carried out an emergency medical transport to the Brotzu hospital in favor of a 62-year-old foreign tourist in Imminent Danger of Life (IPV) who was on board a cruise ship that was passing through the Sardinian channel at 80 [...]
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This morning, at the council chamber of the Palazzo di Città, seat of the Municipality of Nocera Inferiore, the conference "Web Applications and the Italian Army - The new languages of computer science" was held, a training event organized by the Transmission Battalion "Vulture", as part of the training events aimed at promoting and enhancing staff training, and sponsored by [...]
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From the first light of the day, the Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Milan, in the provinces of Milan, Como, Monza and Brianza, Novara, Reggio Emilia, Savona, Turin and Varese, are executing a precautionary custody order, issued by the GIP of the Court of Milan, against 23 Italians (of which 16 in prison, 6 under arrest [...]
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The Sipri in Stockholm today published the annual report on armaments, lots of news. Total world military spending rose to $ 1739 billion in 2017, a marginal increase of 1,1% in real terms as of 2016, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military expenses [...]
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On the occasion of the release in Italian cinemas of the film "The Wonders of the Sea", on May 17th, M2 Pictures in partnership with the Navy organizes a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness among young audiences on the importance of environmental protection marino making known the commitment of the Navy in this area. The Wonders of the Sea, directed [...]
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The Alghero minesweeper of the Navy, inserted in the NATO device - Standing Nato Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2), left today the port of Mahon of the island of Menorca, in Spain, after a three-day stop to take part in the Spanish-Minex 18 international exercise, in the waters off the Balearic Islands. Nave Alghero was in fact [...]
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In the late afternoon of today, Sunday 29 April, on the Catania-Naples section, a medical transport carried out with a Falcon 900 aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino in favor of a one-week-old newborn in imminent danger of life. The transport, requested by the Prefecture of Messina, was necessary because the [...]
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The Greek government has approved an agreement with the United States for the modernization of more than half of its F-16 fleet, for a total of 1,2 billion euros. The expenses will serve to improve the capacity of 85 American fighters supplied to the Greek Air Force, bringing them closer in technology to the most advanced F-35s. Athens will have to pay [...]
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The Indian-made Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) performed well as it was tested by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in operational warfare conditions during the Gagan Shakti military exercise. "We conducted tests to validate the operational efficiency of LCA Tejas: we were able to generate six sorties per platform at [...]
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Thousands of military personnel and dozens of armored vehicles, defense systems and even drones have appeared in central Moscow for a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade, offering a sneak peek at what's new to show at the upcoming parade. About 12.500 people attended the rehearsals, staged at the iconic Red Square until [...]
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Angela Merkel in a press conference with Donald Trump said that Germany will commit 1,3% of GDP to military spending in 2019. "We have not yet reached the goal but we are getting closer", he added. For his part, Trump reiterated that US allies must increase their financial contribution to NATO, even [...]
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The project to implement the data link mode in communications for air traffic control purposes was completed on 26 April. The project, launched in February 2017 with the important collaboration of ENAV SpA (National Body for Flight Assistance), progressively involved the four Coordination and Control Services of the Italian Air Force (SCCAM): Brindisi, [...]
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The Blazing Shield 2018 campaign, which for the first time saw the joint participation of four Tornado aircraft, four Eurofighters and one C27J of the Italian Air Force, ended at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake in the State of California. The Italian aircraft have performed more than 300 air sorties for a total [...]
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The State Police of Caltanissetta dealt a severe blow to the Rinzivillo clan of the Cosa Nostra organization in Gela. 10 pre-trial detention orders in prison carried out in the early hours of the morning by the Caltanissetta Mobile Squad, together with the Police Station of Gela. Those arrested are responsible for various reasons of criminal association [...]
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The first flight of the AW-139 helicopter of the Coast Guard (GC) delivered on Thursday 20 April to the 72 ° Stormo di Frosinone of the Italian Air Force (AM) to start the training of the GC flight crews by the instructors of the Air Force. The activity derives from the Agreement signed between the Military Air Force and the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard on [...]
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The Espero frigate of the Navy left on 23 April from the Naval Base of Taranto, to participate in NATO's Sea Guardian Operation. The ship will reach the port of Aksaz, in Turkey in the coming days, to rejoin the NATO naval group. Espero ship after a phase of integration and training with the other ships [...]
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(Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi) - Wednesday 17 January, "Alliance", the multi-purpose research ship of the Navy left the port of La Spezia towards the seas of Iceland and Greenland, beyond the Arctic Circle, to implement a scientific mission, in collaboration with the NATO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), which [...]
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The solemn ceremony took place in the Piazzale delle Medaglie d'Oro, in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Force General Enzo Vecciarelli, and numerous civil, military and religious authorities. , but above all of the parents of the young jurors. With the traditional "I swear!" young students [...]
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The Naples State Police arrested at dawn, in execution of an order of the GIP of the Court of Naples, 32 subjects, including 5 women, belonging to two distinct criminal groups engaged in the trafficking and dealing of large quantities of cocaine and hashish, of which 18 were affected by precautionary measures in prison and 14 under house arrest. Investigations by police officers of the police station [...]
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The renewal of the contract for the Defense and Security sectors has obtained the green light from the Court of Auditors, which has certified the economic compatibility of the salary increases envisaged for the Armed Forces, Police and Firefighters. This was announced by the SILP CGIL union of the State Police according to which in a few days the [...]
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The inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPAC) will enter Duma tomorrow, east of Damascus. This was reported today by the Syrian newspaper close to the “Watan” government. It had been days that the start of the mission to Duma of experts who had arrived in Damascus already last Friday was expected. Their mandate: "to verify the validity of [...]
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The Carabinieri of the Trezzano sul Naviglio station executed an order of custody in prison issued by the GIP of the Court of Milan, against a 46-year-old Moroccan, already known to justice, held responsible for two robberies in competition. The restrictive measure comes from the outcome of the investigations conducted by the military following [...]
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After the first political reactions to the missile attack carried out last night in Syria, to provide his authoritative more purely military point of view is the former Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, who in a note states: "From a military point of view, the attack appeared [...]
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On Tuesday 17 April at sunset (expected at about 19 pm) at the Arsenale Militare Marittimo in La Spezia, the ceremony of the last drop of the flag of the patrol vessel of Squadra Bersagliere (F584) of the Navy will take place which, after 23 years of activity at service of institutions and the community, will end its operational life. From the day of [...]
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Two Eurofighter fighter aircraft of the 36 ° Stormo di Gioia del Colle (BA) intercepted an aircraft near Trapani that had lost radio communications with the Air Traffic Control bodies. At around 16.20 today the two fighters of the Italian Air Force, on alarm service on the national territory, took off for [...]
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In the next few years, taking into account the growing crowding of low orbits, the monitoring and surveillance capacity of space will be increasingly important and the Air Force, in the context of national defense, presents itself as a leading actor to play the role of service provider of a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) capability, which will also affect sectors [...]
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The Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Milan have executed, in the provinces of Milan, Novara and Pavia, a precautionary custody order, issued by the GIP of the Court of Pavia, against 12 subjects, 7 Albanians, 4 Italians and a Hungarian , held responsible for various reasons for criminal association aimed at committing thefts, [...]
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The swearing-in ceremony of the XX Course "Certa" took place today at the Army Non-Commissioned Officers School of Viterbo. The Pupil Marshals shouted "I SWEAR!" in the presence of the Army Chief of Staff, Army Corps General Salvatore Farina, the Commander for Training, Specialization and Doctrine of the Army, Army Corps General Pietro Serino, [...]
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The Chief of Staff of the Navy, Squad Admiral Valter Girardelli, expressed his closeness to the family of the non-commissioned officer who lost his life in the flight indicator of the SH 212 helicopter of Nave Borsini engaged in the Mare Safe operation. "In my personal capacity and in the name of the entire Navy, I express my deep condolences to the family [...]
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The French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, received her German counterpart, Ursula von der Leyen today in Paris "to take stock of Franco-German cooperation" in the aeronautical sector. "Les Echos" writes it, underlining that the bilateral cooperation agenda set at the last Franco-German Council of Ministers should be maintained. The two ministers should [...]
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On Friday 6 April, the Alliance multi-purpose research vessel will return to the port of La Spezia, at the end of the scientific mission carried out with the NATO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), between the seas of Iceland and Greenland, beyond the Polar Circle Arctic. To receive the crew, the Commander in Chief of the Naval Squad, Admiral [...]
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The Como State Police arrested a 53-year-old Italian, by profession a firefighter serving in Milan, for persecutory acts and aggravated damage. On March 26 last, a steering wheel of the Como Police Headquarters intervened in a parking lot due to the fire of a car together with personnel from the Fire Brigade. On the […]
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Even during the Easter holidays, the men and women of the Army are at work throughout the Italian territory in the squares of the major Italian cities. 7 are constantly engaged within the national borders in guarding the territory and the main metropolitan areas with the “Safe Roads” operation, in collaboration with the police; about 4 thousand are [...]
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On Friday 30 March, the Alghero minesweeper of the Italian Navy moored in the Port of Trieste, where it will stop until 4 April together with NATO's second permanent mine countermeasures group (Standing Nato Mine Counter Measures Group 2 - SNMCMG2). This stop coincides with the term Alghero ship activity with the NATO group, which began [...]
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Today in the waters off the island of Lampedusa, on board the ship Andrea Doria, in the presence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Squad, Admiral Donato Marzano, the alternation ceremony for the Tactical Command of Operation Mare Safe took place. After more than a month of intense activity in the Central Mediterranean, Rear Admiral Angelo Virdis will pass [...]
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The Chief of Police Franco Gabrielli and the President of CONI Giovanni Malagò have signed a framework agreement to promote and strengthen, through specific agreements, the cooperation aimed at achieving their respective institutional tasks in the field of sporting activity. The State Police believes that sporting activity is an integral part of professional training and facilitates its [...]
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The Italian Air Force Captain, code-named Pinna, was recently selected as the head of a formation of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) of the 74th Fighter Squadron. "When the Commander invited me to his office to ask if I wanted to be an Exchange Pilot and fly an A-10 I [...]
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This morning the hydrographic ship Ammiraglio Magnaghi, during the phases of exit from the port of La Spezia to carry out a technical operational activity aimed at verifying the efficiency of the platform equipment and hydrographic instrumentation, was approached by a private boat with on board a television crew from the “Le Iene” program. This boat, repeating [...]
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The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Squad General Enzo Vecciarelli, and the Magnificent Rector of the Luigi Bocconi University, Prof. Gianmario Verona, signed the Framework Agreement aimed at developing and testing new methodologies and tools relating to areas of Project, Quality and Knowledge Management. The Agreement is part of a broader collaboration program with [...]
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A vast military exercise carried out by the Chinese Air Force has concluded, which saw aircraft engaged in the China Sea and the Western Pacific after crossing the southern islands of Japan. China is carrying out an ambitious program of modernization of military, naval and air vehicles, directed and supervised by President Xi Jinping. In [...]
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The Carabinieri of the Compagnia di Vimercate (MB) arrested 4 Italians, aged 36 to 54, already known to the Justice, as they were held responsible for aggravated theft. The operatives, who were performing a discreet shadowing service against a 43-year-old from Cologno Monzese, with a history of drug offenses, [...]
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Today 24 March the European Multi Mission Frigate (FREMM) Carlo Margottini of the Italian Navy arrived in the port of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, where it will stop until Thursday 29 March. Nave Margottini is the third FREMM unit delivered to the Navy on 27 February 2014 in the "antisubmarine" version and is equipped with [...]
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This morning took place the ceremony of oath of allegiance to the Italian Republic of the students of the 1st year of the Military School "Teulié". The solemn act, sealed with the traditional formula of "I swear", was emphasized by the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Salvatore Farina, the Commander for Training, [...]
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Wednesday 28 March, at 11.00 am, in the main hall of the “Francesco Morosini” military naval school in Venice, 59 students of the “Aithér” course will swear loyalty to the Italian Republic and its institutions. The solemn ceremony of the oath represents an unforgettable moment in the life of every student and will take place in the presence of the Commander of the [...]
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On the morning of Thursday 22 March, an HH139 aircraft from the 85th C-SAR (Combat - Search and Rescue) search and rescue center in Pratica di Mare (RM) made a medical flight in favor of a lady in Imminent Danger of Life (IPV). The crew, in alertness, after taking off from Pratica di [...]
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Two F-2000 Eurofighter fighters of the Italian Air Force, in readiness for the airspace surveillance service, took off quickly today morning from the Istrana air base (TV), headquarters of the 51st Wing, to intercept a AirFrance's Boeing 777 aircraft, which had suddenly lost radio contact with the Italian traffic agency [...]
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Today at 11.00 the divers of the Underwater Operative Group (GOS) of the Underwater Command and Incursors (COMSUBIN) of the Navy concluded the underwater operations by destroying the dangerous explosive device found on the beach of Fano last 13 March. The Navy divers had already intervened jointly with the Artificieri of the Army, at the disposal of the Prefecture of [...]
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In the early afternoon of today 17 March, a one-year-old child in imminent danger of life was urgently transported from Cagliari to Genoa aboard a Falcon 50 plane of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force. The little patient, accompanied by a specialized medical team, was then transferred by ambulance to be admitted to the Institute [...]
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America should create its own separate military space force, President Donald Trump said yesterday, saying it would change the course of US space policy. President Trump's statement has raised many rumors and many have said that a military space force could make it more difficult to maintain orbit [...]
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Last night the Army bomb squads from the Railway Engineers Regiment of Castel Maggiore (Bo) and the Divers of the Underwater Operating Group of the Underwater Command and Incursors (COMSUBIN) of the Navy neutralized and removed, with a very delicate and particular intervention difficulties, a World War II bomb found during the works [...]
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The ammunition called Cbu, this is the conventional abbreviation, are actually large containers (some of which reach 600 kilograms), which, launched from a maximum height of 20 feet, open in mid-air. Their load is made up of tiny bombs, the size of tennis balls, which arrive on the ground hooked to a parachute. They are objects [...]
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Yesterday the commander of the US military forces in Europe, General Curtis M. Scaparrotti stressed the utmost support of the United States for Israel in the event of war. The observation was made during a meeting between Scaparrotti and Israel's chief of staff, General Gadi Eizenkot, at the military headquarters in Tel Aviv. "The [...]
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Dimdex 2018 (Defense International Maritime Exhibition and Conference), opens today the works of the important biennial event inaugurated in the presence of the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The participation of the Italian industry was broad and excellent with Aiad, Leonardo, Fincantieri, Mbda, Intermarine, Elettronica, Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi, Gem Elettronica, Benelli Armi. The Ambassador of Italy in Doha [...]
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Two F-2000A Eurofighter fighters of the Italian Air Force, in readiness for the airspace surveillance service, took off quickly today morning from the Grosseto air base, home of the 4th Wing, to intercept an Egyptian aircraft, took off from Paris (France) and headed for Almaza (Egypt), which had lost contact [...]
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Today one of the symbols of the city of Taranto, the Ponte Girevole has turned 60 years old. For the occasion, the extraordinary opening, the firing of salute from the battery of the Aragonese Castle, the transit in and out of a Navy ship followed by rowing lances of the Taranto associations. There was no lack of exhibition [...]
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On 8 March at the prestigious headquarters of Casa dell'Aviatore, with the delivery of the certificates, the 4th Course of Communication, Public Information and New Media organized by the Ministry of Defense was concluded. The course, held at the Defense Training facility , made it possible to qualify, pursuant to Law 150 of 2000, over 100 employees of [...]
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The aero-naval components of the Navy belonging to the operational commands of the Naval Squadron of Brindisi, Taranto, La Spezia and Augusta concluded today a training activity in the Gulf of Taranto which engaged men and women of the Armed Force in exercises of increasing complexity. The activity, which began on March 6, saw the participation of the aircraft carrier Cavour [...]
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A medical transport carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force in favor of an 8-year-old child in Imminent Danger of Life (IPV) on the Olbia / Rome Ciampino route has recently been completed. The transport, requested by the Prefecture of Nuoro, was necessary because the child needed [...]
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The Ican Campaign (International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons) and the Dutch NGO Pax published the 2018 Report "Dont 'bank on the bomb" (do not invest in the bomb ") which registered a massive increase of 81 billion dollars in new investments in nuclear weapons production in 2017, compared to 2016. Worldwide, according to the study, [...]
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From 8 to 11 March 2018, the Air Force will be present at the Nuova Fiera di Roma at the 10th edition of Moto Days, the reference Motorbike and Scooter Show in central-southern Italy. After the extremely positive feedback from past editions, once again this year the Armed Forces will focus on variety and completeness of the exhibition, on the richness of contents, on interactivity with [...]
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A life-threatening 89-year-old woman was transported this afternoon by an HH139 helicopter of the 15 ° Stormo CSAR of the Italian Air Force from Ponza to Latina, where she was transferred to the hospital for specialist care. The patient was accompanied and followed throughout the journey by a medical team. The mission […]
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Russia has completed tests on small-sized nuclear powertrains to be installed on cruise missiles and autonomous underwater vehicles. This was declared to the “Sputnik” agency by a source in the military-diplomatic apparatus of Moscow. "Tests on small nuclear propulsion units have been completed, both for cruise missiles with unlimited range [...]
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Margottini, who left La Spezia on 20 February, despite the legionella alert being triggered yesterday, continues the mission. The presence of the bacterium on board was reported by the secretary of the party for the protection of the military, Luca Marco Comellini, who published a long post online, asking that the ship, at the moment [...]
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Promoted by the General Staff of the Air Force, on 23 February the study conference “The expedition of the Italian dirigible in 1928: an airship between ships and airplanes at the North Pole” was held at the Historical Museum of the Air Force in Vigna di Valle. Many participants: authorities, scholars, history buffs, teachers and students of the Institute of Education [...]
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The destroyer Durand de la Penne, of the Italian Navy, included in the air-naval device of Operation Mare Secure, will stop in the commercial terminal of the port of La Goulette, Tunisia, from Friday 23 to Monday 26 February 2018. The visit is part of the cooperation activities between the marinas and aims to consolidate relations [...]
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The collaboration agreement in the field of strategic studies between the Centro Alti Studi della Difesa (Casd) and the Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) was signed at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo. The ceremony, attended by Ambassador Giorgio Starace and accompanied by the Defense Officer, Colonel Francesco Giordano, saw guests from the Nisd [...]
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(by Franco Iacch) It is a question that many (even in Israel) are asking. The IAF does not clarify the reason ergo we can only rely on assumptions. Most likely, Israel had no reason to risk strategic assets, far from reaching operational maturity, against insignificant targets. The very powerful IAF that has [...]
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Aeronautica Militare at the service of the community: double intervention in the middle of the night
Tonight the Air Force carried out two interventions for the transport of two women in imminent danger of life. The FALCON 50 ETD and C 130 J aircraft took off in the middle of last night in favor, respectively, of a 60-year-old woman waiting for a heart transplant and a [...]
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The largest US military force ever joined the XNUMX-year military exercise in Thailand, despite controversy over the Thai junta's invitation to the neighboring Myanmar army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing. The United States has scaled back participation in Cobra Gold, the largest multilateral military exercise in Asia, after [...]
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Five carabinieri were injured today in Piacenza during the riots that broke out in the center, when the approximately 450 protesters of the anti Casapound march tried to force the police cordon to reach the headquarters of the radical right-wing movement. https://youtu.be/JTkv8Ktc2wo Of the five injured, four suffered bruises, while allegedly fractured [...]
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According to what was released by the Nova agency, the Chinese Defense has installed the prototype of a naval rail gun on a landing ship of its Navy, the Haiyangshan 936. This is confirmed by some images published in recent months by the Chinese state media. The news was confirmed yesterday by a well-known military commentator [...]
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In the presence of the Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti and, representing the Chief of Defense General Claudio Graziano, of the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Team Adm. Valter Girardelli, it took place yesterday at the Riva Trigoso plant of the integrated military shipyard, the launching ceremony of the frigate [...]
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The first F-35B assembled outside the United States landed yesterday at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), after completing the Atlantic crossing from Cameri Military Airport. The fifth generation aircraft, delivered to the Italian Navy last January 25 at the FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) plant in [...]
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Similar to the emergency transport carried out yesterday, also today the Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo of the Air Force, which landed a few minutes ago at the Rome Ciampino airport, transported a newborn in imminent danger of life from Cagliari. The child, in need of being transferred as soon as possible to the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome for specialist care, [...]
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In the historic setting of the Military Academy of Modena, this morning the Official Pupils of the 199th "Dare" course, took an oath of loyalty to the Italian Republic, in the presence of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, of the Head of State Major of the Army, General of the Army Corps Danilo Errico, of the Commander General of the Carabinieri, General [...]
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Today, 25 January, the patrol vessel Cassiopea of the Navy, on a fishing surveillance mission to protect national fishing boats, in the waters near the island of Lampedusa, responded to a request for help and medical support, coming from the fishing boat Italian Pegaso di Mazzara del Vallo, for a seafarer who was accusing a crisis [...]
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Yesterday, the first F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off / Vertical Landing) Lightning II assembled outside the United States was delivered to the Italian Defense. The aircraft, intended to be equipped for the Navy, was entirely built in the FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) plant in Cameri. The F35B aircraft delivered to the Italian Navy, after a series of test flights carried out in [...]
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Great success at the Open Day of the Naval Academy of Livorno on 20 January when, in just 6 hours of opening to the public, about 2000 visitors, from all over Italy, had the opportunity to get to know life up close of the Cadet Officers of the Navy. A record turnout that testifies to the great [...]
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Two US Army pilots died Saturday morning in a helicopter crash in the California desert during a training mission, the Fox news channel reported. Both the pilot and the co-pilot were killed and the cause "is currently under investigation," said Lieutenant Colonel Jason S. Brown, [...]
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A 54-year-old woman in danger of life due to a serious respiratory problem was transported today evening with an Air Force Falcon 50 from Pescara to Milan Linate, to then be transferred to the San Raffaele hospital for treatment specialists of the case. The aircraft, one of the aircraft assets of [...]
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The Falcon 50 of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force landed just a few minutes ago at Ciampino airport. It urgently transported a newborn in imminent danger of life from Cagliari, where he was hospitalized at the university hospital of the capital. The child, who needs to be transferred as soon as possible to the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital in Rome [...]
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As announced by the Nova agency, the Italian Parliament approved on January 17 a greater military presence in Libya and the dispatch of a contingent of 470 soldiers to Niger to help combat migration and the illegal smuggling of migrants to Italian coasts and Europe. This is what the newspaper "New [...]
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Two Russian Blackjack bombers were intercepted by the RAF over the North Sea as they were approaching a UK "area of interest", the RAF confirmed. Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets responded to a scramble and took off from Scotland this morning. A spokesman for the RAF said that [...]
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Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti said that, when the mission is fully operational, 470 soldiers from the Italian contingent will be involved in the operation in Niger. The minister's statement took place, also in the presence of Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, on the occasion of the government's communications to the Senate Foreign and Defense commissions and [...]
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On Wednesday 17 January, the Alliance multi-purpose research vessel will depart from the port of La Spezia for a scientific mission with the NATO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), between the seas of Iceland and Greenland, beyond the Arctic Circle. To greet the crew and the researchers on board, the Commander in Chief of the Naval Squad, Admiral Donato [...]
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(by Franco Iacch) Syria, here are the drones that attacked the Russians. Official photos show one of 13 fixed-wing drones that took off from the southwestern region of Idlib which attacked two Russian military bases in Syria on 6 January. Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, strange. On the tactical evolution of drones in asymmetrical contexts I [...]
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Four of UFO sightings reported to the Air Force in 2016 (those of 2017 have yet to be announced): three in Veneto and one in Emilia Romagna. The Air Force and 'the institutional body responsible for collecting reports of OVNI (Unidentified Flying Objects). The technical investigation conducted by the military has essentially meant to ensure the safety [...]
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(by Maurizio Giannotti) In recent days PRP Channel has published an interesting article entitled "Smart Ships and Ports - signed agreement between ESA and Rolls Royce" in which we talk about the collaboration started between the two entities to finalize specific activities in the space sector to support of autonomous and remote-controlled maritime navigation. In [...]
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The first days of the new year for the Navy opened, as well as in the sign of operational commitment, also in that of service to the community. In fact, the hyperbaric chambers of the Military Hospital of Taranto and the Underwater Command and Incursors of La Spezia were activated for the treatment of affected civilian patients [...]
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From 9 January the recruitment campaign for 81 Officer Students at the Aeronautical Academy is open. Applications for participation may be submitted within 30 days from the day following the publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette, 4th Special Series. The competition is open to Italian citizens who have completed the seventeenth year of age [...]
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Today inside Palazzo Marina, the Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral Valter Girardelli met the Ensign Emanuele Lo Schiavo, Diving Officer of the Underwater Operating Group (GOS), who returned to Italy after successfully completing the Joint Diving Officer course (JDO) in Florida - USA. The results of the tests achieved by Emanuele [...]
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Damascus, with a note drawn up by the Syrian army, denounced an attack conducted in the early hours of today by Israel in Syrian territory with jets and ground-to-ground missiles. In the statement released by the Sana news agency, it is stated that the Israeli attack caused material damage. Damascus claim to have "hit" an Israeli fighter, without providing further details [...]
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Today the aircraft of the 31st Wing of the Air Force carried out two emergency medical flights within a few hours to transport two young patients in danger of life and allow them to be admitted to specialized health facilities. In the morning, at the request of the Prefecture of Nuoro, a 31-year-old girl was transported to [...]
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On the occasion of the Epiphany and the beginning of the sales, the Army soldiers will be employed in the shopping streets and in some shopping centers such as Porta di Roma, EUR Roma 2 and Roma Est. In the shopping centers the service will be articulated on a patrol within the site, while in the shopping streets such as Piazza Re di Roma, Viale [...]
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The Espero frigate of the Italian Navy arrived today in Larnaka, on the island of Cyprus, where it will make a technical stop until 8 January 2018. Since last December 28, the Unit has been engaged in "Operation Safe Sea", an air-naval device on whose task is to protect national interests in the central Mediterranean, guaranteeing the safety of [...]
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2017 alongside the country always flying in Italy and abroad. This year the Arma Azzurra mourns two of its sons, brothers: Gabriele and Mirko flew up there even higher while they were on duty. Their sacrifice, we are sure, will give greater awareness to the men and women of the Armed Force of the precious work they do for [...]
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International missions in crisis areas, operations in support of and in synergy with the Police Forces, remediation of war remnants throughout the national territory, rescue interventions for the population in cases of public calamities and further support for the Civil Protection for the countryside firefighting, mountain rescue and weather-snow data collection [...]
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Relations between Ankara and Moscow are becoming increasingly close and are now also strengthening on the military level. In fact, since 2020 Turkey has been working to defend its airspace with Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile batteries that have the capacity to shoot down any aircraft 400 km away and are in [...]
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The alternation ceremony of the Tactical Commander of Operation Safe Sea took place on December 29 in the port of Messina on board the RIZZO ship. The event, in the presence of the Commander in Chief of the Naval Squad, Squad Admiral Donato Marzano, sanctioned the passage of command of the device from Rear Admiral Davide Berna, Commander [...]
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(by Emanuela Ricci) It was a discovery of hot water. If the bombs are manufactured then they must be sold. Bombs, repugnant weapons from an ethical point of view, are certainly not confetti. It is unfortunate to know how they are used and how they kill civilians but unfortunately the war does not distinguish, most of the time, the targets. [...]
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2017 is coming to an end, an intense year that has seen the personnel and means of the Navy operate seamlessly from the Arctic Sea to Antarctica, in the Mediterranean Sea as in the oceans, to protect national interests and to best represent the made in Italy in the world. 2017 saw the [...]
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The official ceremony for the decoration of some Russian soldiers who participated in operations in Syria against the self-styled Islamic State took place today. During the ceremony, during his speech, President Putin underlined the "crucial" role played by Russia in the defeat of the jihadists in Syria, where ISIS has lost [...]
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The first Karate lesson in favor of over 50 children with disabilities of the school of the MOSAN Center in Burj Ash Shamaly (Tire) was conducted, in the Western Sector of UNIFIL under Italian guidance, by the Instructors of the Military Combat Method and Technical Teachers of the disciplines FIJLKAM martial arts of the Italian contingent. The initiative launched in these [...]
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According to Russian media reports, the Russian Navy has received a new frigate in addition to those already operating in the Black Sea, Russian media reported. The frigate is the third of six Navy frigates that Admiral Grigorovich intends to acquire. The first two have already been delivered in 2016 [...]
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The Italian government will ask the parliament to move part of the 1.400 soldiers present in Iraq, where Italy is the second largest force after the US, to Niger with the aim of "consolidating that country, defeating human trafficking and to beat terrorism ”. The Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said today [...]
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Even during these Christmas holidays, the commitment and sacrifice of thousands of men and women of the Army will continue, working far from their loved ones, in different contexts, both in Italy and in 21 foreign countries, to contribute to the security of our country. . In particular, the Army currently has 18.000 soldiers of which over 7.000 are constantly engaged [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The Government today appointed the new heads of the Army, Carabinieri, Consob and Corte dei Conti. A sparkling end of the year for the Government which is preparing to end its natural mandate in the spring of 2018. The appointments reflected the needs of the various institutions concerned to have personalities at their top [...]
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From December 12, applications are open to participate in the recruitment of 800 volunteers in the Air Force on a fixed one-year stay (VFP1). For the first time this year, the competition provides for the identification of 35 places to be allocated to the “Incursori” sector of use by the Special Forces of the Air Force. Applications for participation can be submitted by [...]
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An American military former sailor on the Saratoga ship (with which the US patrolled the Mediterranean), decides to speak now for the first time now, after 37 years, and says that that evening two Libyan Mig were shot down during a NATO operation, involved also an English and a French aircraft carrier. A revelation that adds a new [...]
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The dream and at the same time the aspiration, the challenge of man to the laws of physics through the courage and progress of technique: it is flight, in its many forms, the leitmotif of "The dream of Icarus", on air from Monday 18 December at 19.00 pm on Rai Storia, in collaboration with the Air Force. A trip […]
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A lengthy New York Times interview reveals details of the Aerospace Threat Identification Program. Of the Department of Defense's $ 600 billion annual budget, a whopping $ 22 million has been spent on the aforementioned program. This is how the Pentagon wanted it. For years, the program has been investigating reports of flying objects [...]
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The Pentagon has also been working for years on a mysterious program to study UFO sightings to spend $ 22 million a year from 2008 to 2011. The Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program, the so-called Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was led by an intelligence officer, Luis Elizondo, who [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) They had to find a culprit and they identified him in the Chief of the Armed Force. Admiral Marcelo Srur who was in charge of the Argentine Navy after the disappearance of the Ara San Juan submarine and its crew in the southern waters of the Atlantic Ocean was sacked last month. The BBC writes it online specifying [...]
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On Monday 18 December, the European Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Virginio Fasan returns to La Spezia, after five intense months of participation in the "EUNAVFOR Atalanta" operation, a European Union mission that operates in an area between the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the Indian Ocean, to ensure the presence, surveillance and police at the top [...]
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The press conference for the presentation of the 14th edition of Seafuture took place on 2017 December 6, at the NCOs of the Navy, an event to be held from 19 to 23 June 2018 at the La Spezia Arsenal. Seafuture 2018 thus confirms itself, on the international scene, as an event of strategic importance for the [...]
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Undersecretary Luigi Bobba for the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies, Undersecretary Gioacchino Alfano for the Ministry of Defense and Undersecretary Gabriele Toccafondi for the Ministry of Education, University and Research, signed today, at the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies, a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration between [...]
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In the late morning of today, Wednesday 13 December, an AB 212 helicopter of the 80 ° Centro Combat SAR (Search And Rescue) of Decimomannu, employed by the 15 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, intervened to rescue an affected Korean passenger from ischemia aboard a cruise ship that was about 160 km to [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The report that the Swedish International Research Institute SIPRI draws up each year on the military industry is very interesting and indicative of the "growth trend", the "SIPRI Top 100". The data we report refer to the year 2016, those of 2017 are contained in the “Year Book 2017”, for sale online. The Report clearly demonstrates the [...]
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Trump had promised his generals to exceed the figure of 549 billion dollars, required by the federal law. So many global threats to face and so many needs for army modernization. So the budget authorized today by Donald Trump by signing the annual law on defense policy is 692 billion dollars. But [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has conquered ten positions in the international ranking of the largest military companies in the world reaching the 81st place. The data was published today by the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI). According to the Swedish think tank, an international reference point on the subject, sales [...]
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In recent days, the donation of important medical equipment to the Regional Hospital and the pediatric hospital of Herat took place in Camp Arena, headquarters of the Train, Advise and Assist Command West based on the Taurinense Alpine Brigade. The health equipment delivered to the regional hospital will be used for the construction of a molecular laboratory capable of carrying out the reaction [...]
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According to reports from Rossiyskaya Gazeta, North Korea is working to put two satellites into orbit. The news came following a revelation, cited as a source, by Vladimir Khrustalev, a military expert who recently met with officials from the National Aerospace Development Adminsitration in Pyongyang. As reported by [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The Lauretan Sanctuary was built in the place where, according to legend, the abode of the Virgin Mary was prodigiously transported by the Angels in the night between 9 and 10 December 1294. It dates back to the XNUMXth century of continuous pilgrimages and considered the Italian "Lourdes". The belief of this miraculous [...]
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The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of ballistic missile testing this week as tensions rise in the region over North Korea's rapidly growing weapons programs, Nova reported. This was reported by the respective ministries of defense relaunched by the local press. Korea [...]
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This morning the 74th anniversary of the homonymous battle, fought in the Second World War, was celebrated in Mignano Montelungo, at the Military Memorial, for which the city was awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor and the Gold Medal to the Civil Merit. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, [...]
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Japan is planning to acquire offensive surface-to-air missiles to counter North Korea's military threat, according to the Tokyo Defense Minister. Itsunori Onodera clarified that his ministry plans to ask for a special budget for the fiscal year starting in April 2018, to be able to purchase the missiles [...]
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Last Tuesday, a few hours after Donald Trump's announcement on the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, establishing the latter as the new capital of Israel, the Army of the Jewish State conducted a massive military exercise in the north of the country, not far from the border with Lebanon. It seems to have been the most impressive exercise conducted [...]
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An Indian drone violated Chinese airspace and crashed, causing a protest in Beijing. This was reported by the deputy head of the military operations office of the Western Command Zhang Shuili. "India's move has violated China's territorial sovereignty and we are strongly opposed to this," Shuili said, according to [...]
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The present and the future of the COSMO-SkyMed satellite system, which in ten years since the launch of the first satellite, carried out in 2007, has changed the way we observe the Earth, ensuring fundamental information for our safety and to understand the phenomena that affect the our Planet. This was discussed at the MAXXI in Rome by [...]
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Thus was born the Navigante Museum - an initiative promoted by the Mu.MA-Galata of Genoa, the Maritime Museum of Cesenatico, the La Nave di Carta della Spezia association and the AMMM-Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums - which brought together museums , public and private. From today the Navigante Museum is online - on the website www.museonavigante.it with the [...]
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On Monday 11 December, at the Cariplo Foundation Auditorium in Milan, Arisa will be the protagonist of an extraordinary Christmas concert in favor of the Francesca Rava Foundation - NPH Italia Onlus: thanks to BANOR and the Cariplo Foundation. The entire proceeds of the evening are destined for the reconstruction of the NPH Houses in Mexico severely damaged by the earthquake last September, which Arisa visited [...]
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Italy has played a crucial role in relaunching the Europe of Defense and plays an equally important part in NATO-EU cooperation through, the so-called "southern hub" of the Alliance inaugurated in Naples. The challenge now is represented by the opportunities offered to industry by the European Defense Fund and by the increase in military spending to approach the threshold of [...]
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"A single, large wing at the service of the country", this is the slogan that accompanies the 2018 Air Force Calendar, presented today, Tuesday 5 December, at Palazzo Aeronautica in the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Defense, Hon. Domenico Rossi, of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General [...]
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As reported by local sources, planes of the Arab Coalition, led by the Saudi government, carried out raids during the night, intensely bombing the positions of the Houthi rebels in the capital Sanaa, in support of the forces of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who in recent days he broke his alliance with the Houthis themselves. Suse van Meegen, a […]
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Thus the Co.Ce.R. Marina, in a note, on the occasion of the anniversary of Santa Barbara, patron saint of the Navy: “at the end of the meetings held with the staff of the Taranto and Brindisi offices, the Co.Ce.R. expresses a fervent wish of good wind to the FA and to all the sailors !! A wind, which in recent years has [...]
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The Italian Army Commissariat Corps celebrated today in Rome, in the “A. Gandin ”, headquarters of the“ Granatieri di Sardegna ”Brigade Command, the 201th anniversary of its constitution. In the presence of the Flag of the Army Commissariat Corps, the Banner of Rome Capital decorated with a Gold Medal for Military Valor and numerous military authorities and [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) The foreign ministers / defense of 23 countries of the European Union have given shape to the new permanent structured cooperation (Pesco) in the defense sector. Over 50 projects, defined as concrete, will provide the new joint military capabilities that the European defense of tomorrow will need. The EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy [...]
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Generals and admirals of the US Armed Forces warned yesterday that the lack of a new budget could put the military sector in serious difficulty. This was reported by the US media, specifying that the senior officers expressed themselves in this way during a meeting with businessmen in the military sector that was held in Orlando, Florida. [...]
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A Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force landed in the early afternoon of today at Ciampino airport, coming from Cagliari, with a six-month-old baby on board in imminent danger of life for a serious illness and in need of treatment immediate at the "Bambino Gesù" pediatric hospital in Rome. The mission, upon request [...]
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The Army Corps General Danilo Errico, Chief of Staff of the Army, "expresses to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Squad General Enzo Vecciarelli and all the personnel of the Air Force," his feeling of condolences for the death of Sergeant Major Mirko Rossi, engaged in the fulfillment of his duty, in a training activity of [...]
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In the late afternoon today, Sergeant Major Mirko Rossi, 41, in force at the 17 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, lost his life following the impact on the ground during a pre-planned parachute launch training activity that was taking place at the Military Airport of Guidonia (RM). The non-commissioned officer died at the Gemelli Polyclinic in [...]
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As announced by the Nova agency, the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, officially launched today from Riyadh an anti-terrorism coalition, formed by 41 Muslim countries, on the occasion of the IMTC (Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition) meeting to which the ministers of defense of the member countries took part. The IMTC was announced in December [...]
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Countries of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership have set the cornerstones for cooperation activities in the energy sector, the fight against Russian propaganda, dialogue "where appropriate" in matters of common security and defense, commitments for civil aviation agreements, and the firm will that "as soon as possible" we can make progress towards a new one, [...]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned state and private defense companies to be ready to quickly transform their production in view of an upcoming war. So the Kremlin tenant reports the British Sky News network, he addressed the officials of the Defense Ministry on Wednesday, ordering that the companies in the sector [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) “The depth of meaning of the moral question that we have under our eyes every day still eludes us”. Littizzetto says on her show that each F35 costs 100 million euros, and with four less we could build 2000 houses. Picchio news reports the monologue held by Littizzetto within the program “Stasera casaMika”. [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, the government of India today approved the text of a cooperation agreement with Russia to combat terrorism and organized crime: the Indian Minister of Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said, according to whom it is of an extraordinary initiative taken by the government today to have an Indo-Russian agreement [...]
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According to reports from the Washington Post, a statement from the US Navy's Seventh Fleet announced the incident which took place at 14.45 (Japanese time) off the Japanese coast, southeast of Okinawa. The accident, the causes of which are still unknown, involved a US Navy aircraft that was operating in the Sea of [...]
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The carabinieri today celebrate the "Virgo Fidelis", patron saint of the Arma. The celebrations of the patroness of the weapon, Maria Virgo Fidelis, began this morning in Rome, in the Historical Museum of Piazza Risorgimento, where Commander General Tullio Del Sette placed a laurel wreath at the Shrine in honor of the fallen carabinieri. Subsequently, General Del Sette participated, [...]
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The ceremony for the delivery of the combat flags of the frigate Aliseo and the corvettes Sfinge and Fenice of the Italian Navy took place today, November 22, at 10.30, in the "Ancora" Hall of the Vittoriano Monumental Complex, which concluded the its operational activity at the service of the country joining those of the Maestrale frigate, of the [...]
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The commander of US Strategic Command, which controls the entire US nuclear arsenal, said he would not obey a nuclear missile launch order if he believed he had received an "illegal" attack order from the president. Speaking at the international security conference in Halifax, Canada. General of the Air Force, John Hyten, thus responded to [...]
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The solemn ceremony of the oath of the students of the 230th Course of the Military School "Nunziatella" took place today in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples. The solemn act was highlighted by the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the Minister of Defense, Senator Roberta Pinotti, the Councilor of the President of the Republic and Secretary of the Supreme Council [...]
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(by Franco Iacch) These are special days for Putin's state rearmament plan. This morning the launching ceremony of the first Borei II class submarine took place. A few hours ago the roll out of the Tu-160M2 took place: the M2 program is the main Russian investment to modernize its strategic bombers [...]
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The submarine of the Argentine naval army "Ara San Juan", with 37 crew members on board, has been the subject of intense research for about 48 hours in the Gulf of San Jorge, near Porto Madryn, Patagonian province of Chubut. This was revealed by the online versions of the two main Argentine newspapers "Clarin" and "La Nacion", according to [...]
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The Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, referring to the commitment by the more than 20 countries of the European Union for enhanced cooperation in defense matters (Pesco) that will be notified to the EU Council in Brussels, defined it as "an important moment, a sign of a new political will ”. "After 60 years of waiting, we have come a long way in the [...]
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The presentation of the “CalendEsercito 2018” was held today in Rome, in the Central Military Library of Palazzo Esercito, this year dedicated to 12 thematic itineraries in the history of Italy and the Armed Force. The event began with a video message from the Minister of Defense, Senator Roberta Pinotti, with whom a greeting was addressed to [...]
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A medical transport from Alghero to Genoa has recently been completed in favor of a three-month-old girl in imminent danger of life. The young patient was transported to the Ligurian capital by a Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo of the Air Force to be admitted to the Gaslini Hospital. The request for support was received from [...]
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According to the ANSA Agency, a great step forward was made today towards the establishment of a common European defense. Twenty-three EU countries signed today in Brussels the commitment to participate in the Pesco, the so-called “Permanent cooperation for security” envisaged by the Lisbon Treaty, the first step towards an integrated common defense system. [...]
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According to the SMF commander Sergei Karakaev, 400 ICBMs are currently in service with the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) with warheads of various types and capabilities. The commander added that by the end of this year, the SMF would be equipped with 66 percent modern weapons. He also pointed out that [...]
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News in sight during the Cocer-Government negotiation on the contract renewal: following the pre-referendum promises of the Ministers concerned - in fact -, the Cocer Defense sector during the negotiation intended to claim the stabilization of the 80 euros (security bonus), the tax exemption of the € 85 increase for all public employment and the allocation of new resources [...]
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The agreement between the State Police and Lottomatica Spa was signed yesterday in Rome for the prevention and contrast of computer crimes against the information systems and services of particular importance for the country, including those used by Lottomatica, moreover functional to the performance of the activities assigned in concession by [...]
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Local media say South Korea is working with the US to supply a nuclear submarine. US President Donald Trump himself said Seoul intends to spend "billions of dollars" on American weapons. The purchase of military submarines would redesign the balance of power in Northeast Asia, triggering a possible race [...]
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The Israeli Air Force has its first female deputy commander of a fighter jet squadron. The commander-in-chief of the weapon, General Amikam Norkin, appointed her today, who also appointed two other women to top positions in the anti-missile system called the Iron Dome. The new deputy commander - whose name was not [...]
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The decision taken by the former Chief of Staff of the Navy, Giuseppe De Giorgi to call the new military ship with the name "Trieste", a name also approved by the Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, who at the time seemed to have greatly appreciated the he idea, to the point of sending an official communication to the Trieste administration, seems to have been [...]
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Italy, like every year, celebrates November 4th, with an edition dedicated to tradition and novelty. This morning at the ceremony held at the Altare della Patria in the presence of the President of the Republic and the Minister of Defense, in addition to many citizens there were also about 3 soldiers from all the Armed Forces and from the Guardia di Finanza with joint bands, with their respective Flags [...]
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The Air Force General Oreste Genta turns 106 today. The Armed Force proudly remembers the pilot officer who in his career has covered the history of the Air Force and who still today with out-of-the-ordinary clarity manages to cover the historic and decisive passages of the Arma Azzurra and Italy, during the darkest periods of [...]
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According to reports from Nova, North Korea may have completed preparations to conduct another nuclear test: the South Korean news agency "Yonhap" reported, quoting the South Korean intelligence agency (NIS), that Pyongyang is ready for another missile launch. During a parliamentary hearing, the NIS announced [...]
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According to Nova, the value of the contract for the supply of Russian S-400s to Turkey is more than 2 billion dollars. This was stated by the general manager of the state company Rostekh, Sergej Cemezov. "The value of the S-400 agreement with Turkey is more than 2 billion dollars", said the director [...]
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After the controversy of the past few days on the tests of the F35 B aircraft, and on the announcement omitted by the Defense, the first test was finally successful yesterday. The first flight in short take-off and vertical landing mode of the first Italian F-35 in the 'Stovl' variant, assembled in the Cameri plant in Piedmont, took place "perfectly" yesterday. [...]
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The Italian and Cypriot Armed Forces are linked by deep friendship and common values, but also by the same challenges they face in the Mediterranean and by the will to intensify bilateral cooperation ”. This was stated by the Chief of Defense Staff, Claudio Graziano, on an official visit to Cyprus, where he held bilateral meetings with the [...]
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The threats from the Pyongyang regime and the missile tests in recent months have put the whole area on alert. The US-South Korea, India-Japan and many other countries that feel threatened for various reasons are intensifying. Perhaps it is the prelude to an impending American attack? Meanwhile Japan in [...]
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Contrary to what has been read in some prestigious Italian newspapers, the first flight test with short take-off and vertical landing (Stovl mode) is scheduled for next week for the first F35 of this type assembled in the Cameri plant, in Piedmont, which will be delivered in the coming months to the Defense. This was stated in a note from the Secretariat [...]
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South Korea's expectations of having a general in command of the US and Korean armed forces in the event of a conflict have been disregarded by US Defense Secretary James Mattis' recent visit to Seoul. The seal of the establishment of a joint military command in the event of war with command was expected [...]
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A C-130J aircraft of the 46th Pisa Air Brigade has just carried out a medical flight in favor of a newborn in urgent need of medical assistance. A medical transport carried out with a C-130J aircraft of the 46 ^ Air Brigade of Pisa of the Italian Air Force has recently been completed in favor of a newborn who needed [...]
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Yesterday, at the headquarters of the Interregional Carabinieri Command "Pastrengo", in via Giuseppe Marcora, in the presence of the Interregional Commander, Army Corps General Riccardo Amato and Prof. Nando Dalla Chiesa, the unveiling of a dedicated commemorative plaque took place to the General of the Carabinieri Corps Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, killed in Palermo on [...]
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As the US military continued to prepare for possible conventional conflicts, China and Russia worked out strategies to achieve their goals without fighting. Both strategies rely on using peacetime actions to achieve their strategic goals, modeled on Sun Tzu's attack theory. I remember that the first concepts of [...]
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US drones took off from Sicily intercepted 10/15 km from the southern borders of Russia. The Russian Southern District reports that Global Hawk drones, RC-135 aircraft and P-8A Poseidon are regularly intercepted during their patrols on the Black Sea. Moscow notes that RC-135 drones and reconnaissance platforms take off from Sigonella, Sicily. As we know Sigonella [...]
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The first F-35B in short take-off and vertical landing version made its first flight today from the Cameri plant, reveals it in a RID article. It is not yet known whether the aircraft will be delivered to the Navy or the Air Force which, at the moment, have planned to acquire 15 F-35Bs each for a total [...]
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The 'Italian Pentagon', a single center for the Armed Forces in Rome-Centocelle is an ambitious project that the Ministry of Defense believes in and for which it is aiming a lot. The activities and projects have always been shared with Roma Capitale and the municipalities to reconcile the needs of rationalization of the Defense with [...]
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A new automatic station for the detection and monitoring of meteorological conditions installed in Campo Imperatore (AQ) The Commander of the Alpine Army Troops, General Federico Bonato, presented this morning a new automatic station for the detection of meteorological data installed by the Army Meteomont service in Campo Imperatore. The ceremony of [...]
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Tomorrow at 19 pm the fanfare and military bands of the Italian Army will perform at the same time in 17 Italian cities (program attached), to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Caporetto to the notes of the "Ordinary Silence". The flash mob, organized by the Army General Staff, is linked to the commemorations of the centenary of the Great War for the year 2017, and [...]
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A medical transport has just ended, carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino of the Air Force in favor of a 4-year-old girl in imminent danger of life. The flight, requested by the Prefecture of Sassari, took place from Alghero to Rome Ciampino, with the final destination the pediatric hospital “Bambino [...]
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The United States is considering India's demand for armed drones. This was reported by the Indian news agency "PTI" on the basis of a US government source. The New Delhi government aims to strengthen the Air Force with the purchase of approximately 80-100 remotely piloted General Atomics Avenger aircraft (also known as Predator C), of the total cost [...]
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The New York Times wrote today that in Afghanistan small CIA teams, specialized in operating in extreme environments, are carrying out deep actions in search of telebans in the most inaccessible areas of the territory.The news was reported by two senior intelligence officials American. Previously in Afghanistan, local soldiers were helped [...]
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The US military is short of "top guns" and to address this shortage of axes of the skies, while America remains committed on several fronts, President Donald Trump has signed a decree authorizing the Pentagon to recall “Up to 1.000 pilots for a maximum period of 3 years”. [...]
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The bomb squads of the Army, active in the railway engineering regiment of Castel Maggiore (BO), have recently successfully completed the defusing operations of a war device dating back to the Second World War. The bomb, an American aircraft bomb weighing of 100 pounds, had been found in poor storage conditions but still active and functioning and is [...]
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The 11th Regional Seapower Symposium, the international maritime forum, held at the Squadratori Room of the Venice Arsenal, which saw the participation of representatives of the Military Navies of about 50 countries, 11 international organizations and Fincantieri, partners of the event. The closing ceremony saw the speeches of the Minister of Defense, Senator [...]
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greeted the Naval Armed Forces with the new equipment just installed to face and fight terrorism. President Sisi participated on Thursday in the naval exercise "Zat al-Swaari 2017" which was held in the city of Alexandria as part of the celebration of the Egyptian Naval Day, during which four units [...]
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The Italian Minister of the Interior Marco Minniti in an interview with "La Stampa", spoke of the risk of terrorism, after the fall of Raqqa and of cyber security, in the light of the forthcoming political elections and the danger of interference on the network by foreign nations. Some traits of the interview are reported. On cybersecurity we have put in [...]
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On the occasion of the Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice, the Heads of the Navies of the six Nations adhering to the Adriatic-Ionian ADRION initiative - Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia - gathered on board the prestigious Amerigo Vespucci Sailing Ship-School , for a periodic meeting aimed at evaluating the cooperation plans in place to identify new areas [...]
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The dynamic threat requires a constant re-evaluation of the control and access protocols and the consequent specific defense equipment that should be free from political correctness (which does not always happen). A vehicle-ramming attack requires special response protocols since the small arms of the police forces would not be able to stop the [...]
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British sources, and more in detail information in the possession of the newspaper "The Times", launch a heavy accusation against Russia that, according to what emerged from the confidences released to the English newspaper by alleged "members of the Islamist group" and "Afghan officials", undermining NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. Moscow would be financing the movement [...]
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According to Russia, this would not be a defensive system, but part of an advanced strategic nuclear asset in Eastern Europe. The MK-41 universal platform is capable of launching a variety of carriers, including cruise missiles. For Moscow it is a clear violation of the INF Treaty. Launching from Poland and Romania, the missiles could [...]
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The statements on the sidelines of the Russian-Chinese briefing are for the press and half true. As we know, US missile defense is structured on a global network of sensors to detect and track any launch against American targets. Coverage is based on several sites around the world and in space. The satellite constellation [...]
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Different in strategy, similar in tactics. Unlike terrorism, guerrillas seek to establish physical control over a territory. The need to dominate a territory is a fundamental element of the insurrectionary strategy since it guarantees the human reservoir for the recruitment and the logistic structures of the structured army. Terrorism does not aim at tangible control [...]
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Kaliningrad, Moscow plans to strengthen Iskander presence in response to US maneuvers in Poland. The missile brigades of the Western District equipped with the Iskander-M missiles (10-meter CEP), perform permanent rotations over Kaliningrad. The Iskander is a high-precision ballistic system optimized for use at close range. Those in rotation in Kaliningrad have [...]
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NATO is a political-military alliance, whose soft-power is increasingly important. This was stated by the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Paolo Alli, during the “Transatlantic Forum on Russia” conference, held today at the Center for American Studies. Alli recalled how the 2014 agreement on defense spending set at 2 percent [...]
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40th Anniversary of the birth of the Air Force Historical Museum The 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Air Force Historical Museum will be celebrated tomorrow at the military airport of Vigna di Valle, on Lake Bracciano, on the occasion of which there will be the ceremony of donation of the relics of the Gold Medals to Military Valor gen. Lordi and gen. Martelli Castaldi, [...]
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From 12 to 13 October the Amerigo Vespucci School Ship, of the Navy, will stop in the port of Chioggia to continue the navigation that in this period sees it as a protagonist around Italy. Last summer Nave Vespucci carried out the Summer Education Campaign in favor of the Official Students of the Naval Academy of Livorno and, after a [...]
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Afghanistan: "Taliban advance, Italians on the front line" Milex report, 7,5 billion dollars spent. “Very critical” situation. In an Afghanistan where the Taliban are far from defeated, but on the contrary are gaining ground every day, the situation is "very critical" also in the west of the country where the Italian soldiers are deployed: to face the "insurgency ", I'm […]
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Eurofighters take off to intercept Egyptian aircraft following communication interruption Today morning an Egyptian aircraft bound for Ciampino airport triggered the "scramble" alarm following a lack of radio link with the airspace control bodies national Two F-2000 Eurofighter fighters of the Italian Air Force, in readiness for the [...]
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According to Nova, an agreement has been reached between Russia and Saudi Arabia for the supply of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. This was confirmed by the Federal Service for Russian military-technical cooperation. "It is confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reached an agreement on the supply of S-400 Cornet-AM air defense missile systems, [...]
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Analysis by General Pasquale Preziosa and Professor Anna Maria Pagnani President Macron took office last June and his first goal was to establish a strong foreign policy in France. He moved from the east to the west of the planet, staying, then, in the center of Europe, he had talks with Trump, [...]
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Isis fighters give up fighting: we are without food The men of the Islamic State in arms lay down the hatchet and surrender to the Iraqi army hungry because the caliphate no longer pays them and does not even have the money to feed them. The Sun writes, reporting the statements of General Paul Frank, commander of a task [...]
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75th Anniversary of the Battle "El Alamein", commemoration in Pisa The commemoration ceremony for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein took place at the Pisa Parachuting Training Center, one of the most dramatic and at the same time heroic pages of the 2nd ^ world war in which the myth of the Thunderbolt was born. To the repeated [...]
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North Korea: vice president Morozov, Pyongyang tests long-range missile North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile that it believes could reach the west coast of the United States: Russian Vice President Anton Morozov, just returned, has announced it from a visit to Pyongyang. According to the Russian news agency "Ria [...]
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A medical transport carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force in favor of a 2-month-old girl in Imminent Danger of Life (IPV) on the Catania / Rome Ciampino route has recently been completed. The transport, requested by the Prefecture of Messina, was necessary because the child [...]
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US nuclear policy: the end of the tactical era US deterrence is based on an arsenal capable of warding off any use of nuclear power: it is the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction. It is not designed, in theory, to be used to prevent or during a conventional attack or in the presence [...]
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A silent putsch is underway in the European institutions, with the brutal speed of a blitzkrieg, to change the EU into the Fourth Reich. So whisper the well-informed voices of the Deep Superstate in Brussels, collected by the Belgian site “Dedefensa”, which has good entries in the environment, assures Maurizio Blondet. "With Brexit - says" Dedefensa "- the [...]
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In the month of "October 2017" the following adjustments will be made on the payslip: € 350,00 gross (more or less € 240,00 net depending on their personal income tax) for all staff, in reference to the bonus of the 80 € (October - November - December) which will no longer be [...]
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The flight of a Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force with on board a child of a few weeks in imminent danger of life has just ended. The medical transport was requested by the Prefecture of Cagliari to urgently transfer the little patient from the “Monserrato” hospital in Cagliari to the Gaslini hospital in [...]
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The United States will ask NATO allies to send a thousand more soldiers to Afghanistan for the battle against the Taliban. This was announced by the new permanent representative of the United States to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison. The additional forces of the allies would add up to the approximately three thousand additional US troops envisaged by the new strategy [...]
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Qatar would be among the various parties interested in the acquisition of Palazzo Caprara, the historic headquarters of the Defense Staff, but for a possible "relocation" of the offices of the armed forces it will still take some time. The operation, then, is in some way linked to the future construction, for now still in the planning phase, of a sort of "Pentagon" [...]
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Iran, Trump softer: they do not respect agreement, we do not increase sanctions President Trump wants to save the face of the US on the worst agreement ever signed, as Trump himself defines it. National security advisors unanimously recommended Trump not to certify Tehran's compliance with the agreement, but not to ask the [...]
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Defense: China and the US together for cybersecurity The first cycle of Sino-US dialogues on cybersecurity has opened in Washington. "A step forward between the two countries in the application of a law on virtual security but also a reason for the growth of bilateral cooperation and adequate management of the differences between the two parties", [...]
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The Russian defense industry reported having invented the Alabuga, a new electromagnetic missile that manages to disable all enemy electronics within a range of 2,3 miles. This is the novelty that demonstrates the technological ferment of the armies of modern superpowers. Apparently the Russians are studying new powerful weapons that could prove to be more effective [...]
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Two emergency medical flights were carried out yesterday, at the request of the Prefectures of Palermo and Reggio Calabria, received at the Top Situations Room of the Air Force Squad Command. The first flight took place in the morning, carried out with a Falcon 900, to transport a five-month-old baby from Palermo [...]
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Turkey today opened its largest overseas military training center in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The military facility was inaugurated by Ankara's Chief of Staff, Hulusi Akar, and Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, in a ceremony in the new center built by Turkey in Africa. Second […]
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The sixth and final day of competition of the Invictus Games in Toronto (Canada) is marked by the fifth silver medal signed by Lt. Col. Marco Iannuzzi in the 50 meters freestyle. Lt. Col. Iannuzzi is a pilot in service of the Italian Air Force, who suffered a lumbar spinal injury during a tragic flight accident in [...]
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Libya, fifth meeting of the Joint Processing Committee of Tripoli and Tobruk Representatives According to Nova, today, the fifth meeting of the Joint Processing Committee of the House of Representatives and the Libyan High Council of State has begun in Tunis. So it was written on the Twitter profile of the United Nations support mission for Libya (Unsmil). The fifth […]
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Exclusive, nobody talks about it, 700 Russian mercenaries fight and die in Syria alongside regular troops. Two years after Russia's entry into the war in Syria (30 September 2015), alongside President Bashar al-Assad's army, the Kremlin's narrative of its military operations is studded with successes, few defeats and above all a limited number of […]
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In the morning today, two boats loaded with migrants were located about 20 miles north-east of Tripoli (Libya), within the rescue responsibility area recently declared by Libya. In the area there was a unit of the Libyan Coast Guard which declared a "SAR event" (Search and Rescue). The vehicle was carrying out the necessary [...]
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The first Russian fifth generation fighter is now identified as Sukhoi-57. The T-50 of the Pak-Fa Program, the first fighter in the air domain (a term coined and currently valid only for the American F-22 Raptor) in Moscow, received its official name from the Russian Aerospace Forces on XNUMX August. The video highlights the flight of a [...]
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US Navy Laser Weapons Video The Pentagon is testing new technologies, such as laser weapons and large high-tech networks, to combat drones used with increasing frequency and effectiveness by terrorists. The NYT writes, revealing that the defense department has launched a $ 700 million program, overseen by [...]
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Video: Russia, joint military exercises with Pakistan in the Caucasus Joint military exercises between special forces of Russia and Pakistan in the North Caucasian republic of Karachai-Cherkessia kicked off today. The maneuvers will last two weeks. 200 military personnel from both countries will take part. "Druzhba 2017" (friendship) will simulate counter-terrorism operations, operations for the [...]
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General Graziano receives his Libyan counterpart, General Tawil The Chief of Staff, General Claudio Graziano received a visit this morning from the Chief of Defense of the National Accord Government of Libya, General Abdulrahman al Tawil, appointed to the post by premier Fayez al Sarraj at the end of last August. This activity, which falls within [...]
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I thank you for everything you have done. You did very well, as always ”. These are the words of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, who, during an institutional visit to Livorno with the Minister of Defense, wanted to meet and entertain himself with the personnel of the Armed Forces, the Police Forces, the Brigade [...]
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Leonardo: intelligence, international collaboration and partnership between industry and institutions at the center of the debate at "Cybertech Europe 2017 ″ For two days Rome will once again be the capital of the international debate on cyber security with Leonardo, the main partner of" Cybertech Europe "( http://italy.cybertechconference.com/). The appointment of 26 and 27 September, for the second consecutive year in Italy, [...]
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On the morning of Saturday 23 September, after having carried out the last drop of the flag during navigation in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Senator Roberta Pinotti, accompanied by the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano and the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Valter Girardelli, the Navy School Ships will moor at the Quay [...]
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The representative of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Captain Vyacheslav Trukhachev, announced that the Russian frigate Admiral Essen has made its way back to the base in Sevastopol via the Mediterranean Sea. "The most advanced frigate of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Essen, began its return to Sevastopol after [...]
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It was signed this morning, in the Central Military Library of Palazzo Difesa, in the presence of the Army Chief of Staff, General Danilo ERRICO, and the magnificent rector of the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Professor Eugenio GAUDIO, the Convention for the activation of a degree course in nursing which will take place at [...]
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The British Defense Minister, Michael Fallon, has signed a letter of intent with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled Al Attiyah, to supply the Arab country with an order of 24 Typhoon fighters manufactured by the company Bae Systems. This was reported by the Qatari Ministry of Defense in a statement following today's meeting between the two ministers [...]
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The Palazzo dell'Aeronautica, in Rome, will host the exhibition "Futurist Skies - from 10 to 17" organized by the Italian Air Force and the Italian Aeronautical and Space Medicine Association from 1916 to 1942 September to introduce the authoritative guests of the important conference international, a precious testimony of our artistic heritage expressly extended to the themes of Aviation and flight. The exhibition, curated [...]
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The Amerigo Vespucci training ship of the Italian Navy arrived today in Toulon, France, where it will stop until 18 September for the eleventh stage of the 2017 Education Campaign. It left the La Spezia Military Arsenal on 19 April for the Campaign of Education 2017, the "most beautiful ship in the world" and its crew have so far [...]
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The presentation of the volumes "Code Name Ares" and "Anatomy of a soldier" took place today at the Central Military Library of Palazzo Esercito, in the presence of the Army Chief of Staff, General Danilo ERRICO. ”, Introduced by the journalist Tony Capuozzo. The first, a biography written by Sergeant Andrea ADORNO and by [...]
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A 12-year-old girl in imminent danger of life was urgently transported this morning from Reggio Calabria to Rome-Ciampino with a Falcon 900 plane belonging to the 31st Wing of the Air Force to be admitted to the pediatric hospital "Bambino Jesus ”of Rome. The transport request, as happens in these cases, was received from [...]
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In an era where the processes of change on a global level seem unstoppable and ungovernable, even the social scenarios appear increasingly complex; with inextricable interweaving not only between local politics, geopolitics, information, globalization, ecology, finance and economy, but also between all this and the parallel exponential development of a technology that is increasingly interconnected with [...]
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Yesterday 9 September the commemorative ceremony for the "Day of Remembrance of the Sailors Disappeared at Sea" was celebrated at the National Monument to the "Italian Sailor" in perennial remembrance of the sacrifice of military and civilian sailors who disappeared at sea. As every year in Brindisi, the Navy remembers all those who died at sea, with a [...]
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Two Falcon 900 aircraft of the Italian Air Force were engaged today in a series of ambulance flights both on the national territory and for repatriation of compatriots from abroad. The first concerned a child of just five days old who at the request of the Prefecture of Cagliari was urgently transported from the capital in the morning [...]
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Yesterday the ceremony of the last drop of the flag of the missile frigate Aliseo (F574) of the Navy took place at the Mar Grande Naval Station (SNMG) of Taranto. The unit ends its operational life after 35 years of activity at the service of institutions and the community. Since the day of delivery it has traveled over 600.000 nautical miles (which [...]
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The 11th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine - (ICASM 14) will take place in Rome, from 2017 to 65 September 65, with the participation of more than 2017 scientists and experts in the sector. aero-medical from over 400 countries. The global aero-medical community will discuss both the [...]
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From 31 August to 6 September 2017 the divers of the Underwater Operating Group (GOS) of the Underwater Command and raiders of the Navy conducted a delicate underwater operation in the waters of the port of Bari, aimed at neutralizing numerous explosive devices remaining from the war. The company (STES), in charge of carrying out the search for any explosive devices on the [...]
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South Korea has announced that it has completed the "provisional" installation of the US-made anti-missile shield in the south-east of the country to counter the North Korean missile threat and is asking for talks with the countries affected by the deployment of the system weapon. In the morning, the Seoul Ministry of Defense announced that, at the plant [...]
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On 4 September 2017, sixty-three young students from various regions of Italy crossed the gate of the “Francesco Morosini” Military Naval School to begin the three-year school year that will lead them to obtaining a classical or scientific high school diploma wearing the uniform of the Navy. A new and challenging experience that will ensure them an excellent training to deal with [...]
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On Saturday 9 September, the “Day of Remembrance of the Sailors Disappeared at Sea” will be celebrated at the National Monument to the “Sailor of Italy” in perennial memory of the sacrifice of military and civilian sailors who disappeared at sea. The anniversary is considered a civil solemnity and is commemorated every year in Brindisi on 9 September at the Monument to the sailor [...]
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The sixteenth stage of the summer campaign functional to the education of adolescents made fragile by social or family disadvantages or children with psychophysical disabilities begins Nave Italia today left Civitavecchia with the young people of the clinical-cultural association "Artelier" on board. of the 2017 summer campaign with which the Tender to Nave Italia Foundation and the [...]
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The Amerigo Vespucci training ship of the Navy arrived today in Cadiz, Spain, where it will remain until 9 September, for the tenth stage of the 2017 Education Campaign. It left the Military Arsenal of La Spezia on 19 April for the Campaign of Education 2017, the "most beautiful ship in the world" and its crew have so far [...]
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Friday 8 September, at 19.35 pm at the Mar Grande Naval Station (SNMG) of Taranto, after 35 years of activity at the service of institutions and the community, the ceremony of the last drop of the flag of the missile frigate Aliseo (F574) of the Navy will take place at the end of its operational life. From the day of delivery it has traveled over 600.000 [...]
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Aeronautica Militare, urgent sanitary flight from Lamezia Terme to Brescia for life-threatening girl
A 14-year-old girl in imminent danger of life was urgently transported this afternoon from Lamezia Terme to Brescia with a Falcon 900 aircraft of the 31st Wing of the Air Force to be hospitalized in a structure of the Territorial Social Health Authority (ASST) of the Civil Hospitals of the Lombard city. The transport request, such as [...]
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In Trentino-Alto Adige the tenth edition of the main Air Force air search and rescue exercise With the flag raising ceremony this morning, the "live" phase of the international air search and rescue exercise "Grifone" officially began. annually by the Air Force under the SAR agreement. Med. Occ (Search and Rescue Western Mediterranean). Flight crews [...]
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The Destroyer of the Navy Luigi Durand de la Penne arrived today in Odessa where he will remain until Thursday 7 September, as part of the Education Campaign of the 2nd class of the Naval Academy. Starting from Taranto on 11 August, the unit made its first stop at Piraeus and at the end of the leg in Ukraine it will head towards Varna in [...]
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The Afghan security forces carried out an important military operation against the Taliban in the northern province of Kunduz, with a provisional toll of 26 insurgents killed, including the commander of the so-called 'Red Unit'. The provincial police chief, Khalilullah Ziai, specified that the offensive took place yesterday on the third day of the Aid [...]
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Doing a huge favor to US President Donald Trump, who never misses an opportunity to verbally attack Iran, Tehran's new defense minister, General Amir Hatami, announced that the Islamic Republic's priority is to accelerate the missile program. and export these weapons to neighboring allied countries, primarily Syria. "In the field […]
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The second part of the solidarity campaign of Nave ITALIA, the largest sailing brig in the world, has begun in recent days, the result of the cooperation between the Italian Navy and the Italian Yacht Club, founding members of the Tender to Nave ITALIA Onlus Foundation. In command, the Captain of Frigate Marco Filzi has recently replaced the [...]
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The Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army Corps Danilo Errico, learned the sad news of the death of the Chosen Corporal Domenico Tempesta, in a road accident along the A1 motorway, near Pontecorvo (FR), expresses sentiments of sympathy to the family members and an affectionate wish for a speedy recovery to the three wounded soldiers, on behalf of [...]
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Two days after the launch of a North Korean missile that flew over Japan, the test of strength arrived in Washington and Seoul which saw for the first time the infamous 'stealth' fighter-bomber F-35B (short take-off and vertical landing) of which Italy intends to purchase 30 copies, in addition to 30 of the [...]
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A newborn of just one day in imminent danger of life was transported urgently last night from Cagliari to Milan with a Falcon 900 aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force. The little patient, inside a thermal cradle, was transferred to the Lombard capital to be hospitalized in the IRCCS (Institute of Hospitalization [...]
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Kim asked his military advisors to choose other targets for ballistic testing in the Pacific, stating that yesterday's launch represents "the first step in the military operations of the Korean People's Army in the Pacific and a significant prelude to the containment of Guam", also in response to the joint military maneuvers underway between [...]
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At least 2 people were killed in south-east Turkey in the explosion of a homemade device that exploded when the 2 armored vehicles of the army were traveling along the Diyarbakir-Batman road. According to reports from the Dogan agency, the victims are contractors and not military. According to the authorities, the attack was organized by the Kurdish PKK. A second […]
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Italy also joins the list of countries that distancing themselves from Kim Jong-un's attitude, condemning the launch made tonight on Japan. Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs, inviting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to immediately abandon the development of its nuclear program, declared: “Italy expresses its strongest condemnation for [...]
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The Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, pilot officer of the Italian Air Force, the first Italian to inhabit the ISS, beating the European record of 199 days in space, joined 16 Chinese 'taikonauts' for training nine-day survival at sea off the coastal city of Yantai, China. [...]
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Israel has signed a contract with the United States to purchase another 17 F-35 fighters, which will bring the Israeli Air Force fleet to 50 F-35 fighters. The Israeli Defense Minister: "It is a significant and strategic addition to the power of the Air Force". It was announced today. For the first time, the price for this type of [...]
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On 26 August 2017, the divers of the Underwater Operating Group of the Underwater Command and Navy Raiders posted at the SDAI Nucleus of Taranto (Demining Defense Antimezzi Insidious), conducted a delicate underwater operation in the waters in front of Campomarino (Taranto) aimed at neutralizing a dangerous explosive device. Following a report by [...]
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The move to the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, originally scheduled for the end of 2017, was once again delayed by technical problems. "The transition to the new headquarters has begun and we expect to complete it in the first half of 2018," reads a statement released today by the North Atlantic defense organization. "I [...]
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A medical transport carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force in favor of two women on the Alghero-Bologna route has recently been completed. The first transport had already been planned for a 20-year-old woman who had to be transported to the Imola hospital, when, just before take-off [...]
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After having handed over the command of Operation Safe Sea to ship Alpino, the Education Campaign of the second class of the Naval Academy of Livorno will continue. Durand De la Penne has entered the port of Augusta for a short logistic stop at [...]
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Colonel Stepan Poltorak discussed with his American counterpart James Mattis the prospects for expanding US material and technological assistance to Kief's army, as well as implementing military reform in the country. "I discussed with the US Secretary of Defense James Mattis the existing security situation in [...]
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The Amerigo Vespucci training ship of the Italian Navy, after having re-crossed the Atlantic Ocean, arrived today in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores islands, where it will stop until August 28 for the ninth stage of the 2017 Education Campaign. La Spezia on April 19th for the 2017 Education Campaign, the "most beautiful ship of [...]
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The US Navy has dismissed the commander of the Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin. This decision was made by senior management after a series of collisions involving US military ships. Such incidents resulted in a loss of confidence in his leadership abilities. In fact, since January there have been four [...]
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Over 16000 liters of water dropped on Monte Catalfano, the mountain range that overlooks the municipality of Bagheria (Palermo) An HH-212 helicopter from the Air Force air rescue intervened this afternoon on Monte Catalfano to contribute to the extinguishing of a vast fire that developed on the mountain range overlooking the town of [...]
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The bomb squads of the 2nd Alpine sappers regiment, belonging to the Alpine Brigade JULIA, neutralized a 210 mm artillery project, dating back to the First World War, found on the eve of August 2017 following the melting of the ice. The strong presence of tourists in this period prompted the competent authorities to immediately activate [...]
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The flight of a Falcon 900 Easy of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino of the Air Force with a two-year-old child in imminent danger of life on board has just ended. The medical transport was requested by the Prefecture of Sassari to urgently transfer the little patient from the “SS. Annunziata "of Sassari [...]
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Non-stop activity of the men and means of the Air Force in the fight against the fires that are afflicting the Sicily region. The crew of the 80th CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) Center of Decimomannu (Cagliari), aboard an HH-212 helicopter, took off in the late morning today to fight a fire that broke out in the Poggioreale area, in the Trapani area. During […]
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Until August 20, the Corsaro II sailing school ship of the Navy will be moored at the Club de Mar, in the Port of Palma De Mallorca, as part of the training campaign in favor of Aspiring Officer Midshipmen of the 3rd class of the Naval Academy of Livorno. The Corsair II is usually employed in training campaigns in favor of Officer Cadets [...]
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The new flagship of Her Majesty's fleet, the aircraft carrier 'Hms Queen Elizabeth', entered the Royal Navy naval base in Portsmouth for the first time. In a ceremony, Prime Minister Theresa May from the deck of the ship spoke of "pride of the British navy" in the face of the great challenges for international security. On [...]
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There has been an increase in demand for fighter jets around the world and the share of aircraft from Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport will exceed 50% by the end of the year. This was stated by Rosoboronexport, citing the general manager Alexander Mikheev. Over the past five years, the share of aircraft supplies [...]
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The HH-212 helicopter of the Air Force air rescue landed a few minutes ago, which from 14,30 pm today operated in the Cautali area, in the municipality of Poggioreale (Trapani) to contribute to the extinguishing operations of a large fire also in this day of August. Over six hours in flight, with only two stops for quick refueling [...]
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Also in mid-August, the Air Force operates 24 hours a day for the safety of the country and citizens, guaranteeing control of the airspace and protecting national interests, even abroad. In compliance with political will and international agreements, the Air Force contributes to the security of the country and to the defense of vital national interests, conducting [...]
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There are over 2000 sailors who are engaged on board the naval units of the Navy even during the day of August XNUMXth between the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea for tasks connected with the international commitments undertaken by the country, for the protection and safeguarding national interests, for presence activities [...]
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Despite the many problems it is causing us, the migratory flow that has been affecting us for years is making a decisive contribution to confronting us with some realities that cannot be evaded by Italy and that we obviously needed to focus on. Our relationship with what surrounds us, in fact, has often been mediated, in the last [...]
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With regard to what was reported today by a newspaper on the topic of cyber security, it should be stated that it does not correspond to reality and refers to an ungenerous situation towards the Defense, instead fully committed to a new domain, the cyber one, in which a lot is being invested , in line with the provisions of the White Paper and [...]
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Yesterday evening, Saturday 12 August, an SH-212 helicopter took off from the air base of the Navy of Catania to support the fire fighting operations in Costacroce in the municipality of Capizzi (Messina) and in Caltagirone (Catania). The intervention took place following the request received from the Unified Air Operations Center of the Department of [...]
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The stop is part of the 53rd Education Campaign in favor of the students of the Marshals Normal Course Today 12 August 2017 Palinuro School Ship has landed in the port of Athens, Greece where it will remain until 15 August, coming from Malta. The Unit is currently involved in the 53rd Education Campaign for the students of the [...]
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Trump continues to warn dictator Kim Jong-un that if he really attacks the US island of Guam in the Pacific, "he will regret it bitterly and very quickly and I very much hope that the North Koreans understand the weight of what I said because what I said and what I intend to do and believe me Kim does not [...]
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Today the destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne of the Italian Navy, greeted by the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Squadron, squad admiral Donato Marzano, left from the Mar Grande Naval Station in Taranto for the beginning of the 2nd Class Education Campaign 'Naval Academy of Livorno. On board 88 cadets officers of the normal courses of the Navy [...]
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An emergency medical transport from Elmas to Rome has recently been completed in favor of an 11-year-old child in imminent danger of life. A Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo took off promptly from Ciampino (Rome) thanks to the crew already present in the field, thus greatly reducing the usual timing. It came after about [...]
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Since mid-July, the helicopters of the Air Force have been operating in Sicily as part of the defense device in support of the Civil Protection for the fight against fires. In particular, an HH-212 helicopter from the 80th CSAR Center (Combat Search and Rescue) in Decimomannu (Cagliari), equipped with a special bucket capable of loading about 700 liters of water, is [...]
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We propose AGENPARL's interview with General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and now President of PRP Channel. Gentiloni asked Parliament to approve the line of military intervention in Libya. Are we running after the French once again? "The problem is not to run after the French and Italy has never been [...]
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North Korea has successfully produced and miniaturized a nuclear warhead that can be placed inside missiles. This ability, now established, makes North Korea a nuclear power in all respects. The new analysis was completed last month by the DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency - which follows another [...]
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Staff of the Italian Army and the Italian Table Tennis Federation, with the support of the Ministry of Defense and the patronage of the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Italian Paralympic Committee, will bring table tennis to some of the operating theaters abroad where Italian military personnel are employed. The engine of the idea was Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, proponent of the birth of the Group [...]
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General Khalifa Haftar, rival of Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj, allegedly ordered his air forces to bomb the Italian military ships that will cross over into Libyan territories at Sarraj's request. The news was reported by Al Arabiya TV. The broadcaster announced the decision of the general, a man of the Tobruk government, on his Twitter profile with a [...]
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Accredited sources and foreign services have for years been monitoring the criminal activity of small groups of criminals, even of small caliber who are allegedly in business with the Lebanese terrorist organization. The direction of everything would be Iran. Eventually Iranian Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, number two of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, managed to hold a rally in Brazil. [...]
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Gentiloni asked Parliament to approve the line of military intervention in Liabia. Are we running after the French once again? “The problem is not to run after the French as Italy has never been interventionist, on the contrary it has always taken time, sometimes too long, before deciding. Libya and the Mediterranean [...]
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The OPTSAT-3.58 satellite of the Italian Ministry of Defense was successfully launched at 3000 am Italian time. The launch was carried out by Arianespace from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana, with the European launcher VEGA, built by AVIO. The satellite separated from the rocket 42 minutes after launch and the first signal of [...]
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Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano reported today to the joint Foreign Affairs and Defense Commissions, pending the parliamentary passage of the legislative provision, envisaged for the military mission in Libya, or to the remodeling and refinement of the already existing mission "Safe Sea". [...]
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An emergency medical transport from Alghero to Bologna has recently been completed in favor of a two-year-old child in imminent danger of life. The little patient was transported to the Emilian capital, together with his father and a medical team from the San Michele di Cagliari, aboard a Falcon 900 of [...]
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Today 1 August, the Palinuro training ship of the Italian Navy has landed in the port of Valletta, Island of Malta, where it will remain parked until 05 August. The port of Valletta represents the first stage of the 53rd Palinuro Ship Campaign for the students of the Marshal School of Taranto embarked in Brindisi [...]
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The patient was transferred from the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome to the Niguarda in Milan on board a Falcon 50 Yesterday evening a young boy of about fourteen in imminent danger of life was transported from Rome to Milan on board an aircraft Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force. On [...]
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Leonardo announces that the OPTSAT-3000 satellite of the Italian Ministry of Defense is ready for launch, scheduled for Wednesday 2 August at 3.58 Italian time from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana. Consisting of a heliosynchronous satellite in orbit LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and an earth segment for in-orbit control, acquisition and processing [...]
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The Middle East is one of the most complex regions in the world. Right now there are four failed states (Yemen, Libya, Iraq and Syria) and three ongoing wars (Syria, Iraq and Yemen), with major powers like Russia and the United States increasingly taking part in conflicts on different fronts. The region has seen conflict after conflict since [...]
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Interview released to the NOVA Press Agency by General Pasquale PREZIOSA. The creation of a common defense is one of the strengths for the relaunch of the European Union after Brexit: Italy cannot lag behind in this process. This is what General Pasquale Preziosa, former Air Force Chief of Staff (from 2013 to 2016) claims, in [...]
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The American administration is now fed up with the umpteenth challenge to the world launched by North Korea with the latest ballistic missile. The words of the American Ambassador to the UN thundered: "it is useless to hold an emergency meeting if it leads to nothing", said Nikki Haley, underlining how so far North Korea has violated all the resolutions of the Nations "with impunity" [ ...]
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Chinese state TV showed images of Xi in military clothing who, aboard an escorted jeep, explained to the troops that China needs a military force and power "stronger than ever" and that "it is close to the goal of a great rejuvenation of the nation ”. Xi visited the various [...]
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According to reports from the Pajhwok news agency, a violent clash, which broke out between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand, caused the death of 12 police officers and nine militants while 9 other officers were injured. The agency, citing reliable sources, specified that it was a [...]
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Even the Financial Time launches criticism towards President Macron and his request to renegotiate the agreement made with the previous French government, thus insinuating a lack of trust in Italy. The English newspaper writes: "The nationalization of Stx increases the sense of betrayal in Rome" adding that "while the French president has all the [...]
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The words of Minister Roberta Pinotti, on the question of the intervention of the Italian Navy, in Libya to help the Libyan government in the fight against smugglers and the phenomenon of human trafficking. Intervention that needs parliamentary support. The vote is expected next Tuesday. The Libyan coast guard is doing an important job to resume [...]
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On 28 and 29 July 2017, the divers and the Navy Raiders immersed themselves in the waters of Porto Venere with 50 disabled divers as part of the traditional immersion stage "Together in immersion ... in Porto Venere", now in its XI ° edition. This activity, in which solidarity, experience and professionalism give life to an important event [...]
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The Minister of Defense Pinotti in recent days at LUISS, at the Higher School of Journalism, said, connecting to a research on the European Common Defense that security resources are needed and only by putting them together is it possible to have instruments and capabilities 'which, alone, individual countries could not achieve. [...]
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The Carabinieri of the "Unite4Heritage" Task Force ("Blue Helmets of Culture"), of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command, employed in the "Inherent Resolve / Prima Parthica" Operation, continue to train the police forces of the countries in risk. In Baghdad, the III Cultural Heritage Protection Course for personnel belonging to the «Tourism and [...]
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The key meetings held in Paris between Sarraj and Haftar between 23 and 25 July were held at Celle Saint - Cloud, away from the Elysée, away from the spotlight. The French government has worked cunningly and masterfully conducted the diplomatic phase. To facilitate the talks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]
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Today the European Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) Virginio Fasan assumed the role of Flag Ship of the "EUNAVFOR Atalanta" operation, a European Union mission that operates in an area between the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and part of the Indian Ocean, to ensure the presence, surveillance and police on the high seas aimed at [...]
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The Education Campaign aboard Nave Vespucci represents a key element in the training of Navy personnel and contributes to transferring those founding values that distinguish men and women of the armed force: love for the sea, ethics, fidelity, discipline and honor. Game from the Military Arsenal of La Spezia on 19 [...]
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Two medical transports, which from the first light of dawn, involved the aircraft of the 31 ° Stormo of the Air Force in favor of people in danger of life. The first request for support, received from the Prefecture of Siena, involved a 66-year-old man destined to receive a heart transplant. The patient is [...]
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North Korea, in the words of the Minister of the Armed Forces Pak Yong-sik, is threatening a preventive nuclear strike against the US. "If the enemies underestimate our strategic status and maintain preemptive nuclear strike options against us, then we will deliver a blow to the heart of America as the most relentless punishment without warning or warning." On [...]
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From the Trapani Birgi air base, home of the 37 ° Stormo, the commitment of the crews of the 80 ° CSAR Center (Combat Search and Rescue) of Decimomannu (Cagliari) continues in the fight against fires throughout Western Sicily. In these hours an HH-212 helicopter is engaged in firefighting activities in the Castellammare del Golfo (TP) area. The helicopter of the 80th Center is deployed [...]
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Human traffickers in the Mediterranean used old disused fishing boats, purchased from Algerian and Tunisian fishermen. Since the soldiers of the various international military missions have begun to destroy these precarious boats, the "refugee boats" have come out "afloat". This is how the strange rubber boats made to measure for migrants are called that you can easily buy [...]
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The French Minister of Defense, Florence Parly, visited Rome today to meet the Italian Defense Minister, Minister Roberta Pinotti. Among the topics dealt with by the two ministers, Libya and migration in a context in which France takes initiatives on these dossiers, in particular, with the meeting of [...]
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An HH-212 helicopter of the Italian Air Force is operating in the Palermo area, one of the areas most affected in these hours, to contribute to the extinguishing of the vast fire that is ravaging the area of Grotta del Bosco, in the municipality of Carini. The helicopter - belonging to the 80th SAR Center (Search and Rescue - Search and Rescue) in Decimomannu (Ca), [...]
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At the request of the Civil Protection, an HH-212 helicopter of the Italian Air Force is again operating in the Custonaci area, in the province of Trapani, to contribute to the extinguishing of the vast fire that has been ravaging the Sicilian town since yesterday. The helicopter, belonging to the 80th SAR (Search and Rescue - Research and Rescue) Center of Decimomannu (Ca), currently deployed at the Base [...]
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An HH-139 helicopter of the Italian Air Force present today in Lignano Sabbiadoro for the air show "W Lignano 2017" intervened in the afternoon, at the request of the Coast Guard, to rescue a man in imminent danger of life due to a heart attack that hit him while he was aboard a boat on the coast [...]
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As Commander I can only feel proud of the continuous affirmations of the Paralympic Defense Sports Group during national and international sports competitions ": these are the words of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, at the end of the Paralympic World Championship in athletics in London and the Military Shooting World Championships with [...]
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Blitz by the Israeli army in the West Bank on the night during which 25 senior Hamas officials were arrested, in the context of extraordinary measures taken after the violence in recent days. According to Palestinian sources, those arrested include a deputy and 5 Hamas militiamen freed years ago by Israel in the context of an exchange of [...]
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Thirteen militants were killed in an air raid that targeted a Taliban hideout in the Khan Abad district of northern Kunduz Province in Afghanistan. This was reported by a spokesman for the local army, Abdul Khalil. "Based on intelligence reports, the air forces attacked the hideout located in the area of [...] at dawn this morning.
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The assessment and certification of the environmental impact of the United Nations compound ended this week at the “Millevoi” base of the Italian contingent in Lebanon. This was reported by a press release, according to which a team of experts from the United Nations Environmental Management Unit spent several days in the UNP 2-3 base, headquarters of the Joint Task Force Command - Lebanon and under the [...]
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The Undersecretary of State for Defense, Hon. Gioacchino Alfano signed, at the "Federico II" University of Naples, two framework agreements for collaboration with the University and the interinstitutional Stress Consortium - Technological Development and Research for a seismically safe and ecoSustainability - concerning the definition and implementation of research activity projects, technical-scientific consultancy [...]
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The Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, on an official visit to Luxembourg met his counterpart, General Romain Mancinelli, with whom he addressed issues of common interest related to security and defense. During the meeting, a topic of great importance was discussed for the contribution to the fight against [...]
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The Military Tribunal of Rome, chaired by Dr. Lepore, because the fact does not exist, acquitted the Marshal of the Air Force Francesco Paolo Trapani from the accusation of aggravated disclosure of official secrecy. The non-commissioned officer was accused of having disclosed some documents concerning the flight used by Minister Pinotti on the evening of 5 September 2014, when, at [...]
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In light of the extraordinary successes achieved in the first days of the event, the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, congratulated the military athletes of the Paralympic Defense Group (GSPD) who are participating, with the Italian National Paralympic Athletics , at the World Championships taking place in London. After the bronze in the [...]
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Chinese air forces said its fighters and bombers conducted long, long-range exercises at sea this week, including flying near Japan and Taiwan. It was a test of his ability to operate on the sea. In a statement on its official microblog, the Chinese air force said [...]
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In Bulgaria also the Italian Eurofighter Typhoons to kick off the Enanched Air Policing operation in Bulgaria called “Bulgarian Horse”. In the three months of stay in Bulgaria - from 15 July to 15 October - the Italian fighters will fly together with the Mig-29 of the Bulgarian Air Force to implement and ensure, under the umbrella of the mission [...]
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Today the closing ceremony of the three-year course of the University of Rome Tor Vergata in English, Global Governance, is underway with the proclamation of graduates. The event was also attended by the Commander of the Schools of the Air Force, Air Squad General Ferdinando Giancotti who highlighted in his speech how "the Air Force has [...]
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Something is really wrong. Strong the statement of the spokesman of the Libyan Navy. The spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Admiral Ayob Amr Ghasem, in providing details on the rescue of 140 migrants off the coast of Sabratah, expressed the suspicion that the ship of an unspecified NGO present in the area was in contact with smugglers and warned them [...]
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Two F-2000 Eurofighter fighters of the Italian Air Force, in readiness for the airspace surveillance service, took off quickly in the early afternoon today from the Gioia del Colle air base (Ba), home of the 36 ° Stormo Caccia , to intercept a Belgian Embraer 450 aircraft, which took off from Ibiza (Spain) and headed for Larnaca [...]
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Iraqi forces clashed with Islamic State militants in the old city of Mosul more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the jihadists in what had been declared the Iraqi "de facto" capital of their " caliphate". The announcement of the victory of Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi [...]
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The ceremony for the cutting of the first sheet metal was held today at the Stabia plant in Fincantieri, which starts the work of the multirole amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock). The new unit will be delivered in 2022 and is part of the renewal plan of the operational lines of the naval units of the Navy decided by [...]
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On his Facebook page the Hon. Elio Vito, leader of Forza Italia in the Defense Commission, commented on the reference to the Marò di Renzi. In his book, Matteo Renzi boasts that he was the one who “saved” the Maro '. Apart from the fact that the long story of Latorre Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone is not yet over, if Renzi [...]
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US President Donald Trump has already announced before the summit that he wants to exit the Paris climate agreement, and expresses a position largely incompatible with the opening of his interlocutors to globalized free trade. With its motto "America first" it has initiated a renegotiation of the agreements already signed by the US and has not [...]
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The multidimensional, uncertain and transnational nature of the current threat determines a global risk against which no country can be considered immune ". The Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, thus began his analysis on the current international geopolitical scenario during the conference of the Chiefs of Defense at the headquarters of the Nations [...]
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"Mountain training is essential because the mountains are a great training ground that forges every soldier in body and spirit". Thus the Chief of Defense Staff, General Claudio Graziano, who together with Minister Pinotti attended the final day of the Alpine Troops Exercise "5 Torri 2017" in the suggestive setting of the Ampezzo Dolomites, [...]
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A C-130J aircraft of the 46 ^ Air Brigade of Pisa transported a baby girl of just 6 months from the Milan Polyclinic to Grottaglie in the early afternoon. The transfer involved boarding the ambulance inside the C-130J aircraft which contained the incubator necessary to guarantee the medical assistance it needs from a team [...]
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Martin Schulz, criticizes Angela Merkel for the excessive softness she had during her meetings with Donald Trump. The chancellor's challenger in the elections on 24 September said in an interview with the “Welt am Sonntag” that Merkel “dared to put herself in a position of conflict with the American president only occasionally. Until now it is [...]
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The death toll of the suicide attack that hit the Syrian capital Damascus this morning has risen to 18 dead. This was reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a non-governmental organization based in London. At least seven members of the security forces and two civilians would be among the victims. The official Syrian news agency "Sana", which mentions [...]
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The United States intends to stay away from the ongoing civil war in Syria. US Defense Minister Jim Mattis said this, confirming that the American-led coalition aims only to fight Isis: "We do not want, however, to be involved in the civil war", with respect to which "we are only committed to promoting end through [...]
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A Falcon 50 and two crews of the 31 ° Stormo engaged in a tight relay race with the islands to save two children in imminent danger of life. A Falcon 50 of the 31 ° Stormo di Ciampino transported a one-year-old girl in imminent danger of life from Catania to Rome today. The [...]
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The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, headed by General Khalifa Haftar, announced that it had vanquished a "very large" Islamic State cell in Agedabia, in eastern Libya. The cell was based on the outskirts of the city and a large amount of explosives and bomb-making materials were seized. In [...]
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North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile into the sea from its east coast last Monday, the latest in a series of missile tests that defy world pressure and threats of further sanctions. The missile was considered a Scud-class ballistic missile and flew about 450 km [...]
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An Air Force Falcon 50 transported an eighteen month old baby girl in imminent danger of life from Catania to Rome in the early afternoon. The mission, requested by the Prefecture of Messina, was arranged by the Situation Room at the top of the command of the Air Squad, the operations room from where they are coordinated [...]
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According to the secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg, this should be the novelty of the meeting of the representatives of the 28 NATO countries, a coordination center to fight Isis. The aim of the new unit, which will work at the headquarters in Belgium, is to improve the sharing of information on terrorism, with particular attention [...]
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On Iran, Italy has a different approach, a practical vision that points to the fulfillment of the nuclear pact by the Iranians. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said this in an interview with Radio Capital, responding to a question on the strengthening of the international anti-Iranian front led by the Trump administration. For Italy, the completion of the agreement on Iranian nuclear power signed [...]
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Last Tuesday, at the shrine to the fallen, in Piazza Grande in Palmanova, the ceremony for the delivery of the gold medals from the First World War 1914/1918, an initiative wanted by the Ministry of Defense, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and by the "Albo d'Oro" Coordination, as part of the celebrations for the first centenary since the end of the first [...]
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The destroyer Uss Dewey sailed within 12 miles of one of the artificial islands built by China in the Spratly, in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, in the first operation on the "freedom of navigation" of the Trump presidency. China sent two frigates that "warned and turned away" the Dewey after entering the [...]
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The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister for Simplification and Public Administration Maria Anna Madia, approved, under definitive examination, three legislative decrees implementing the public administration reform law (law 7 August 2015, no. 124). Below are the main measures introduced for the Armed Forces and Police. 1. Roles [...]
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The Muos di Niscemi is back to talk, this time among the Roman palaces. Heard a few days ago by the parliamentary commission of inquiry on depleted uranium, Governor Rosario Crocetta and deputy Mariella Lo Bello denounced the pressure of the American authorities, and also the violation of the mailbox of number two of the regional government. [...]
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A few minutes ago, but a "breaking news" of the American television station MSNBC announced the connections between Trump's men and the Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In December 2016, the Arab Prince, very close to Putin and the major European leaders, without notifying the American authorities of his arrival, as he has done on other occasions, [...]
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With the important sentence no. 7761 of 27/03/2017, the United Sections of the SC of Cassation have established that the amount of the monthly life allowance provided for the victims of duty and persons equivalent to them is equal to that of the similar allowance attributable to the victims terrorism and organized crime, being the primary legislation on the subject [...]
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The Italian Special Forces, the elite units of the Army trained to operate in a hostile environment and at a great distance from friendly lines, are the protagonists of Special Operations, a book that is presented tomorrow at the Turin Book Fair by General Claudio Graziano, Chief of the Defense Staff, and by the TV presenter Massimo Gilletti. The appointment […]
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This is a place that makes Italy proud thanks to your commitment ”. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said today, concluding his 24-hour visit to Lebanon with a speech at the Shamaa base to the Italian 'blue helmets' of Unifil, the UN mission in the south of the country on the border with Israel. Alfano, [...]
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Libya has asked Italy to arm the patrols it uses at sea in the fight against illegal immigration along the Mediterranean, from North Africa to Europe. Interior Minister Marco Minniti this week handed over four patrol boats repaired in Italy to the Libyan coast guard, as part of a cooperation agreement against traffickers to be [...]
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One of the most important operational meetings of the OIPC - Interpol is taking place these days in the town of Salzburg. The meeting focuses on strengthening the coordination capacities of the Interpol Body, through the implementation of information flows between the various member states with the aim of achieving a more fluid and secure exchange of news to facilitate [...]
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We are pleased to welcome in the frame of the Capitol an extraordinary stage of the educational campaign "a life as a social". The operators of the Postal Police, through a truck set up with a multimedia teaching room, met today from 10.00, in the setting between the Capitol and the Imperial Forums, students, parents and teachers on the issues of online safety [...]
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Today is Mother's Day. A pivotal figure in every family and it is increasingly so when it comes to Italian mothers, unique in the world for strength, courage and particular concern for their families with an almost morbid attachment to their children. It is no coincidence that many in modern society prefer [...]
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On 11 May 2017, the submarine "Romeo Romei" was delivered at the Fincantieri plant in Muggiano (La Spezia), the latest in a series of four twin units of the "Todaro" class, type U212A, commissioned from Fincantieri by the Naval Armaments - NAVARM for the Italian Navy. The submarine "Romeo Romei", like the sister unit "Pietro Venuti" delivered [...]
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I express enormous pride and satisfaction for the appointment of Roberto Cammarelle as member of the CONI Board. I believe that this decision is the right recognition of his extraordinary career and the fair play that has always accompanied him in every competition. I am sure that Roberto, under the leadership of President Malagò, to whom the [...]
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San Marcellino (CE), new barracks for the Carabinieri station, named after the Pasquale Santonastaso
Today morning, at 11.30, the inauguration ceremony and naming of the new barracks headquarters of the local Carabinieri Station Command took place in San Marcellino (CE). The ceremony was attended by institutional, religious and military authorities. In particular, there was the participation of the Undersecretary of State for Defense Hon. Gioacchino Alfano of the Commander of the Legion [...]
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The workshop "Investigating cultural property crimes: sharing best practices and enhancing collaboration", organized by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), a division of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) of the United States of America, in collaboration with the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC). The initiative involved 10 countries: Austria, Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates, Germany, [...]
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A Falcon 900 of the Air Force has just landed at Linate airport, coming from Cagliari, carrying a baby just under two months old in imminent danger of life and in need of urgent care at the San Donato Milanese Polyclinic. The mission, at the request of the Prefecture of Cagliari, was coordinated by the Situation Room [...]
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This year the traditional celebrations for the Patron Saint of Bari, San Nicola, were even more exciting and solemn, because the Air Force wanted to pay homage to the Apulian capital with the performance of the National Aerobatic Team, Frecce Tricolori, national pride and best known Italian ambassadors in the world. Three hundred thousand flocked from all over the South to admire [...]
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The Chief of Police, Prefect Franco Gabrielli, visited the School for the Control of the Territory of the State Police of Pescara and inaugurated the new Virtual Operations Room that allows course attendees to train, equipped with a tablet and with the possibility of consulting the different databases. Classroom training [...]
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Strengthening cooperation for the purposes of prevention and repression in the fight against crime, this is the theme of today's visit by Chief of Police Franco Gabrielli to San Marino where he met the Foreign Secretary Nicola Renzi and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Palazzo Pubblico. Guerrino Zanotti interiors in addition to the garment [...]
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The setting ceremony was held today at the Fincantieri plant in Muggiano, which starts the work in the basin of the first Multipurpose Offshore Patrol (PPA). This PPA, the first of seven units, is part of the plan for the renewal of the operational lines of the naval units of the Navy decided by the Government and Parliament and launched [...]
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On the occasion of the Idef exhibition, held in Istanbul from today to Friday, Leonardo announced the start of a strategic collaboration with the Rapid Capability Office (RCO) of the British Royal Air Force, recently established with the aim of developing and fielding new technologies and capabilities to quickly and effectively meet operational needs [...]
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Tested today in Taormina, at the municipal swimming pool, the first helicopter pad built by the 3rd Engineering Department of the Air Force of Bari to facilitate the movement of participants in the May G7. On board the HH139 of the 15 ° Stormo the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Squad General Enzo Vecciarelli, who took the opportunity to [...]
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The one included in the provision of the Council of State is a victory for our armed forces and for all the military, a victory that we support and that gives us great satisfaction, considering the battle that the M5S has been carrying out for several years for the protection of the rights of representation of the military. In this regard, we are [...]
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The Head of the National Accord Government Fayez al Sarraj and his rival, General Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, a strongman of the Tobruk parliament, agreed to pave the way for a solution to the crisis in Libya without announcing concrete measures, according to the law in two separate press releases published today. Sarraj and Haftar [...]
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Copasir President Giacomo Stucchi reassures everyone, with reference to the news circulated about the existence of a report (dossier) prepared by the Italian secret services and certifying relations between smugglers and NGOs for the control of migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean. After the verification of the case, says Stucchi, in the light of the information obtained, I believe it is correct to highlight [...]
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Our experience is that of a city where social conflict is second to no city and the mayor's role is that of a social mediator and not a sheriff ”. Thus the mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, speaking of the Minniti Law during a hearing in Rome with the Parliamentary Commission [...]
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From 2 to 12 May 2017, UNESCO will host the exhibition "Salvaged Treasures", organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Carabinieri Command for Cultural Heritage (TPC). On display 36 exceptional works of art, ancient and modern, stolen or illegally exported and recovered by the TPC Carabinieri Command. The event, which will be inaugurated today, 2 [...]
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Premier Gentiloni could not have chosen a better place to celebrate May 1st. With the Italian military, employed on missions outside national borders to defend their country where the threat comes from. "I celebrated May XNUMXst at the Ali Al Salem base with the military who work against Daesh and for [...]
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Japan has sent its largest helicopter destroyer on an escort mission to American warships crossing offshore as part of the crisis with North Korea. The Izumo will have to escort, according to the Japanese media, an American support ship with supplies for the US fleet in the region. A mission made possible by [...]
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The urban security decree is not an emergency measure. It is exactly the opposite. Like the one on immigration. I think that on security and immigration the things that do not work are those decided on the grounds of the emergency ”. This was stated by the Minister of the Interior, Marco Minniti, in a meeting in Pescara, on the subject of security, with the mayors [...]
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We are one of the great countries in the world that has defeated terrorism. He defeated him by not losing himself, he defeated him by using all the tools of a democracy. And this is the heart of the matter. Fighting democratic terrorism ", adds Minniti, underlining that" this is the value of the discussion we have [...]
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North Korea still threatens an unannounced attack: a front page editorial in Rodong Sinmun commemorates the 85th anniversary of the birth of the Armed Forces when "the era in which the US unilaterally constituted a nuclear threat is over" . Pyongyang now has "the will and the ability to respond to all kinds [...]
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There are many contradictions on this day of celebration for the Italians. Still unresolved grudges today return to the fore. The Jewish community has pointed the finger at the presence of the pro-Palestine movements in the Anpi march, while the partisan association underlines that it “has done everything to include and mend the anti-fascist front”. Campidoglio and Lazio Region [...]
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Ukraine remains the dossier that hinders the normalization of relations between Russia and the EU, but Brussels hopes for a return to a strategic partnership and continues to keep open channels of "constant dialogue" on matters of common interest, such as the fight against terrorism or the crises in Syria and Libya. This is what emerged today [...]
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It has the contours of a "diplomatic turning point" for Libya, or at least of a "potential" turning point, the agreement between representatives of the power of Tripoli and that of Tobruk reached in recent days in Rome, thanks to Italian mediation. A part of the British press recognizes this, commenting today on the results. "Rome has mediated a diplomatic shift [...]
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This morning, the running event "DI CORSA ... CON I BERSAGLIERI" - 18th Edition of the "Flik Flok" and Italian Army Championship 2017, organized by the "Garibaldi" Bersaglieri Brigade and the ARMY Amateur Sports Association "Gruppo Sportivo ended this morning. Garibaldi with the patronage of CONI, FIDAL and with the collaboration of the Municipality of Caserta. At the starting blocks, about 1700 registered [...]
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North Korea is on alert and is ready to sink the aircraft carrier Uss Carl Vinson, from today engaged with its attack group in a short cycle of joint maneuvers with two Japanese destroyers in the western Pacific, when it is in the waters of the Korean Peninsula. "Our revolutionary forces are ready to [...]
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Over a hundred Royal Carabinieri fell brutally killed at the hands of Albanian communist partisans belonging to the 2nd Btg. of the 1st Brigade under the command of the war criminal Cap. Xhelal Staravecka in the afternoon of 04 November 1943 in Guri I Muzakqit in the woods on the slopes of Mount Panit North East of Labinot Albania. This book […]
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North Korea warns America that it is ready to 'wipe it off the face of the Earth', accusing it of planning a chemical weapons attack on the country. The warning is contained in a document published yesterday in Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers 'Party, in which Pyongyang states that Washington wants to' inflict on the nation [...]
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As part of the process for the approval of the reorganization of the Police Forces, the opinion of the Council of State on the legislative act No. 395 submitted to the parliamentary committees came. Well, with opinion number 00915/2017 of 21/04/2017, the special commission of the Council of State, while expressing a favorable opinion as a whole, found some basic critical issues, among which [...]
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The column “Let's not forget them”, this weekend, is dedicated to the Air Force which in 1992 experienced moments of profound sadness and condolence for the shooting down of a G222 of the 46th BA of Pisa flying to Bosnia. I report the details of the story, recalling the soldiers of the Arma Azzurra who in the fulfillment of their mission lost [...]
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To stabilize the Mediterranean it is "absolutely crucial" that the axis between Italy and the US be strengthened even beyond the Syrian crisis. "It is time to collaborate to support the government of Tripoli", for example, "also to manage migration flows", added the prime minister. "Libya remains among our top priorities", and I [...]
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To stabilize the Mediterranean it is "absolutely crucial" that the axis between Italy and the US be strengthened even beyond the Syrian crisis. "It is time to collaborate to support the government of Tripoli", for example, "also to manage migration flows", added the prime minister. "Libya remains among our top priorities", and I [...]
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70 years of Traffic Police are 70 years of Italian history, from the immediate post-war period to today. In this long period of time, the Traffic Police has always carried out its activity through a widespread presence on the territory, with professionalism, dedication and deep humanitarian impetus, becoming part of the social fabric of our country to protect [...]
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The fleet of the Italian Navy is slowly being renewed, in order to have multi-role, interoperable and above all “dual use” systems for use. A large part of the fleet had now reached its operational limit and needed new units to be able to respond, with the standards required by the allies, to the many missions, in all contexts [...]
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Solidarity hotels' to guarantee emergency housing assistance to people left homeless due to unpredictable extraordinary events: collapses, fires, floods, explosions and any other type of sudden and dangerous episode that does not fall within the categories of natural disasters. This is foreseen by the proposed resolution, approved by the Capitoline Council, which establishes the operating procedures of [...]
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Last two days to register for "Open Gate 2017", the initiative with which Sogin opens the doors of the nuclear sites being dismantled in Trino (Vercelli), Caorso (Piacenza), Latina and Garigliano (Caserta) on 6 and 7 May , for the first time, the Eurex plant in Saluggia (Vercelli). By Thursday it is possible to book online on www.sogin.it the last [...]
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New American intervention in Afghanistan passing through Pakistan to test the ally's readiness to seriously fight international terrorism. Trump sent his National Security Advisor to Pakistan to present the future American strategy to the Pakistani Prime Minister and Chief of the Pakistani army. Very clear to everyone after the recent launch of the [...]
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For some days now, there has been war in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el Helweh in Sidon, in southern Lebanon. So far 8 people have died and about forty have been injured in clashes between factions linked to Fatah and Islamist ones, loyal to Bilal Badr, who according to some sources is now under the protection of Fatah [...]
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Tana De Zulueta, Head of the Vienna OSCE responded to ANSA on the "democratic" elections in Turkey. "An" extremely unequal "dispute with an" overwhelming preponderance in the media of the "yes" parties ", an" unprecedented "number of arrested journalists but also of opposition figures, such as the country's third party, the pro-Kurd Hdp, practically halved. And then it [...]
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A forgotten tragedy, still in some ways unresolved. The Steamship Oria on 11 February 1944 set sail from Rhodes for Piraeus. It was carrying more than 4000 prisoner Italian soldiers who had not adhered to Nazism or RSI after the Armistice of 8 September 1943. During the crossing, in the night, the steamer had to face a terrible storm [...]
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The cyber security of a country and its citizens represents one of the most significant challenges of all governments globally. The sensitivity of one's information must be preserved in a totally computerized world, where anyone can cause damage, even by investing little money. Information has become liquid, it manages to permeate all [...]
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If it were confirmed that the flop of the Korean missile launch was caused by American cyber attacks, it would open a new and more dangerous chapter in the cyber war. Could tampering with the launch also mean changing direction, range and objective? A truly disturbing scenario if we consider that in the "deep web", the dark one, in fact [...]
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On April 12, at the "La Marmora" Conference Room of the "Federico Ferrari Orsi" Barracks, the press conference for the presentation of the running event "DI CORSA ... CON I BERSAGLIERI" - 18th Edition of the "Flik Flok" and Italian Army Championship 2017 which will take place on 22 and 23 April 2017 in Caserta. Present the Commander of [...]
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The world runs fast, everyone at work, studying, raising children, in short, living a fast, modern, smart life. But no one ever thinks or knows who makes our lives safe and protects us day and night 365 days a year. They are an army of men and women who produce security, with the [...]
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"We will respond to an all-out war with an all-out war, and a nuclear war with our style of a nuclear attack": Choe Ryong-hae, according to some analysts the second most powerful officer in North Korea, said the country is ready to face any threat posed by the United States. Speaking on the occasion of the [...]
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The video of the Ministry of Defense on the reorganization of the careers of military personnel and police forces is beautiful. In a few minutes he can explain, in a truly exhaustive and effective way, the reason for the provision and the effects on the staff who will benefit from gradual career recognition and economic recognition during the service, based on [...]
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The "Moab" bomb, dropped by the US Army in Afghanistan, has angered everyone. The Russians claim to have a much more powerful device which by comparison can also be called the "father" of all bombs. The telebans and ISIS, on the other hand, in addition to accusing the US of terrorism, deny losses following the explosion of the bomb. Many of [...]
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Great proof of efficiency by the forces deployed, on the occasion of the Easter holidays. The Army, the Air Force and the Police forces are in a continuous state of alert and guarantee h.24 the safety of citizens who will never have to feel like they are in armored cities, but can be sure of having silent guardian angels at their [...]
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“Yesterday during the question time in the committee we asked for clarification regarding the use of blue cars by institutional subjects and in particular explanations on the case of Undersecretary Rossi, caught by the hyenas while he was going with the service car to the Olympic stadium. From the government we have only received a summary of the legislation on the matter, [...]
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The United States dropped a bomb on eastern Afghanistan, in the Nangarhar area, with the aim of hitting ISIS. This was announced by CNN, citing US military sources. It would be a so-called MOAB bomb (the acronym means 'Massive ordnance air blast', but it has been renamed mother of all bombs), which [...]
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At least 500000 tourists are expected to arrive in Rome for the Easter holidays. The alert level has risen further after the recent attacks in Europe. The Rome police commissioner Guido Marino, during a technical table, illustrated the forces deployed where there are also teams of bomb squads and [...]
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The clarification note of the Ministry of Defense on the provision for the reorganization of careers is important. Many have wanted to exploit the long-awaited law only for demagogic purposes. We are referring to the problem of the new 10000 leaders of the Armed Forces. In fact, only the diction is recognized to official personnel because, in economic terms, they were already treated as managers [...]
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Today at the Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli, in the presence of the Minister of Defense Sen. Roberta Pinotti, the Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Claudio Graziano, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Amm. Sq. Valter Girardelli and of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. SA Enzo Vecciarelli, the students of the course Urano swore [...]
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Air Force General Gabriele Salvestroni, logistic commander of the Air Force, took delivery of the aircraft in the presence of Filippo Bagnato, head of Leonardo's Aircraft Division, of Eurofighter's CEO, Volker Paltzo, of Netma's deputy general manager, Peter Schmidt, and the representatives of the nations participating in the Eurofighter program. "With 500 aircraft delivered [...]
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The first call to 11.40, the single European number for emergencies, activated today by the switchboard set up for this purpose, arrived at 112 this morning. The Single Emergency Number 112 answers all emergency calls and guarantees a single first response. By calling 112 an operator will locate and identify the person's position [...]
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There is a "blind and irrational force" that moves "against the fundamental principles of humanity and which, by now, no longer requires any organization: it is a" threat to zero predictability ". From the stage of the Police party, the Minister of the Interior Marco Minniti returns to reiterate the difficulties of the security apparatus against a terrorism that affects [...]
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In the presence of the Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, the launching ceremony of the bow section of the LSS (Logistic Support Ship) "Vulcano", a unit commissioned to Fincantieri, took place today at the Castellammare di Stabia plant. as part of the Navy's fleet renewal plan. Godmother of the launch was [...]
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The Chief of Police Franco Gabrielli, during the intervention, on the occasion of the 165th anniversary of the State Police, in addition to citing the numbers of successes in the field, emphasized the approval of the government provision that carries out the revision of the roles of four police forces. The Chief of Police refers to the reorganization of careers and [...]
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Preventive expulsions for reasons of national security (32 have been decreed since the beginning of the year), are "a very precious prevention tool, because they allow radicalization to be hit before it can be transformed into a complete terrorist project". This was stated by the Minister of the Interior, Marco Minniti, in an interview with Corriere della Sera in which he underlined: "Italy has a system [...]
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In the diverse and complex world of cyber attacks, printers can be one of the weak points when it comes to a company's cybersecurity. The issue, still little debated, was addressed today in London, during a session of HP's Impera Security Summit. The threat is real and the data confirms it. Ben the [...]
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Some of the objectives of the Center for Cyber Security and International Relations Studies will be to deepen the various issues of cyberspace and analyze the influence and impact that this domination has on the current international system, paying particular attention to strategic and political aspects. The head of the center will be Luigi Martino, teaching and research assistant in Ict policies [...]
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A baby girl in imminent danger of life was rushed from Reggio Calabria to Rome this night with an Air Force flight. It was a "very urgent transport" of a little girl - just two days old - in need of specialist care. The flight, requested by the Prefecture of Reggio Calabria and arranged by [...]
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Two children were urgently transported from Cagliari to Rome with an aircraft belonging to the 31 Stormo dell'Aeronautica Militare. The urgent double transport, necessary for the serious conditions of the two children, carried out with a Falcon 50 aircraft from Ciampino, was coordinated and arranged by the Top Situation Room of the Air Squad Command, at the request of [...]
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