“The Council of Ministers of 6 May approved the urgent provisions regarding professional associations of a trade union nature between soldiers (Apcsm), military and civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defense and operations of the Armed Forces” declares the Undersecretary of State for Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago "there was a great commitment from the Dicastery, [...]
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THE TWO RED LINES: the breakthrough of Russian troops to the north-west would open a corridor between Kiev and Belarus, incorporating it, as a third country, directly into the conflict. Minsk would thus be able to provide fresh troops and weapons that could be decisive in taking Kiev. Russian provocative attacks on the Baltic countries, Moldova and Poland by Emanuela [...]
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Crosetto urged the local defense industry to run. “We – he recalled – are not a war economy like Russia but we need the defense industry to work much more quickly, because the future of the country depends on them. So far they haven't understood it, but we have to forcefully make it understood." The current need is to build […]
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The rules-based world order established by the victorious countries of the Second World War is falling under the blows of new conflicts: ongoing wars are the instrument chosen to redistribute power between states on a global scale. If military deterrence becomes less effective in deterring attacks from counterparts, it is necessary to strengthen […]
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The Mediterranean is increasingly becoming a high-tension area of the world following ongoing conflicts. Even though it constitutes only 1% of maritime coverage worldwide, 16% of global commercial traffic passes through its waters while 20% of submarine cables for the web and […]
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The French military agree that miracles should not be expected because creating flight groups ready for combat and capable of facing the most experienced Russian pilots can take four or five years of Editorial Staff With an age between 21 and 23 ten years Ukrainian soldiers are training on [...]
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by Editorial Staff Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and American President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call last night on the supply of Atacms short-range ballistic missiles. Zelensky announced it in his traditional evening speech. Rbc Ukraine reported the news. “Today's result is that the agreements on Atacms for Ukraine [...]
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by Massimiliano D'Elia The Americans have long stopped aid to Niger following the coup d'état last July by paramilitary militias. Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine, the only civilian left in power among the military of the self-proclaimed junta, met his US counterpart two days ago to formalize the [...]
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“We have extraordinary Armed Forces made up of men and women accustomed to working in any conditions. The times in which we live no longer allow us to base our defense on their courage and their habit of throwing their hearts beyond the obstacle. There is a need to invest, because Defense is a prerequisite for democracy, peace [...]
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Yesterday as part of the second edition of the Mediterranean Aerospace Matching (MAM24) business convention held in Grottaglie (TA) from 20 to 22 March, promoted by the Aerospace Technological District (DTA) by the Puglia Region, ENAC, Puglia Airports and Criptaliae Spaceport , a demonstration medical transport mission with drones took place, which allowed a rapid delivery of goods of […]
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The European Council underlines the "imperative" need for "strengthened and coordinated military-civilian preparedness" and "strategic crisis management in the context of the evolving threat landscape". It therefore invites the Council to continue the work and the Commission, together with the High Representative, to propose "actions to strengthen crisis preparedness and response [...]
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by Editorial Staff The experience of the Country System in the Ax-3 Voluntas mission, led by the Air Force, the opportunities for economic growth in the sector are the themes at the center of the event held yesterday in Milan, at the PwC Tower, entitled "Human flight space: opportunities for Italian companies in the New Space economy". The Hon. Andrea Mascaretti, President of the intergroup […]
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The Swedish flag has been flying at NATO Headquarters in Brussels since yesterday: it was hoisted alongside those of the other members of the Alliance. After two hundred years, Sweden abandons its position of neutrality by fully entering the Transatlantic Organization, alongside the other member countries in a particularly delicate moment for world balances. […]
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by Editorial Staff For the second consecutive year, assets of the four Armed Forces will be present at the exhibition center to promote environmental, social and economic sustainability with the main players in intermodality and transport. It will be inaugurated on Tuesday 12 March, at the Veronafiere exhibition center, " LETExpo 2024” (Logistics Eco Transport), international trade fair event dedicated to transport […]
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A ship from the NGO Open Arms is already on its way to Gaza. It left Cyprus today with a load of food and medicines supplied by the American organization World Central Kitchen, and tomorrow it will land near the coast of Gaza in the northern part of the Strip. American engineers will build the mobile port. by Francesco Matera Europe, USA, […]
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by Editorial Staff "Cybersecurity in the era of AI" is the title of the 3rd edition of CyberSec, the international conference promoted and organized by the newspaper Cybersecurity Italia. The conference which will take place in Rome on 6 and 7 March 2024, through the contribution of national and international cyber security experts, intends to provide important insights into the evolutions [...]
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by Editorial Staff The recovery and restoration activities of the aircraft lost in the Second World War were presented in the presence of the Pilot's family. The event dedicated to the discovery and restoration of a Macchi C was held today at the Auditorium of Palazzo Aeronautica. .205 “Veltro”, as part of the recovery and valorisation activities of the historical heritage of the Air Force. […]
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by Editorial Staff One of our Navy destroyers, the Caio Duilio, had its baptism of fire in the Red Sea yesterday. You foiled an attack by the Yemeni Houthi rebel group by shooting down a drone that was flying menacingly. Once it entered the radar of the Italian ship following a series of technical processing, carried out by the devices [...]
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by Editorial Staff In the absence of ammunition and new weapons to face persistent wars reminiscent of those of the Great War, the United States is running for cover by looking to Australia. The NYT reveals the US army's plans. Australia is preparing to produce a considerable quantity of artillery shells and thousands of guided missiles, in close collaboration with companies [...]
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by Francesco Matera The words of French President Macron on the sending of NATO troops to Ukraine aroused disbelief and amazement, so much so that all Western leaders were preparing to deny this possibility, while Putin raised the specter of the use of tactical nuclear bombs . A use that is foreseen and written clearly on the new […]
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by Editorial Staff This morning in the "Abba" barracks, within the "Cecchignola" military district, the rotation ceremony in the position of Chief of Staff of the Army took place between the Army Corps General Pietro Serino and the peer Carmine Masiello. The ceremony was preceded by the homage to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier with the deposition of […]
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by Francesco Matera A powerful rearmament is what Europe sees in the not too distant horizon. The winds of war coming from Ukraine and the threat of a rock-solid Russia, capable of challenging the West, despite the heavy sanctions applied to it, are just some of the factors that push the Old Continent to have to think seriously [...]
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by Editorial Staff In the Red Sea, a ship flying the Greek flag but owned by Americans raised the alarm following a missile attack off the coast of Yemen. Military intervention was necessary. This was reported by the maritime safety company Ambrey, specifying that the crew remained unharmed. The Houthis had just claimed to have hit another British cargo ship in [...]
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Supercomputers, artificial intelligence and cloud aboard a constellation of cyber-secure satellites orbiting the Earth. This is the objective of the "Military Space Cloud Architecture" (MILSCA) study project assigned to Leonardo by the TELEDIFE contract management of Segredifesa as part of the National Military Research Plan (PNRM). For the first time in Europe, similarly […]
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by Editorial Staff Even if the Moscow authorities define it as a "sudden" death, Alexei Navalny's death is read as the epilogue, almost a martyrdom for an ideal: the fight for freedom. Antonio Tajani, on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, firmly declared that the Kremlin bears responsibility for the disappearance [...]
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by Editorial Staff After overcoming important obstacles such as those of managing vaccines and the energy emergency due to Russian gas, the European Union is now directing its efforts towards closer integration in the defense sector. This new course could represent a significant step towards a military union, although initially focused on aspects such as […]
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The attention these days is entirely focused on the feared Russian war capabilities in a space environment. Hypersonic missiles, nuclear-powered satellites equipped with electronic weapons are considered concrete threats to the security of states due to the damage they could cause to Western satellites dedicated to providing essential services such as those in the field of telecommunications and [...]
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Crosetto: recognition of the work carried out by the Government, Defense and the Navy. Italy today assumed tactical command of the European Union operation EUNAVFOR (European Naval Force) Atalanta. The handover ceremony between the Rear Admiral of the Italian Navy Francesco Saladino and the Commodore Rogério Martins de Brito of the Portuguese Navy took place […]
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by Editorial Staff The European Aspides mission will be launched by the Foreign Affairs Council on February 19th, in the meantime the frigate of the Italian Navy "Martinengo" is about to take command, as flag unit, of the EU anti-piracy mission "Atalanta". Italy will assume tactical command of the anti-Houthi Aspides mission: in these hours at [...]
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In the 18 days on board the International Space Station, Col. Walter Villadei carried out experimentation activities in microgravity, with positive repercussions for the entire country system. He returned shortly before 14pm (Italian time) today, with landing off the coast of Daytona (Florida), the SpaceX Dragon shuttle with the [...]
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by Editorial Staff The Turkish defense company Baykar has begun construction of a plant near Kyiv that will employ around 500 people. The factory will most likely produce the TB2 or TB3 drone models. Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar declared this to Reuters during meetings during the World Defense Show in Riyadh. […]
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“We are coming from an important year, 2023, for India and Italy, with the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the two States governed by principles of equality, reciprocity, interest and mutual respect” thus, yesterday afternoon, the Undersecretary of State for Defense Matteo Perego of Cremnago in his greeting address to the inter-force delegation of the College of [...]
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by Andrea Pinto The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Japan to meet the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Many topics will be covered in the bilateral meeting. One above all is the handover, on the occasion of the change of presidency of the G7 which passed from Japan to Italy in January 2024. But not […]
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by Editorial Staff "Regarding the safety of naval traffic in the Red Sea, Black Sea and off the coast of Israel, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini is working to organize a special G7 dedicated to the topic." This was revealed by Admiral Nicola Carlone, general commander of the Port Authority-Coast Guard Corps, answering a question during [...]
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by Francesco Matera Following the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan by a drone from Iraqi militias supported by Iran, the United States responded with large-scale military action. The Pentagon has authorized attacks on over 85 strategic targets in Syria and Iraq, including commands, intelligence centers, rocket and drone arsenals, as well as [...]
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The EU operation called Aspides includes a minimum of three naval units, logistical and intelligence support, air warning capabilities, cyber protection, satellite support and strategic communication for information warfare by Editorial Staff After the informal meeting of the Defense Ministers of 'European Union, The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, yesterday in front of the Defense Commissions [...]
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by Francesco Matera Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to threaten the Red Sea through their attacks against foreign cargo ships, winking at Russian and Chinese companies. Last Friday, a US destroyer, the USS Carney, shot down a ballistic missile fired from an area of Yemen controlled by the Houthis, the Pentagon said, [...]
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Mossad chief David Barnea arrived in Paris today to participate in separate meetings with delegations from the United States, Qatar and Egypt to discuss a possible deal to release hostages in Gaza. Confirmation from three sources cited by Haaretz. Among the participants in the meetings are the director of [...]
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by Editorial Staff Last night, a drone attack hit the US military in Jordan, killing three soldiers and wounding 25 others, CNN reported. It is the first time that casualties have been recorded among US forces in the Middle East since the start of the war in Gaza. The […]
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by Editorial Staff Thousands of reservists are ready to help the Armed Forces in emergency situations, such as wars or serious international crises. The Ministry of Defense's project to create an auxiliary state reserve, consisting of no more than ten thousand people, is almost nearing completion. This idea was proposed by another law in […]
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by Editorial Staff Last Sunday, with a sixteen-page document in English and Arabic, Hamas on its telegram channel, in the name of Allah, explains the reasons that led to the attack of 7 October. The message, with a higher emotional impact, which seeks to justify the barbarism perpetrated clarifies that "No massacre, rape or decapitation of [...]
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by Editorial Staff With the United States still having to unblock the military aid package in Congress and with the West which, more generally, has shown some weakness in continuing to support Ukraine, it is necessary, as far as possible, to take action. Even if the initiative will not significantly change the progress of the war which has been stuck for months, however [...]
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by Editorial Staff Villadei: "We will carry out our work while always remaining perfectly integrated with the other astronauts who are already on the ISS, so as to be ready to face any unexpected event together." On January 17, at 23 pm Italian time, the Falcon 11 rocket from SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, will take flight launching towards [...]
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by Editorial Staff The Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies has started a detailed analysis of the draft ministerial decrees aimed at the acquisition by the Italian Armed Forces of sophisticated military systems: Himars rockets and Astore drones. The President of Montecitorio's Defense Commission, Nino Minardo, writes Ansa, underlined the exceptional scope of these acquisitions [...]
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by Editorial Staff Fincantieri intends to intensify the production of frigates for the United States Navy through the use of robotic welders. The news comes from the United States, and the company's goal is to triple the productivity of its American construction sites thanks to automation. The Trieste company is currently engaged in the construction of the new class of Constellation frigates for [...]
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LISTEN to “Iran all-out against the axis of evil: a new warship with 100 missile launchers launched” on Spreaker. After the attacks in the city of Kerman, Raisi thundered against Israel and the United States for "creating the Caliphate", promising that the "Al Aqsa Flood" operation will necessarily lead to the destruction of the Zionist state. Iran, […]
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by Francesco Matera The American website Politico has revealed that the United States is thinking of attacking the Houthi terrorist group which is inflaming the Red Sea from Yemen with the indiscriminate launch of rockets and drones against military and commercial shipping sailing on the important stretch of sea that connects the West to Asia. On Saturday the […]
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by Andrea Pinto A few hours ago the Minister of Defense of Taiwan reported to the media that, yesterday, two alleged Chinese sounding balloons crossed the Taiwan Strait, remaining well north of the island. It is the second time this month that Taipei has reported the presence of such objects in the vicinity of national airspace. The […]
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With a final act a few hours ago in Japan between Italy, England and Japan, the construction and development of the sixth generation aircraft which should be delivered to the armed forces by 2035 is finally underway. The season of sixth generation that will fly at supersonic speeds [...]
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by Editorial Staff The Supreme Defense Council, chaired by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, met yesterday at the Quirinale Palace. The high institutional body examined the situation of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reiterating its firm condemnation of the aggression conducted by the Russian Federation, confirming Italy's full support for Ukraine in its defense against the invader. […]
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by Editorial Staff The Government wanted to address unresolved issues within the Defense and Security Departments by approving an amendment to the financial maneuver which will bring an average of 194 euros gross per month into the pockets of police and armed forces operators; but he also intervened on the calculation of a more advantageous pension system. In […]
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The international rating agency S&P Global, specialized in evaluating the environmental, social and governance aspects of over 13.000 companies in various sectors, has included Leonardo in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index for the fourteenth consecutive year. Inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) is based on the results […]
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by Editorial Staff While waiting to gain entry into NATO, Sweden and the United States have recently signed a significant bilateral cooperation agreement in the defense sector. The agreement provides for the availability to welcome 17 US military bases distributed throughout Sweden which will be used for various purposes, including the storage and maintenance of [...]
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by Editorial Staff The Israeli army, during the offensive south of Gaza, intensified the so-called psyops (psychological warfare) operations. A few days ago the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) announced the death of Wissam Farhat, commander of the Shujaiya Battalion. Images of the faces of the Battalion officers were then disseminated as they sent messages of surrender. A second […]
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The Undersecretary of State for Defense Matteo Perego of Cremnago spoke at the third edition of the Executive Program in Political and Institutional Communication of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, with the theme "Communicating Defence, what challenges for the future?". “The Defense of the Homeland is a sacred duty” the Undersecretary stated in his speech, citing article 52 of the Constitution […]
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The US Fifth Fleet in the Middle East is implementing maritime drone exercises, testing new operational solutions. Last month the success of a small unmanned vessel when it managed to launch a missile at a pre-defined target caused great satisfaction. According to a statement from the US Navy (USNavy), writes Defense [...]
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The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Force General Luca Goretti: “The current scenarios demonstrate the relevance of this topic, for the confluence of challenges, threats and opportunities it brings with it, but above all for the far-reaching implications for aerospace engineering, national defense and scientific exploration”. The boss […]
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Also at the ceremony were a member of five RSAF engineers from the Pozzuoli Air Force Academy. On Monday, at the 72nd Wing in Frosinone, pilot licenses were awarded to 4 members of the Saudi Royal Air Force (RSAF) who, after a training, they completed the piloting course at the Flight Schools of the 72nd Air Force […]
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Leonardo opens its eighth UK location, a facility dedicated to scientific and engineering innovation within the Newcastle Helix technology hub. The new center will be focused on research, development and prototyping of the next generation of sensing, safety and vertical flight products, most of which will incorporate […]
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The Dynamic Messenger 23 exercise, which began on September 18 and ended today, focused on the integration of unmanned maritime systems into naval operations. The operation involved more than 2.000 civilians and military personnel both on land and on board ships and involved fourteen Alliance countries.
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Two prototype US drone ships (USVs), writes the WSJ, have arrived in Japan for their first deployment in the Western Pacific. They will be tested in surveillance activities and in simulated offensive exercises. The implementation of new weapon systems in the region is due to Chinese military activity which in recent years has surpassed the Navy [...]
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Defense industry leaders in the UK, Japan and Italy have finalized the terms of trilateral collaboration to meet the requirements of the conceptual phase of the next generation air defense system under the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). The Global Combat Air Program is a strategic partnership between the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan which sees the three nations and their respective defense industries united to collaborate on shared objectives, linked to the creation of a new generation air defense system by 2035 .
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(by Andrea Pinto) The war in Ukraine and the appeal repeatedly reiterated by NATO to bring the military expenditure of member countries to 2% of national GDP would be leading the EU to a historic decision that would give some breathing space to the economies of some countries that have suffered the most in the post-covid period under a push [...]
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The Russian Air Force is testing some solutions to shield its aircraft from attacks by Ukrainian drones while they are stationed on flight lines. CNN revealed the news via satellite photos from Maxar Technologies. In the images you can see Russian four-engine planes (Tu-95) protected in the most sensitive parts - wings and fuselage - by [...]
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To receive the flight license, in addition to Air Force officers, also a component of foreign students and other Armed Forces, Armed Corps and State organizations With a ceremony held in the late afternoon today in the center of Galatina, in the province of Lecce, the pilot licenses were delivered [...]
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British premier Rishi Sunak has announced the name of the new defense secretary who will replace Ben Wallace, he is the energy security secretary Grant Shapps (54 years old).
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Northrop Grumman was the first company to open a plant in the United States to produce jet engines for hypersonic missiles. The company originated in the state of Maryland. This was announced by the American company in a press release. The United States, like other countries, pay close attention to the development of hypersonic weapons [...]
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In an anti-China function, the US will use the CL-20 to increase the range of weapons in the Pacific
The Americans are studying how to modify the mix of chemicals that fuel missiles and rockets to increase the range of munitions in order to gain a tactical advantage in the Pacific. A solution to be able to operate safely and further away from China. The Pentagon and Congress are studying a retrofit that could extend [...]
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At 05.09 this morning at the 31st Wing of Ciampino an Air Force Boeing 767 brought home the Italians who decided to leave Niger. The news was reported by the Ansa news agency. At the ladder of the aircraft to welcome the compatriots the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani who with squeezes [...]
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The bridge over the Strait is not only for Italy but, as told by the newspaper Domani, also for Europe, the Americans and NATO. For this reason the work should be part of the Trans-European Transport Network, a European mobility project designed to improve connections within the Union also from a military point of view as designed for the Turin-Lyon high-speed train. The […]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The long war in Ukraine is an important testing ground for the armies of half the world to understand the evolution of combat on the ground, following the use of simple and inexpensive but often lethal means and technologies and winners. The use of small killer drones, or larger ones to transport explosives [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) In the world of military aviation, the search for new generation fighters is a constant commitment. One such project that has gained significant attention is the US Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. With advances in technology and the evolution of threats, the American Defense seeks to maintain its superiority [...]
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Yesterday at the 72nd Wing in Frosinone, the command change ceremony took place between Colonel Pilot Marco Boveri (outgoing) and Colonel Pilot Alessandro Fiorini (incoming). The ceremony, presided over by the Air Force General Silvano Frigerio, commander of the AM / 3rd Air Region Schools of Bari, was attended by the highest civil and military authorities [...]
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The airport “G. Moscardini”, headquarters of the 72nd Wing of the Italian Air Force, hosted the main SAR training event organized in Italy. The "Grifone 2023" exercise which took place at the 72nd Wing of Frosinone of the Air Force starting from 3 July ended today. The impressive international, inter-agency, inter-agency and inter-ministerial training activity is planned and conducted annually [...]
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The long discussion that lasted until about 1:15 in the night, far beyond what was expected, was not enough for the leaders of the Twenty-seven to adopt the paragraph of the conclusions dedicated to immigration. In the afternoon session, instead, Ukraine was discussed with the intervention of President Zelensky via video link. In […]
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The 2023 edition of the "Grifone" exercise will take place from 3 to 7 July at the 72nd Wing of Frosinone of the Italian Air Force. The important international, joint, inter-agency and inter-ministerial training activity is planned and conducted annually by the Air Force through the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) of the Aerospace Operations Command (COA) of Poggio Renatico (FE), as part of the international agreement SAR.MED.OCC. (Western Mediterranean SAR), with the support of the National Rescue Corps [...]
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This morning at the Palazzo Esercito in Rome, the Undersecretary of State for Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago opened the meeting of the Deputy Chiefs of Defense of the Countries adhering to the South-Eastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) with his introductory greeting. "Italy is the protagonist of three important projects in the SEDM area" said the Undersecretary in [...]
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"On the occasion of my participation in the International Air and Space Show in Paris, I had the pleasure of meeting Paolo Pocobelli" said Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, who added with admiration: "Paolo is a true example of courage and perseverance. Through his deeds, he shows us how to overcome obstacles and achieve extraordinary feats, without ever giving up. […]
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The air show held in Pratica di Mare this weekend, which had among its guests the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and representatives of the Government and Institutions, recorded the record participation of over three hundred thousand people The three-day organized party ended today by the Italian Air Force at the “M. De Bernardi” of Practice […]
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The Services Review Meeting (SRM) and the Joint Services Steering Committee (JSSC) of the NATO SATCOM Services 13th Generation program took place in Turin from 15 to 6 June at the unified Army circles. The choice of location for the important international meeting was not accidental but motivated by the fact that Piedmont boasts an important district in the […]
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China continues to arm itself with high-quality and highly deterrent systems as the interference of the West increases in the Indo-Pacific, which does not want to give in to Beijing's ambitions on the island of Taiwan. From the largest aircraft carrier in the world, the Liaoning class, presented a few months ago to long-range missiles capable of hitting [...]
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Should a powerful response be given to Russia? NATO takes care of it, organizing an impressive air exercise from 12 to 24 June, the largest in its history, in which 24 nations will participate, involving ten thousand men and two hundred and twenty aircraft. The United States alone will field XNUMX US Air National Guard personnel and XNUMX aircraft. […]
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Forty-one KFOR soldiers, belonging to the NATO contingent in Kosovo, including 14 Italians, were injured in the serious clashes with Serbian demonstrators in Zvecan. Of the 14 wounded Italians, three are serious but not life threatening. They were hit by Molotov cocktails and other incendiary artifacts. KFOR troops intervened in Zvecan, in the north [...]
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On the sidelines of the Mare Global Forum in Genoa, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Enrico Credendino raised the alarm on the presence of the Russian military fleet in the Mediterranean: "The Russians in the Mediterranean have a provocative attitude that was not never seen in the past. It was normal in the Baltic Sea, but here […]
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In relation to the latest events in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict with Wagner's taking of the Bakhmut stronghold, the trespassing of alleged Russian revolutionary troops in Belgorod and the request for F16s accepted by the West, we asked General Pasquale Preziosa, president of the The Eurispes Security Observatory an analysis from a military strategic point of view. General, […]
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Welcomed in Decimomannu by the Commander of the COVI, the Undersecretaries of State for Defense Rauti and Perego di Cremnago, the Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Cavo Dragone and the highest military leaders. "The Joint Stars is the most important defense exercise and has seen not only inter-force integration but also multi-domain [...]
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The next few months will be fundamental for Italy within the Alliance and the EU to set some essential stakes in order to have a credible long-term vision. Dossier Tunisia and Africa in general and support for the Balkan countries wishing to join the EU are among the cornerstones of foreign policy repeatedly announced in the press [...]
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On the weekend when the world's big seven meet in Japan, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin yesterday briefed Congress on how the Pentagon intends to spend hundreds of millions of dollars this year on new weapons and military preparations, such as deterrence to the growing danger of war with China. […]
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General Pasquale Preziosa, former head of the Air Force and today president of the Eurispes Security Observatory spoke this afternoon to TGCOM24 on the crisis in Ukraine. The general analyzed the recent "dense" and "intense" Russian missile activity, specifying that the Patriot defense system worked (according to reports from the Ukrainians) against the dreaded Khinzal [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) The Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelensky used a safe Airbus of the Italian Air Force to reach Rome. Most likely the Ukrainian delegation moved by train to reach a NATO base in Poland close to the border. From there our Airbus, escorted by Italian fighter jets, flew to reach Rome. […]
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The three international days dedicated to aerospace promoted by the Italian Air Force have officially begun at the "La Nuvola di Fuksas" congress center in Rome. The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, was present. The AeroSpace Power Conference, the international convention promoted by the Air Force to discuss developments [...]
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International conference and aerospace exhibition organized by the Italian Air Force at the "La Nuvola di Fuksas" congress center in Rome from 12 to 14 May 2023. Experts from all over the world discuss new technologies and future developments in the aerospace field In the centenary year of the establishment of the Armed Forces, the Air Force organized a conference with [...]
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Advanced medical posts, refugee management, search and rescue at sea, combating cyber attacks and illicit trafficking: 14 training events scheduled until 28 May Advanced medical posts of the Italian Red Cross to help the wounded, activities aimed at combating smuggling, cyber operations, displaced persons management, refugee evacuation, checkpoints to deal with illicit trafficking [...]
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Girolamo Moscardini Airport, headquarters of the 72nd Stormo, opens its gates to the public to celebrate the Centenary of the Air Force with a day dedicated to the world of helicopters. In the program of scheduled events, on the occasion of the celebrations of the Centenary of the Air Force, the 72nd Wing of Frosinone opens its doors to the public again after the success achieved [...]
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It is a multinational exercise in which two thousand soldiers and vehicles from 7 nations of the Atlantic Alliance will take part. The training activities are aimed at NATO forces in very high readiness Joint Task Force (NATO VJTF - Very High Readiness Joint Task Force) and are aimed at verifying the ability to alert and deploy these forces in a short time, following the onset of a situation of danger for the security of the Alliance. Italy as host nation will provide logistical support to the participating forces.
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A large military airship has been found by satellites at a remote base in the desert of northwest China. With an airship, easily manoeuvrable, the question of the vulnerability of the balloons was resolved which, instead, remain in the air at the mercy of the winds and above all from the interception of the adversaries and the consequent shooting down, as happened with the Chinese balloons unearthed [...]
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The joint and inter-agency exercise will be preceded by the NATO Noble Jump '23 exercise From 8 to 26 May 2023 in Sardinia, at the Decimomannu airport, in the polygons of Capo Teulada and Salto di Quirra and in the maritime areas in front of the "Joint Stars" will carry out the most important national and inter-agency joint exercise of the Defense, planned and conducted by the Command [...]
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Fundamental discussion and dialogue on issues of common interest This morning in the "Adriano Visconti" auditorium of Palazzo Aeronautica, the Undersecretary of State for Defense Matteo Perego of Cremnago met the trade union organizations of civilian defense workers. The second meeting, after that of 6 March last, was the first "in presence" and [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The United States has completed the evacuation of the staff of its embassy in Sudan. The American media reported it, quoting some sources, according to which the families of the embassy staff were also evacuated. The evacuation was conducted via a US military aircraft, but it is still unclear where embassy staff are headed. With […]
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How to render the Starlink satellite network harmless in order to interrupt communications between soldiers in Ukraine? Simple, use a sophisticated system that prevents sending data and images to the earth. Thus Moscow is allegedly experimenting with an innovative weapon system, called Tobol. This was revealed by the WP after viewing a secret US intelligence report. The […]
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In Piedmont, value generated for 1,3 billion euros, over 14 employees, 400 suppliers, supply chain 30% of the entire hi-tech industry of the Region: these are the main indicators of the ecosystem originated by Leonardo in the Region. Studio Prometeia aims to represent the impact of Leonardo, the national champion in the Aerospace Defense & Security sector, in the productive ecosystem of Piedmont [...]
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Yesterday the first 2023 edition of the "Mare Aperto" exercise, the main training cycle of the Navy, organized and conducted by the Command-in-Chief of the Naval Squadron, which will involve forces and personnel from 23 nations (12 NATO countries and 11 Partners), 41 naval units between ships and submarines, as well as aircraft and helicopters of Naval Aviation, departments [...]
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The number two of the Press Office of the Pentagno Sabrina Singh thus commented in a note on the story of the dissemination of high-ranking documents and images via social networks and the interagency efforts to unwind the knot of the tangled skein: "The Department of Defense continues to examine and evaluate the validity of the photographed documents […]
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Air Secretary Frank Kendall told House lawmakers at the FY 2024 filing that the March 13 test of a hypersonic weapon "had not been a success." For this reason, Lockheed Martin's AGM-183A – ARRW – Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon – program may not have a future. […]
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Inaugurated in Piazza del Popolo, "Air Force Experience", the aeronautical village dedicated to the first 100 years of the Armed Forces. From 24 to 29 March, the exhibition will allow citizens to experience the world of aeronautics, in anticipation of the celebration of the 28th birthday on XNUMX March. The inauguration of the "Air Force Experience" was held today, the exhibition space that the Air Force [...]
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In recent days, the Defense Staff hosted a French delegation led by General of the Air Division Philippe Adam, Commander of the French CDE, or the component of the French Aerospace Armed Force dedicated to the management of the Space domain. The meeting further consolidates the cooperation activities already in place between the space sectors of the two nations, in full [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) Italy has sided with Ukraine without ifs and buts, as witnessed by the recent trip of the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Kiev. Days ago the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani leaked the news that the Russian Wagner brigade from Libya [...]
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The Global Combat Air Program's (GCAP) ISANKE & Integrated Sensing and Non-Kinetic Effects & Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) domain brings together defense electronics excellence from three nations. At the ongoing DSEI Japan exhibition in Tokyo, leading defense electronics companies from Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy announced […]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The defense chiefs of Great Britain and Italy will visit Japan this week to hold meetings with their local counterparts, Japanese defense minister Yasukazu Hamada said yesterday. A trilateral meeting with the British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and the Minister of Defense is scheduled for Thursday [...]
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Leonardo participates in DSEI Japan (Tokyo, 15-17 March 2023 – stand H7-300), a reference event in the defense sector in the Asia-Pacific area, where it will exhibit technologies, products and systems in the aerospace, defense and safety. Also highlighted is the sixth generation systems system, also known as GCAP (Global Combat Air Program), the big news [...]
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The first 3 specialty instructors of the Italian Army were trained for subsequent employment in the Frosinone Flight School on RH206C helicopters. In recent days, at the 72 ° Stormo of Frosinone, the delivery ceremony of the PIT (Pilot Instructor Training) certificates was held in favor of 3 flight instructor pilots and [...]
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The funeral rite was officiated by SER Monsignor Santo Marcianò, Military Ordinary for Italy, in the presence of the Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto and numerous military, civil and religious authorities. As a sign of profound respect, mourning and closeness to the families of two Officers, today the Flags of all the Air Force bases have been [...]
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In a note, the Air Force General Staff announced that following the accident that occurred in the late morning, Lieutenant Colonel Cipriano Giuseppe and Major Meneghello Marco, both in service at the 60th Stormo of the Air Force, lost their lives. based in Guidonia (RM). The news was communicated to the families of the two officers, [...]
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The Russian army continues its "pounding" war characterized by continuous and incessant waves of bombing in various areas of Ukraine which in vast areas of territory has been completely razed to the ground. Whole villages have been reduced to a pile of rubble that has swallowed up their inhabitants, regardless of gender or age. Many observers […]
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Professor Alessandro Orsini spoke in "Cartabianca", on Tuesday 28 February 2023. The expert commented on the latest developments related to the war in Ukraine, considering first of all very difficult that the conflict will spread to Moldova and Transnistria, above all "for a geographical reason. Moldova borders Romania, which is a landlocked NATO country […]
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(by Andrea Pinto) So Zelensky spoke remotely at the security conference in Munich: "We are all David against Goliath. David is the whole free world. Freedom is a value in all parts of the world. And there is no alternative to Goliath's defeat and our victory. Being David means fighting, Ukraine is a […]
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The formal handover between Colonel Alaimo and Parigrad Fraticelli in the presence of the Operational Commander of the Joint Forces Summit The ceremony for the change in command of the NATO Multinational Battle Group was held at the Novo Selo Training Area (NSTA) between Colonel Francesco Alaimo , ceding commander, and the parigrade Andrea Fraticelli. The [...]
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US military engagement in the Pacific was highlighted in a meeting at the White House between the leaders of the US and Japan. But behind the scenes, this renewed focus on Asia has sparked fierce debate within one of the military's most celebrated corps, the Marines. . Former Marine commanders attack the current leadership […]
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Maurizio Molinari in La Repubblica launched the proposal, indeed the need to have a "National Security Council", like France, Germany, Great Britain and the USA. The current geopolitical situation requires quick responses. The proposal was implemented by the chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense Commission, Stefania Craxi who put the [...]
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NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan during the war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to Japan, where he will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "The war in Ukraine is important for all of us, we are very grateful for the support that Japan [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto in the Chamber has outlined the new Italian posture in the face of global challenges. In Defense it is necessary to carry out a Copernican revolution to always be ready to face challenges and new threats that come not only from the East (Russia and Asia) but also from the South, from the African continent [...]
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Yesterday Defense Minister Guido Crosetto met his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Rome. The purpose of the visit was to define the terms of the agreement to deliver the Italian-French Samp-T ground-to-air defense system to Ukraine. Italy and France have decided to purchase hundreds of Aster-30 surface-to-air missiles, built by Eurosam, a [...]
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Italy will send further aid when the sixth decree is approved. He's already done five. Let's say that both Ukraine and other countries are satisfied with the help that Italy has provided and will continue to provide".
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Thousands of planes grounded in America. The Notice to Air Mission - NOTAM - system went haywire for just under half an hour and it is the second time this has happened within a few days. Biden considered the hypothesis of a hacker attack asking the Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg to conduct a [...]
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The Senate approved the sixth decree which extends the shipment of weapons to Kiev until 31 December 2023. With 125 votes in favor and 38 against, the decree for the transfer of military vehicles, materials and equipment to the Ukrainian government authorities was converted. The decree provides that the shipment of weapons can take place in derogation [...]
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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor, Francesco Talò. The American request concerns the military supplies of the allies. As Repubblica writes, according to diplomatic sources in Washington, the United States is pressing Rome to provide the anti-missile shield to Ukraine as soon as possible, necessary for [...]
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Ukrainian military intelligence says that Russia is ready to order the mobilization of as many as 500.000 conscripts in January, in addition to the 300.000 already called up last October, thus sending a signal: Putin has no intention of ending the war. Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukrainian military intelligence, told The Guardian that the conscripts [...]
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Using a cell phone can cost you your life. It's not a paradox, but when you're at war, sending a single message over the data network can give the enemy your exact location on the battlefield leaving you vulnerable. The United States and its allies have watched with some concern [...]
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The Polish Defense Ministry has signed an agreement to acquire two observation satellites from the French company Airbus Defense and Space. Poland thus wants to boost its military reconnaissance capabilities after Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and the Minister of Forces [...]
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During the holidays, the work of the Armed Forces continued both at home and abroad with over 12.000 soldiers engaged in the various operational scenarios, to protect national interests, international security and the main metropolitan areas of the country. On the national territory, as part of the "Safe Streets" operation, about 5.000 soldiers guard the streets and squares [...]
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France plans to acquire one or two aircraft carriers to replace Charles-de-Gaulle. However, not everyone agrees. Emmanuel Macron will talk about it in January on the occasion of the presentation of the next military planning law (Lpm). The president must convince the French about the new defense budget and convince his ministries about the choices [...]
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KFOR, the NATO force in Kosovo, confirmed press reports of a shooting that took place in Zubin Potok, one of the four largest municipalities in the north with a Serb majority. The shots, Kfor reported, took place not far from a NATO force patrol, but no injuries or damage to property were reported. According to […]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Space is increasingly sought after by the superpowers every day because it is considered essential for military operations, not only in the defensive phase, for the detection and tracking of missiles, but also in the offensive phase, for geolocation, navigation, identification of targets and detection/control of military activities in general. China, United States […]
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Adolfo Urso, fresh from his mandate on space, took part in the ESA ministerial meeting in Paris last Tuesday together with the representatives of the European governments to shore up the strategies and investment programs for aerospace policies for the next three years. A new challenge, space, is attracting the countries that more than the others are investing resources and […]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) In-flight refueling operated by a drone is no longer a taboo, today thanks to the MQ-25 Stingray it is possible to do so by dramatically increasing the missions of 35th generation fighters such as the F-35. The drone is produced by Boeing and will complement the FXNUMX-C on American aircraft carriers, thus doubling their range of [...]
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During the G20 in Bali, the bilateral meeting between Meloni and Erdogan appeared very cordial, so much so that, as reported by the Agi, the agreement signed in 2018 between the Turkish defense companies Aselsan and Roketsan with Eurosam (consortium which includes Mbda Italy, Mbda France and Thales). At the basis of the agreement is the update of the […]
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Internal tensions remain in the majority, linked to the attribution of proxies between the various ministries and the creation of two inter-ministerial committees set up by the Prime Minister. Meloni is determined to do everything possible to centralize the most delicate dossiers in Palazzo Chigi, so as to be able to personally manage the key games. A strategy [...]
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The Italian military takes part in the bilateral mission to support the armed forces of Qatar to ensure the safety of the soccer world championship The deployment of an inter-force military contingent in Qatar, led by the Italian Army, has begun in view of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will take place will play in the emirate of the Persian Gulf between 21 [...]
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During a solemn ceremony, the honors were conferred on the flags of war and on the staff. The event was held inside the hangar of the 60 ° Stormo di Guidonia (Rm) and was chaired by the Chief of Staff of the AM, Air Squad General Luca Goretti, in the presence of numerous civil, military and religious. It took place [...]
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The Open Sea exercise begins today, the second annual edition of the largest training event of the Navy, which will involve forces belonging to 5 NATO nations including ships and submarines, aircraft, helicopters, in addition to the amphibious departments of the Marina San Marco Brigade, the raiders and COMSUBIN divers. At sea, under the surface of the sea, in the air and [...]
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The historic train train will depart from Trieste on 6 October to reach Rome on 4 November after having traveled over 5 kilometers through all the regional capitals and major Italian cities not involved in the 1921 route and traveled over last year on the occasion of the centenary This took place [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia and Giuseppe Paccione) The Atlantic Council of NATO this morning released a statement highlighting that the accident in the Baltic took place in international waters, where there is no national jurisdiction: "Damage to the Nordstream 1 gas pipelines and Nordstream 2 in the international waters of the Baltic Sea are of deep concern. All the […]
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A weekend marked by intense operational activity for the Air Force crews. Transport, air rescue and air defense aircraft engaged On the morning of Saturday 24 September a KC767A of the 14th Wing took off from the military airport of Pratica di Mare for Pakistan, precisely to Karachi, to transport about 16 tons of material [... ]
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"Putin in recent days has launched the usual nuclear blackmail, we have already heard it in the past, we must, however, only interpret the signals that come to us from Russia". General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and now president of the Eurispes Security Observatory, told TG4. The general continues: "Putin raised [...]
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The Air Force, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of its foundation, has strongly promoted the production of author comics by conceiving a collection of twelve publications dedicated to compelling aeronautical-themed stories that unfold along the prestigious milestone of its hundred years , with the aim of thrilling young audiences but also everyone [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The news is reported on Corsera, some municipal deputies of St. Petersburg have drawn up a document, signed by about seventy colleagues from other cities, to ask for the resignation of President Vladimir Putin: "We Russian municipal deputies, we believe that Vladimir Putin's actions are harmful to the future of Russia and the [...]
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Directly from the United States, the nephew of the pilot lieutenant Alberto Testa (Aquila II), the over seventy-year-old Alex Tiseo, wanted to visit the site of the plane crash near the 61st Wing of Galatina (LE) and touch the jealously guarded relics. at the "Historical Hall" of the 72nd Wing of Frosinone, where the pilot had a past [...]
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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) hosts the “Pitch Black” air drill, a type of large-scale training with 16 other nations including the United States, Great Britain and France. The exercise, which will last until 8 September, foresees the participation of over 100 military aircraft engaged in thousands of combat scenarios conducted by [...]
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Gianluca Di Feo interviewed the Chief of Staff of the Italian Defense, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone on La Repubblica, on the story of Russian submarines and ships found patrolling in our waters, in the Adriatic Sea. The Admiral wanted to point out that our Navy has always kept the ships under control and at bay [...]
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General Pasquale Preziosa was interviewed by the prestigious American magazine Defense.info, on current issues involving new world actors in the economic, social and military fields. Particular attention was paid to the new strategic documents of NATO and the EU, considered already "past" and not suitable for modern challenges. The point of view of [...]
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In a note, the Defense General Staff announced that, in compliance with the directive of the Minister of Defense on the "Security and Defense Strategy for the Mediterranean" issued in May 2022, it was decided to expand on the strategic, operational and tactical, of the maritime surveillance operation "Mare Safe", launched on 12 March 2015, in [...]
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The United States tested a long-range nuclear-capable missile, a show of strength against China and Russia. The Air Force Global Strike Command launched the disarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) two days ago from the Californian base of the Vandenberg Space Force. He was headed for the Pacific. "Our triad [...]
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Truss: England will continue with the Navy to manage the flow of migrants
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(by Lorenzo Midili) The hacker attacks on telesurgery are of relevance in the context of Cyberwar. Not surprisingly, this telematic surgery system was born in a military context, in particular in the laboratories of the US army. The first interventions took place precisely on the ships of the United States Navy, where numerous operations were undertaken thanks to the support of [...]
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The Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, HE Msgr. Ambrogio Spreafico asked the Air Force Staff to be able to use the facilities of the 72 ° Stormo in favor of the young people of the parishes of the episcopal diocese, receiving in response the full availability of the Armed Force. The 6th edition of Grest 2022 (Summer Group) ended on Saturday 19 August 2022 [...]
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The Senate yesterday definitively approved (with 196 votes in favor, 12 against and 2 abstentions) the law revising the model of fully professional armed forces. The provision contains the extension to 2033 of the deadline for the reduction of the total staffing resources to 150.000 units and the delegation to the government for the revision [...]
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The deployment of over 250 men and women of the Alpine Troops of the Italian Army has been completed, who will contribute to the establishment of one of the new four NATO "battlegroups" deployed on the south-eastern flank of the Atlantic Alliance as part of the operation called “Enhanced Vigilance Activity” (eVA). The Italian contingent that will operate under Hungarian command is on the Taurinense Alpine Brigade [...]
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(by Dario Scrivano - lawyer and Aidr partner) There is a term, which has entered the common vocabulary in recent years first and then, on Treccani: googlare. The verb in question indicates much more than a mere search action on the web, but embraces a broader concept, that of confirming our initial perception. To understand [...]
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The 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" of the Army "Pinerolo" Brigade will be used in the next Enhanced Vigilance Activity on the East side of the Alliance With the embarkation, from the port of Bari, of the first tactical and logistic vehicles, as well as of the materials logistics, the deployment of the Italian contingent has begun which will shortly be deployed in Bulgaria as part of the Battle Group eVA (Enhanced [...]
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The United States has carried out new tests on its hypersonic missiles launched from the air and from the ground, thus confirming the first after the previous three failures. The acceleration of the Department of Defense, in the hypersonic technology sector, to recover the worrying capacitance gap with respect to Russia and China. Last Tuesday he was taken to his destination [...]
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Leonardo presents itself at the London Motor Show with a renewed strategic posture, with a leading role in innovation on a global level and with a long-term sustainable vision, through its industrial capabilities, for the lasting progress of the planet. In the UK the company has a solid industrial presence: 8.000 people, 7 sites, a supply chain [...]
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The United States called a secret meeting of senior military officials from Israel and Arab countries last March to explore how they could coordinate against Iran's missile growth and possible drone capabilities in the region. The news was reported by the Washington Post. The interviews, never disclosed before, were [...]
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The invasion of Russia against Ukraine inevitably favored the creation of a new world order. It forced Sweden and Finland to abandon their almost centennial neutrality to move towards NATO and accelerated the accession process of Ukraine, Moldova and Macedonia to the European Union. It also favored the approach of a new economic bloc and [...]
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The President Angelo Vallerani: "Lombard companies are ready to take up the challenge of developing new enabling technologies for the next generations of aeronautical systems" "Lombard aerospace companies have always been present, playing a leading role, in all phases historical aeronautics. We have helped build at least one piece of each [...]
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Since yesterday on the NOIPA platform there are the amounts due to contractual military personnel deriving from the 2019-2021 contract renewal. Apart from some, apparent, calculation errors on the application of the tax rate, the claims that this union has brought forward, to the disbelief of many, have come to a good end. The contracted staff will soon be credited with the [...]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday sent another video to talk to his people: "the Black Sea will be safe and ours, everything will be rebuilt, Russia does not have enough missiles to break the Ukrainians' will to live". Meanwhile the Kiev Parliament has banned the import of Russian books and newspapers and [...]
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China is racing to catch up with US military capabilities to pursue its sights on Taiwan, even by force if necessary. Beijing is building its largest aircraft carrier. The ship, named Fujian in honor of the coastal province opposite Taiwan, is under construction at the Jiangnan shipyard in [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Italian ambassador to Niger, Emilia Gatto, on the occasion of the celebrations of 2 June, the Italian Republic Day was interviewed by the most important newspaper in the African country, La Nation. As happens in Italy, on the occasion of the events commemorating the referendum of June 2, 1946, the commitment is also highlighted abroad [...]
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With the latest events presented yesterday by the Armed Forces at the Oval pavilion of the Lingotto Fiere (Stand W114), the Defense concluded its participation in the XXXIV edition of the Turin International Book Fair. About 1000 guests in total attended the over 30 events of the Defense Staff and the Armed Forces, which [...]
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The hypersonic weapons used in the war in Ukraine, the use of killer drones and laser weapons require effective and very challenging responses that only superpowers can face due to their cost. Several scientific programs and some applications in the military industry have shown that to fight the wars of the present but above all of the [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Yesterday before flying to Korea, President Biden met with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, after which he started the work of the Congress for the ratification of the request of Finland and Sweden to join the Born. The only knot to untie to achieve the entry of [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Until yesterday, Russia has flaunted its superiority to the world in the hypersonic armaments sector. Last month, Moscow announced that it was using Kinzhal, hypersonic ballistic missiles with nuclear or conventional capability, launched from a modified Mig-31 for the first time in Ukraine. One of the six "next generation" weapons [...]
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The visit to the United States by the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, ended yesterday. A visit articulated in institutional meetings at the Pentagon, talks with the main US companies interested in cooperation with the Italian Armed Forces, the intervention at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the visit to Norfolk [...]
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The Senate and Defense sites were made unreachable during the day, along with other institutional sites. The Defense Staff in a statement announced that its site has been undergoing scheduled maintenance for some time. The Russian hacker group 'Killnet' who, according to [...]
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The open sea exercise 3 (MA22), the largest training event of the Italian Navy, began in the Mediterranean on 22 May. In the next three weeks, more than 4.000 women and men from 7 NATO nations and over 65 ships, submarines, aircraft and helicopters, will operate between the Adriatic, the Ionian, the Tyrrhenian and the Channel [...]
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At the beginning of May, the Task Group Air Sahel was set up as part of Misin, a bilateral support mission in the Republic of Niger. The Task Group, directly reporting to the Commander of MISIN, Air Brigade General, Davide Cipelletti, will allow the mission to expand its operational and logistical capabilities in the Sahel. The […]
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Changeover to the Command of the Air Task Force at the ceremony. General Figliuolo met the military personnel of the NATO mission of enhanced Vigilance Activity On May 5, at the Mihail Kogălniceanu airport in Constanta - Romania, the changeover to the command of the TFA "Black Storm" took place, engaged in the framework of the NATO mission of enhanced Vigilance Activity (eVA). The ceremony took place [...]
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Before flying to the United States, the Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, was in the European Parliament. The war in Ukraine causes crises on several fronts and is therefore the cause of a necessary review of the role of the European Union. Draghi has no doubts about what is wrong in the EU and calls for a review of [...]
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(by Giovanni Ramunno) The Preamble of the UN Charter reports that the peoples of the United Nations, "determined to save future generations from the scourge of war which twice in the course of this generation has brought unspeakable afflictions to humanity", constituted the United Nations Organization. To do this, the United Nations Charter identified, in the ban [...]
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32 students of the "Giulio Douhet" Military Aeronautical School swore allegiance to the Italian Republic at the flag square of the Institute of Military Aeronautical Sciences In the presence of the Minister of Defense, Hon. Lorenzo Guerini, the 32 students of the 1st Course of the Aeronautical Military School "Giulio Douhet" of Florence have sworn allegiance to the Italian Republic and the institutions, pledging to honor [...]
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In the hearing of Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini at Copasir - Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic - "the contents of the second interministerial decree authorizing the transfer of military means, materials and equipment to the governmental authorities of Ukraine, on which the Committee agreed with the Government in the affixing of the [...]
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Corriere della Sera reported that the Moscow Defense Ministry announced that eleven Italian professional fighters would have died in combat on Ukrainian territory. Russia has labeled them as mercenaries, like the other 50 compatriots who would have joined the International Battalion under the orders of the state [...]
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(by Giuseppe Paccione) With unprecedented speed, the international community immediately responded to the demands of the Kiev authorities regarding the responsibility for international crimes committed on its territory by Russian troops and non-state actors flanking the special military operation wanted by Putin. This effort which is needed [...]
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Ukraine is in a "crucial phase of the war" with Russia, it is necessary to get the Ukrainians immediately the weapons they need to defend themselves in the new Russian offensive in the Donbass - and, for this, the US will allocate a new package of military aid for Kiev. The amount this time too will be 800 million [...]
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The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the head of the Russian navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, met with the crew members of the sunken cruiser Moskva. Yevmenov reassured the sailors: "you will continue to serve the Russian navy". The Russian Defense Ministry released a 26-second video showing Yevmenov and two other officers in [...]
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The US Department of Defense is almost certain that Putin has given up on conquering Kiev, even if he does not slow down arms supplies to Ukraine, sending another 134 troops to favor a partial replacement of the soldiers who have already fought for over 40 days. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday at the conference [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Moscow used the Kinzhal, hypersonic ballistic missiles with nuclear or conventional capability for the first time in Ukraine. It is one of six "next generation" weapons cited by Putin in his March 1, 2018 speech. A demonstration to the world that Russian hypersonic technology is mature and usable on battlefields. A tactical slap at [...]
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Washington, according to the NYT, is ready to indirectly supply tanks to Ukraine. Contacts are already underway to encourage what is called an arms transfer because these are not American systems. The United States, in fact, will shop in the immense Eastern European market, where they can find material compatible with that [...]
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The Ukrainian military intelligence agency yesterday published a list with the names, addresses and passport numbers of 600 Russian citizens, alleged agents of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The FSB is the Russian internal security and counter-intelligence agency and its staff also operate in the former Soviet republics, including [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Moscow has announced that for the first time in Ukraine it has used the Kinzhal, hypersonic ballistic missiles with nuclear or conventional capability that are launched by a modified Mig-31. It is one of the six "next generation" weapons cited by Putin in his speech on March 1, 2018. A demonstration to the world that hypersonic technology [...]
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According to Interfax reports, Moscow warns that it has used "another hypersonic missile against Ukrainian military targets". While 'The Kyiv independence' accuses the Russian military forces of having transferred "thousands of Ukrainian civilians" to "camps" where their cell phones and documents are "checked" and then "deported to remote cities of Russia". But on Telegram, the authorities [...]
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A covert program run by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which began shortly after the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014, is said to be helping Ukrainians repel the Russian military advance. According to Yahoo News, the CIA began training Ukrainian special forces personnel, starting in 2015, when the Kremlin took away Crimea [...]
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On Cusano Tv to 'The Entrepreneur and the Others', General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and today president of the Eurispes Security Observatory, treated the question of the war in Ukraine with disarming lucidity, giving a most studied version of the global situation. An analysis that differs from that written on [...]
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Leonardo aims to conquer the European leadership in Defense Electronics with a five-year growth and development plan that places the Italian industrial system at the center. In particular Leonardo, through the Electronics Division - about 13.000 people of which over 8.500 in Italy and 18 centers of technological excellence at national level dedicated to [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) International analysts argue that Putin's strategy, on a global level, is to acquire extended spheres of influence in various parts of the world, through the establishment of "puppet" governments prone to the will of the Kremlin. After applying this new doctrine to several African countries, it is now the turn of Ukraine, where the modern czar of [...]
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Since darkness fell in Kiev, the sirens have continued to be activated repeatedly, warning the population of possible Russian bombings. The bloody war continues, although a faint hope can be nurtured today with the meeting between the delegations from Kiev and Moscow scheduled on the border with Belarus. Belarusian President Lukashenko [...]
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In the presence of the Commander of the Bilateral Support Mission in Niger (MISIN), Pilot Colonel of the Air Force Davide Cipelletti and the Nigerian military authorities, the final exercise and the ceremony for the conclusion of the combat techniques course in favor of the National Gendarmerie of the Republic of Niger. The news was reported on all [...]
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Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, in a hearing in the Defense Committees of the Chamber and Senate, on 8 February last reported on the crisis in Ukraine: "Italy could send up to two thousand soldiers, but further activities will obviously be subjected to parliamentary confrontation," together with any further moments of discussion in relation to the evolution of the crisis ". To […]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The invasion of Georgia in 2008, the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the "peace" interventions in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2021 and in Kazakhstan in January of this year, the intervention in Syria in 2015 in support of Bashar Assad, in Libya in 2017 to protect Khalifa Haftar and the Wagner mercenaries scattered from Cyrenaica [...]
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(Di Marinella Pacifico, member of the Senate Foreign Commission ”) Focusing exclusively on the military crisis in Ukraine is an exercise which, if not read with the right lens, risks stalemate in the heart of Europe. In the rest of the globe equally important games are being played, such as to determine the geopolitical assets for the spheres of [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Last week, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said during a radio interview that France is not forced to maintain its military presence in Mali at all costs. Open sources say that the transalpine government's decision to withdraw from Mali could be taken as early as the next two weeks. [...]
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In the Sahel, Italy looks to Niger as a strategic partner, a stable and resource-rich country that also offers excellent investment opportunities and profitable partnerships between private and public sectors, as long as it “arrives on time”. Thus the ambassador of Italy to Niamey, Emilia Gatto, presents the African country to Italian companies, in an interview with AGI. "Italy is among those [...]
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"France cannot maintain a military presence in Mali at all costs". This was said by the French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, during a radio interview. "What we want is to be able to continue the fight against terrorism because this is not the end of the fight, terrorism is also conquering the border states of Mali", [...]
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After the White House warning of the imminent dispatch of troops to Eastern Europe, the Ukrainian chief of staff called for calm. He was echoed by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov who, in front of parliament, said: "There is no need to pack up, to date, there is no reason to believe [...]
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El Pais revealed the sanctions that European countries would be discussing in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Moscow. The plan will be dealt with in full tomorrow in Brussels at the meeting of EU foreign ministers. We are talking about the complete closure of European capital markets for Russian companies and financial institutions, and [...]
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The Gao Advanced Operations Base in Mali was hit by mortar fire from forces hostile to the French-led international coalition, which operates in the Sahel as part of Operation Barkhane. , there are no Italian injuries and the staff are safe. The soldiers of [...]
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Honorable Niko Peleshi visiting the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze The Commander of the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze (COVI), Army Corps General Francesco Paolo FIGLIUOLO, received yesterday morning a visit from the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Albania, Hon. Niko PELESHI. During the meeting, General FIGLIUOLO and Hon. PELESHI discussed [...]
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On 14 January, as reported on the twitter profile of the Italian Embassy in Niger, our country, in the presence of local authorities, donated, through the military mission MISIN, 1000 surgical kits to the maternity ward of the Issaka Gazobi hospital in Niamey . The surgical devices will serve as an aid to the ward's health staff to ensure a better [...]
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In Israel, Arab-Israelis can also not enlist while the rest of the population has the obligation of conscription for 30 months. A relatively long period where all young people actively participate in what is believed to be the most important service for the nation. A fundamental role in the armed forces of Tel Aviv has [...]
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Our country is present in Africa with the "Bilateral Support Mission in the Republic of Niger - MISIN" (with the geographical area of intervention also extended to Mauritania, Nigeria and Benin) in order to increase the capacity to combat the phenomenon of illegal trafficking and security threats, as part of a joint European and US effort [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Hypersonic technology, missiles and aircraft that can travel at a speed between 5.000 and 25.000 km per hour (between 5 and 25 Mach). The thermal effects, typical of hypersonic speeds, impose on these vectors aerodynamic arrangements such as to create strong shock waves in the atmosphere on which, thanks to the upward thrust, they glide for [...]
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The Malian government last Friday flatly denied the baseless accusations of an alleged deployment of paramilitary elements of a private Russian company, Wagner. The government of Mali asking for evidence on the heavy accusations wanted to specify that some "Russian instructors" were in Mali as part of the strengthening of the operational capacity of the forces [...]
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Niger, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in 2013 celebrated the French troops after the arrival in the Saharan city of Timbuktu following the defeat of some jihadist groups. Today, almost ten years later, France has halved its contingent to 5000 men and is thinking of leaving the territory permanently due to the [...]
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The Washington Post, after interviewing some senior American military officials, has raised the alarm of a possible civil war following the results of the next presidential elections in 2024. The terrible prediction, after the internal crisis among the American defense apparatuses, to following the attack on Capitol Hill a year ago. To report it to [...]
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On 17 December, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 63rd anniversary of the birth of the Federal Republic of Niger, President Mohamed Bazoum gave a long speech to the nation, highlighting the economic efforts to fight the pandemic and the scourge of terrorism. For the first time, Italy was counted among the contributing countries [...]
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A senior US government official told Reuters that US and Israeli defense chiefs are discussing possible joint military exercises in preparation for an attack aimed at destroying Iranian nuclear facilities. The talks scheduled in the United States with the Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, follow a briefing [...]
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Yesterday, the Russian state aviation authority - Rosaviatsia - reported that a Russian Aeroflot airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Moscow was forced to change altitude over the Black Sea because a NATO CL-600 reconnaissance plane flew crossed its route. The state airline said that [...]
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News leaked yesterday that the iPhones of 11 US embassy employees working in Uganda were hacked using spyware developed by the Israeli NSO group, Pegasus. The Tel Aviv surveillance company had already been included a month ago in the American black list of unreliable companies that collaborate [...]
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According to a report, released last Sunday by the Wall Street Journal, the Taliban managed to seize power in a very short time last summer, according to a well-studied plan that involved the use of a vast network of intelligence agents and agents sleepers located in the main Afghan cities. Such personnel, loyal to the Taliban, were wisely infiltrated [...]
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The Japanese government, worried about Chinese military expansionism, plans to increase its defense spending by $ 6,8 billion. At the instigation of the new Prime Minister Fumfo Kishida, Japan wants to anticipate the purchase of American Patriot missiles upgraded to defend the military bases in the southwestern islands from probable North Korean attacks. Furthermore Tokyo [...]
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In a press release, the Defense General Staff announced that the “Aquila Omnia-Bis” operation has started. The objective of the operation is the transfer to Italy of about 500 people, including former Defense collaborators and their respective families, who are currently in the neighboring countries of Afghanistan or who are in possession of the necessary documentation [...]
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The British newspaper The Sun revealed the mystery about the crashed F-35B just after taking off from the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. ascertained that the rain cover has not been removed, as expected before take-off. The plane was [...]
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With a parliamentary question, the deputies Enrico Borghi and Filippo Sensi ask for further information and repentance from Prime Minister Mario Draghi, being the National Authority for Security, Defense and the Interior on a contract entrusted to a Chinese company, Hikvision. “Hikvision has been accused of providing surveillance equipment to the internment camps. There is a [...]
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(by Mario Galati) On the deck of the porti Cavour the day before yesterday were present the Chief of Staff of Defense, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Enrico Credendino, the Chief of Staff of the Aeronautics, Air Squad General Luca Goretti and the operational commanders of the Navy and Air Force. [...]
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The day before yesterday, November 17, an F-35B of the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth crashed in the Mediterranean, in international waters. Thus, in a note from Her Majesty's Ministry of Defense: “A British pilot of HMS Queen Elizabeth F-35B was ejected during routine flight operations in the Mediterranean this morning. The pilot is [...]
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Defense training course organized by the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze and by the National Commission for the Diffusion of the DIU The 8th Course in International Humanitarian Law for the training of International Operators, pursuant to art. 12 of Additional Protocol I [...]
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Commemorative day for the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa, for the 60th anniversary of the Kindu massacre, a town in the Congo where on 11 November 1961 the killing of thirteen aviators of the then 46th Aerobrigata, on a peace mission on behalf of the UN, took place . The Military Ordinary HE Monsignor Santo Marcianò celebrated a Mass of suffrage in the presence of the Head of State [...]
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During a solemn ceremony at the Quirinal Palace, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella conferred on Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara the honor of Knight of the Military Order of Italy with the following motivation: "Commander of the Joint Task Force Lebanon - Sector West led the complex and articulated multinational contingent with value, expertise and determination, [...]
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Airforcetime has published an article where it tells of a new capacity for the fifth generation F-35A aircraft, also in possession of our Air Force. The US Air Force has recently completed the flight tests necessary to allow the most advanced aircraft in the world to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear bomb. At the moment the airframe of the aircraft, [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Pentagon is concentrating a large part of the resources allocated to Defense to the development of hypersonic weapons to maintain and strengthen leadership in the new global strategic sector. The main objective is to counter China and Russia which, very quickly, are acquiring new capabilities to develop their own versions. The day before yesterday, the Department [...]
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The "serious crisis" opened by Australia, with the cancellation of a 66 billion dollar contract for the purchase of French submarines in favor of US supplies, opens a "serious crisis" that "will affect the future of NATO". The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, rejects the idea of the United States, which expressed the [...]
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A KC-767A transport aircraft of the 14 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force took off on the morning of Sunday 12 September from the military airport of Pratica di Mare (RM) to Port-au-Prince (Haiti), to support the population affected by the earthquake and tropical storm that hit the island a few weeks ago. The plane, a strategic transport aircraft [...]
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Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, on a visit to London, met with UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace. The meeting, after the one that took place on 11 June last aboard the Nave Cavour of our Navy, allowed the two defense chiefs to discuss the international situation "at 360 degrees" [...]
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Can the most powerful office on Earth, the President of the United States, be prevented from ordering a nuclear attack? Apparently, for precautionary purposes, former President Donald Trump has been inhibited from full control and the ability to order an attack with normal and unconventional weapons. A new book tells the story on [...]
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Today, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Poland for a long-planned visit that marks the start of a tour of European countries before her farewell from public life. To mark the scene a shadow that shakes and not a little the internal debate in Poland: the unconditional support of Germany for the Russian North gas pipeline [...]
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The overflight of the National Aerobatic Team on the Monza racetrack will be carried out one week before the celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori. The now historic union between Formula 1 and the Air Force in Monza is renewed again this year. On Sunday 12 September, in fact, the 9 MB-339PAN aircraft of the main formation of the Frecce Tricolori will fly over the [...]
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On 11 September 2001, a date that changed the history of the West, 4 airliners carried out a sensational terrorist attack on the territory of the United States, this time the natural defense constituted by the immense expanse of water of the Atlantic Ocean not he defended what was considered a world superpower. Below we propose the testimony of an Italian, [...]
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Yesterday from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and the head of the US State Department, Antony Blinken, held a remote summit extended to 22 countries on the common approach to be held with the new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan . On the same day, almost in response, Pakistan organized [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Turkey and Qatar today have become the referents of the Western world in Afghanistan, their diplomatic and intelligence network is growing day by day within the country. Main objective: to counter, as far as possible, competition from China and Russia, the only countries, together with Pakistan, which have kept open the [...]
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Yesterday the first aircraft since it was closed following the deployment of Western forces, a freighter from Qatar, landed at Kabul airport. It is clear to everyone that Qatar played a key role in the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan but it also played a key role in organizing flights [...]
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The first Italian scientific suborbital mission will be presented in Rome on Thursday in Rome at the headquarters of the Air Force General Staff. Sixty years after the first suborbital flight carried out by the Mercury capsule, the joint initiative between [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) A few hours ago the news broke, at least five rockets were launched against the Kabul airport but were intercepted by the American anti-missile system. There seem to be no casualties at the moment. Fox reports citing American defense sources. According to rumors, reported by other media, citing witnesses, the rockets were launched [...]
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The last flight of the Italian Air Force for the humanitarian airlift between Afghanistan and Italy landed at Fiumicino airport, carrying 110 people, including 58 Afghans. Also on board the ambassador Pontecorvo, the consul Claudi and the carabinieri of Tuscania. Pontecorvo explained that 120 thousand people were taken away from the town and, now that [...]
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While ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kabul airport, according to the group's account on Telegram, all Italian civilians, diplomats and soldiers left Kabul this night. Among others, the consul in Kabul Tommaso Claudi, the ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the civilian representative of NATO in the country, will leave Afghanistan. The Chief of Staff of the [...]
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The pilot carried out, as required by the operating procedures, an evasive maneuver to protect the aircraft and passengers. No injuries and no damage reported by the aircraft. In a note, the General Staff specified that with regard to what was reported by the press about the event that involved after take-off from [...]
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The difficult day in Kabul was marked by a series of explosions. The first at one of the airport gates where Afghan civilians are crowded, reported by CNN. It would be a suicide attack that resulted in the wounding of some civilians and numerous victims. Although the budget will tend to increase, at [...]
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The Pentagon told the press that in the past 24 hours, Americans have evacuated 19 people from Kabul airport. Five flights carrying 1.220 evacuees landed at Washington International Airport. "We are racing against the clock," said General Taylor, deputy chief of staff. For the BBC they rose to 82.300 [...]
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Security officers at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar have discovered that one of the Afghans evacuated from Kabul airport has potential ties to ISIS. The news was given by a US official at Defense One. In addition, the biometric identification system of the Department of Defense has reported at least another 100, of the [...]
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Today the extraordinary G7 summit was held remotely, organized by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss international security, migrants and respect for human rights with a particular focus on the situation in Afghanistan in light of the expected withdrawal date of the American military, the 31 August next. While on the one hand the [...]
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An answer is urgently needed. The deadline of August 31, 2021, as the expected date for the Americans and allies to leave Afghanistan, is close even if there are still thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners amassed at Kabul airport. It is no coincidence that Biden told the nation last Sunday that the evacuation would be "hard and painful" and [...]
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“A difficult, painful operation: I am heartbroken to see those images”, so Joe Biden told the Nation yesterday, during his third unified network television intervention. We will use civil aviation to take away as many civilians as possible, the US president said. To echo him, Donald Trump who called the US exit from Afghanistan a [...]
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The Operational Command of the Joint Defense Force Summit is coordinating the phases of the Aquila Omina operation, to bring the Italian personnel and Afghan collaborators back to Italy (to date over 2000 have been transported). In all there are 8 aircraft of the Italian Air Force engaged in this difficult mission which since last August 15 have formed the backbone [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) “The objective of the mission was not to build a nation, but to counter terrorism. We could not and should not fight a war that not even the Afghan army wanted to fight ", so Joe Biden summarized last night to the Nation the debacle of his administration and intelligence that could not predict what an analyst [...]
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(by John Blackeye) “A touching and extraordinary moment with the closing of a significant chapter in our history. 20 years of national effort have come to an end which have seen the dedication and spirit of sacrifice of our more than 50.000 men and women in uniform who have alternated over these long years and I want to remember with [...]
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In an era where computer violations and data thefts become more and more frequent and risk immobilizing the economic and social functions of a state, our country has equipped itself with a National Cybersecurity Agency, with the aim of protecting national interests. in the field of cybersecurity and [...]
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Today 15 August 2021, on a day of celebration and rest for the Italians, our soldiers of the COVI (Operational Command of Vertice Interforze), appropriately supported by elements of the Army, will reach the Afghan capital aboard a KC767 of the Air Force and will have the task of directing and coordinating the return to the homeland of [...]
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According to US intelligence forecasts, the Taliban would be close to taking Kabul. This is what officials of the Biden administration report to the Washington Post, explaining that the US military believes that Kabul could capitulate within the next 90 days, while other more pessimistic forecasts bring the date of the Taliban conquest to the next 30 days. The sources of [...]
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By September 15, all American military personnel will have to be vaccinated against Covid. The Pentagon decided it. "I will ask President Biden for approval to make the vaccine mandatory for all military personnel by mid-September," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memorandum. This is what the Minister of Defense, Lloyd Austin, is preparing to order [...]
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The Ministry of Defense has announced the approval of the Defense Multiannual Planning Document (DPP) for the three-year period 2021-2023. The DPP is an important programmatic reference used by the head of the Dicastery to illustrate to Parliament the expenditure forecasts for the next three years. Thus the minister, Lorenzo Guerini commented on the approval of the important document: "The Programs of [...]
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The Spanish newspaper EL Pais reported the news of two Russian aircraft that flew in the skies of Lithuania, not far from the NATO air base in Šiauliai. By coincidence, the joint press conference between Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was taking place at that moment. The conference […]
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“Italy arrived late on the topic of cybersecurity”, the comment of the Delegated Authority for the security of the Republic Franco Gabrielli at the hearing of the Constitutional Affairs and Transport commissions of the Chamber. The next step is the conversion into law of the decree that regulates the Agency. In this regard Gabrielli specified: "We can no longer afford to waste time on an issue that may not [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Macron last week launched an appeal to the US and other Western countries to form a coalition of special forces to replace the French operation Barkhane, which cost several billion and 55 casualties among French soldiers. Paris has decided to withdraw from the Sahel thus marking the failure of a presence [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Western intelligence agencies are certain that the new global crises will come from Africa where terrorist violence is renewing with the birth of many "caliphates" while the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and other militias exploit the withdrawal of foreign troops to reorganize. After years of attrition in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, [...]
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The multinational air exercise 'Falcon Strike 32' kicks off in Amendola in the province of Foggia, home to the 2021 ° Stormo dell'Aeronautica Militare. Until June 15, over 50 aircraft will be engaged for the impressive aerial exercise, including fighters, transport and refueling aircraft in flight and other support assets. For the first time in Europe, as part of [...]
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Islam, Islam, jihadism and many others are the terms that identify a global ideological-religious movement that in some extremist derivations has sworn death to the Western world inhabited by so-called infidels. A careful examination of Islam was made by General Pasquale Preziosa on the Eurispes website, an analysis that of the former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and [...]
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A UN report on the civil war in Libya revealed that drones and artificial intelligence were used to track down and kill opponents. In these operations, the militias fighting General Haftar's troops would use Turkish drones equipped with artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology. They launched drones like [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The US-China competition is global and every day reveals a strategic novelty in the different environments of confrontation, from the space to the economic one, from the geopolitical to the military positioning. In these days, writes The Times, the first images of a Chinese bomber have emerged, invisible to radar and capable [...]
read moreTwo hundred soldiers, 20 land vehicles, 6 helicopters (four Mangusta). Italy is thus ready to strengthen its presence in the Sahel, fully joining the Takuba Task Force, which will be operational by the summer. The mission will be to support local security forces in contrasting the growing jihadist phenomena in the area between [...]
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According to a Newsweek report, the US Department of Defense has a "secret army" of over 60.000 agents, many of whom work underground around the world with false identities, the staffing, by comparison, is 10 times the number of CIA agents. According to William Arkin, author of the report, the Pentagon's secret agents are part of [...]
read moreThe President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, chaired the meeting of the Supreme Defense Council today. The high council expressed its recognition for the commitment of the Armed Forces in more than a year of pandemic. The NATO and European Union contexts were analyzed, which remain the pillars of the security and defense policy of [...]
read more“The success of the Operation, the first in the history of Defense, confirms Italy's great technical-scientific capabilities. Space is increasingly at the center of the geopolitical and economic confrontation between the major world powers and our country, thanks to a wide range of civil and military applications, can enjoy a strong technical and scientific positioning [...]
read moreTo celebrate its first 90 years, the Air Force, among the various initiatives to enhance the historic Palazzo di Forza Armata, wanted to dedicate an exhibition to the artist Marcello Dudovich (1878-1962). There will be 200 works by the artist from Trieste that can be admired for free from 8 May to 11 July on weekends and public holidays from eight to [...]
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“The political and military lessons identified for Afghanistan will serve for the new scenarios of operations in Africa. It is necessary to resort to history and its teachings, such as those inherited from the Roman Empire, which obtained security from threats from the south by strengthening the countries of North Africa “. Thus, on Formiche.net, General Pasquale PREZIOSA, former head of state [...]
read more(by Mario Galati) I often read in national newspapers colleagues who improvise themselves as military analysts and even more as experts in budgeting and military programs by writing about billions of euros spent on defense vehicles and infrastructures rather than building bridges and schools. Too much demagogy abused for a context, that of Defense, which deserves greater [...]
read moreThe British Chief of Defense General Nick Carter is not at all happy with the American decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by 11 September, after twenty years of military campaign. General Carter, in his first interview since the announcement of Biden's withdrawal, told the BBC last Tuesday: “It's not […]
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Surprise visit yesterday to Kabul by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the day after Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by 11 September. An inevitable decision for the American president, but probably made not without some stomach ache within his administration. According to some sources close to the House [...]
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In the early afternoon a C130J of the 46th Air Brigade and two interceptor fighters of the 51st Wing of Istrana (TV) respectively complete an ambulance flight for a very small patient of 5 months and an interception over the skies of Bolzano. On the eve of Easter, a C130J of the 46th Air Brigade of the Italian Air Force transported a very small [...]
read more"I swear to be loyal to the Italian Republic, to observe its Constitution and laws and to fulfill with discipline and honor all the duties of my state for the defense of the homeland and the safeguarding of free institutions". Thus says article 575 of the Military Code, with reference to the formula of Oath of men and [...]
read moreThus in a note the Honorable Giusi Occhionero, ItaliaViva group leader at the Defense Commission of the Chamber commented on the measures envisaged for the Police and Armed Forces in the "Sostegni" Law Decree which, approved by the Government, has already received the stamp by the State General Accounting Office: "The Decree, which I remember is worth 32 [...]
read moreTwo NATO countries, the USA and Turkey have decided to collaborate on a joint investigation referring to a Russian missile system, the Pantsir, recovered in Libya on the battlefield. We are talking about the system that recently shot down two Predator remotely piloted aircraft of the American and Italian armed forces, respectively. Turkish troops are present [...]
read more(by Andrea Pinto) Draghi has only one goal, 600 vaccinations a day to save the next school year and try to reopen Italy already in the summer. Now it's up to the new head of the Civil Protection Fabrizio Curcio to reorganize a car that had rusted over the months. Let's talk about putting an army back into the system [...]
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read moreMarch 1, 1961: for sixty years the symbol of "made in Italy" in the world It was March 1, 1961 when the first six F-86E "Saber" aircraft with the livery of the patrol of the "Prancing Horse". The six "Sabers" came from Grosseto, today one of the bases dedicated to the defense of the Italian skies [...]
read moreLeonardo's Innovation and Technology Incubator Center in Edinburgh, Scotland, announced that it has reached a partnership agreement with O2 (Telefónica UK) to study a number of innovative applications of private 5G technology in the defense and defense industry. safety. The possible use of secure and broadband mobile data would facilitate, [...]
read moreCompleted the instructional phase provided for by the agreement between the Army and the Air Force, eleven pilots of the Army Aviation (AVES) who have obtained the military helicopter pilot license issued by the Arma Azzurra. (by Mario Galati) At the time of Covid-19 in Italy as in the rest of the world, our way of living, working and above all of [...]
read moreThe attack on the US Capitol on January 6 raised an alarm, too many of the demonstrators were moving like soldiers in tactical training. The next high-tension event is the inauguration ceremony for newly elected president Joe Biden next Wednesday. 25.000 members of the National Guard will be deployed, along with the police and [...]
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(by Mario Galati) ANSA announced that the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini, the Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace and of Sweden Peter Hultkvist, signed a trilateral agreement for development on 21 December of the new Tempest weapon system, decisive for the balance of military capabilities [...]
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Thus in a note, the president of the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic - Copasir -, Raffaele Volpi highlighted the main topics on which the high Committee will continue to focus attention in the wake already traced in the course of 2020: "In look to the new year the Parliamentary Committee for the security of the Republic is preparing, [...]
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The commitment of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad continues, even during the Christmas holidays. In fact, there are about 7800 soldiers of Operation Safe Roads employed on the national territory for the garrison, in competition with the police forces, of sensitive targets, places of worship, railway and subway junctions of the Italian cities to which [...]
read moreMore than 11.000 soldiers during the holidays in operations abroad and on the national territory, between the COVID emergency and support for citizens In a 2020 that is now over, the work of the men and women of the Army continues unabated, both in Italy and in international missions abroad. Over 3.000 Italian soldiers, coming from every department [...]
read moreThe procurement of Blindo Centauro 2 vehicles continues to equip the Army Line Cavalry Regiments In a press release, the Army General Staff announces that it has been signed by the Terrestrial Armaments Directorate (DAT) and the Iveco consortium company - Oto Melara the contract for the supply of 86 "Blindo Centauro [...]
read moreThe Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Ministry of Defense have signed contracts for two COSMO-SKyMed Second Generation (CSG) satellites. Satellites 3 and 4 will complete the second generation of the Italian earth observation program, guaranteeing continuity and high performance of the planet's monitoring services. Leonardo's CEO Alessandro Profumo commented: "COSMO-SkyMed is [...]
read moreFollowing the violent storm that shocked the municipality of Bitti in the Nuoro area yesterday, the Italian Army, on activation of the local Prefecture, promptly sent its own rescue teams that have been at work, non-stop, since yesterday evening to remove debris and restore viability. The specialists of the 5th sapper engineering regiment, stationed in [...]
read moreNew Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) is the program that the defense industry of Italy, France, Germany, England and Greece is trying to finalize to build and make operational, starting from 2035, a helicopter with new generation capabilities. The NATO partners, signatories of a letter of intent, will have five years to develop a machine [...]
read moreIn a press release, the Air Force announced that the first three Drive Through stations set up as part of the "IGEA Operation", strongly desired by the Ministry of Defense to increase, through health personnel, are operational from today in Lecco, Meda and Caponago specialized of all the Armed Forces, the daily capacity of the National Health Service to carry out [...]
read moreThe Air Force General Staff announced that on the occasion of the visit by Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini to Doha concluded a few days ago, in the context of which - among others - various issues concerning bilateral military and technical industrial cooperation were addressed between the two countries, an important technical agreement was signed between the Italian Air Force [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) We cannot forget some of our brothers who lost their lives for duty and attachment to service. With their sacrifice they have consigned to history one of the saddest pages that perhaps not everyone knows. Let's talk about the Kindu massacre, where 13 soldiers of the Italian Air Force lost their lives in a plane crash [...]
read more“To command means to serve in the highest sense of the term. We are a single group, as the motto of the Academy states: Una Acies ”In a press release, the Army General Staff announced that the cadet officers of the 201st“ Example ”course have taken an oath to the Republic. Ceremony that took place inside the Court of Honor of the Military Academy, in the presence of [...]
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The economic and regulatory renewal 2019-2021 sees the birthplace under a bad star. The difficulties of the video conference means are the cross-section of our country in this particular moment. Thus in a note the representative body of the Army. Even more appears the lack of recognition by the Minister of Public Service Hon. Fabiana [...]
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(by Mario Galati) Even Tom Kington on Defense News spoke from the other side of the world, from the United States, of the "querelle", which is affecting the Italian Navy and Air Force: the object of the dispute is the F-35B, that vertical take-off. The timing of the article makes you smile considering the appeal of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Alberto Rosso, who spoke at the hearing at the IV [...]
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The Chief of Staff of the Army takes stock of the situation and operational needs of the Armed Force The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Salvatore Farina, held a hearing before the IV Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, drawing a picture of the situation on the current state of the Armed Force, on the [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Yesterday alone, 400 cases of Coronavirus positives were discovered in Rome. Endless queues to be tested at the hospitals of the capital. To intervene, hopefully in time, the provincial committee for public order and safety, which also met yesterday in the Prefecture in Rome. The meeting was attended by [...]
read moreThe giant of the Air Force, the C-130J from Pisa, trains at the 72nd Wing of Frosinone on the longest grass semi-prepared runway in Italy
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“I take my cue from the interesting speech last September 27 by the US Ambassador to Italy, SE, Lewis Eisenberg, who wanted to take stock of NATO and the relationship between the US and Italy in the defense sector. I would like to add just a few further reflections to his exhaustive and absolutely shared picture of the situation ”. Thus begins [...]
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"I deeply believe in the principle that a US military is apolitical", wrote General Mark A. Milley, president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (equivalent to our Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli), in the written answers to the questions posed by the parliamentarians of the House. Gen. Milley added: "In the event of a dispute over [...]
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Agreement signed between the US and Italy for the next mission to the Moon. It was signed by NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and Riccardo Fraccaro, undersecretary of the Prime Minister with responsibility for aerospace policies. Scientists and the world of our local industry will collaborate on three strands. On the construction of the laboratory-house where the astronauts will live and on the development of [...]
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A formation Eurofighter fighter aircraft with the prancing horse on the fuselage will fly over the starting grid on Sunday 13 September before the start of the race
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(by Francesco Matera) How much can private individuals contribute to national security? A good question but also a prospect that can be the turning point for those programs whose exorbitant costs can no longer be supported by governments. Especially with the ongoing economic crisis due to the CoViD-19 pandemic. If the most powerful country [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) In these midsummer days while the sun in the sky makes any outdoor activity almost impossible and part of the Italians try to return to a normality that in recent months seemed to have been lost forever, is causing so much sensation the news of a group of soldiers assigned to training, [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) Luigi Di Maio asked the EU to resume the redistribution of refugees, suspended due to the pandemic, the secretary of the Democratic Party Nicola Zingaretti asks the government to address the issue urgently and adequately. In the meantime, the Libyan coast guard fired at three migrants, animating the protest of a [...]
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Compared to the same period in 2019, landings have tripled reaching the figure of 12.228 of which only in July 5.278, a third equal to 4354 are Tunisians. (by Massimiliano D'ELIA) Tunisia is suffering from a serious economic crisis because it can no longer take advantage of tourism revenues due to the effects of the pandemic [...]
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On the occasion of the fifty-one anniversary of the landing of man on the moon, the Ministry of Education hosted on its social channels a video of the ESA astronaut, the European Space Agency, Luca Parmitano who is also a pilot officer of the Air Force . "July 20 is a particularly important date for me: a year ago I was sitting inside my [...]
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The "FORUM PA 2020 - Digital Resilience", an online event organized from 6 to 11 July, ended yesterday. The leitmotif of this year's edition was the health emergency due to Covid-19 which represented an unparalleled challenge also for the Public Administration which, in addition to assuming a central role in the management of the emergency itself [... ]
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The measure should arrive in the Senate in the coming days, but the executive forces do not have a common line on the issue. According to what has been learned, today at lunchtime the group meetings of Pd, Leu and M5S will be held to understand how to deal with the vote in the classroom. And in fact the Libya chapter to create [...]
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The International Arbitration Tribunal on the case of the marines agreed with Italy. The judges recognized the "immunity" of the Fusiliers of Marina Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone in relation to the events that occurred on February 15, 2012 and India would therefore be precluded from exercising its jurisdiction over them. Ansa announced that the Court has [...]
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In a press release, the Arma Azzurra announces that the countdown for the celebrations of the centenary of the Air Force starts today, which will officially occur on March 28, 2023. This countdown will be marked by a virtual clock on the official website of the Force Army that, day after day, will mark the approach to this historic anniversary. Thus began a journey that, in 1000 [...]
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The Command of the Schools AM / 3rd Air Region "graduates" the students of the flight schools of Galatina and Frosinone. Among them also the new helicopter pilots of the Fire Brigade and the Port Authority. They are part of different organizations, they will fly different aircraft and carry out different jobs but, since June 26, they have in common a '[...]
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The program of the Stovl component, with vertical take-off of the F-35 "aircraft, is intended to replace two flight lines of the Italian Air Force (AMX and TORNADO, about 200 aircraft) and the embarked flight line of the Italian Navy (AV8B) which have already completed or are nearing the end of their operational life. In particular, the decision [...]
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On 12 June 1999, the first NATO forces entered Kosovo on a UN mandate at the end of the Alliance air campaign that had put an end to the bloody inter-ethnic conflict between Kosovars and Serbs. For having contributed uninterruptedly for 21 years to the security and freedom of movement of all citizens of Kosovo, respecting [...]
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Since 1833, the Army Health Corps has always been at the forefront to save lives. The Army Health Corps, which draws its roots from the pre-existing Military Health Service of the Army, now celebrates 187 years of history and value demonstrated in the field. A long history in which the staff of the Corps has always stood out for self-denial, spirit [...]
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(by John Blackeye) Yesterday the umpteenth news of the suicide which involved a young financier who had just been out of the training school just over a year came. Suicides in 2020 among the police and the armed forces already amount to 22 cases. In 2019 there were 69 suicides. We hope that [...]
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On Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May the remote award ceremonies of the competition "The mission of the Air Force at the service of the community" will take place. Initially scheduled for last March for the celebration of the anniversary of the Air Force, the awards ceremonies have been postponed due to the precautionary measures in place for [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The 72nd Wing of Frosinone, flagship of the Air Force in the training of helicopter pilots of the Arma Azzurra, of the other Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the State, as well as foreign visitors, has never interrupted the its training and education activities. Despite the emergency period due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Stormo implementing all [...]
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Thus in a note the delegates of the COCER Army, Sposito - Capobianco - Fico - Miccichè - Nitti - Galantuomo - Bilello - Scifo - Migliore - Minissale - Carta - Gentile - Duca: "In consideration of the recent governmental measures, also affecting the Armed Forces, they would like to give priority to the Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Salvatore Farina, for [...]
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II Delegates of the Co.Ce.R. Army Pasquale Fico, Gennaro Galantuomo, Domenico Bilello, Giuseppe Scifo, Francesco Gentile and Antonino Duca, in a joint note express all their disappointment on the measures that the Relaunch decree, soon to be approved by the Council of Ministers, should provide. "For several hours, a draft of the Law Decree called [...] has been circulating on various social networks and media.
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The delegates of the Cocer Army in a note make it known that: “Throughout the national territory the Army is used both for the management of the health emergency and for the control of the territory, fielding men, materials and means. In recent months we have been able to experience first hand the overwhelming strength and professionalism of women and men in gray-green. Thanks […]
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Yesterday was inaugurated at the reception and rehabilitation center for the disabled "Mosan Center" in the city of Tire (South Lebanon), a play and physiotherapy area, created thanks to the voluntary aid that the staff of the Southern Operational Forces Command of Naples under the orders of the General of the Army Corps Rosario Castellano, he sent there in the [...]
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Thus the Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli to his counterpart from the United States of America, General Mark A. Milley, during a telephone interview on the ongoing health emergency: "I appreciate the long and consolidated friendship, but in particular the commitment made by the Armed Forces of the United States of America always ready to cooperate with the [...]
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As part of the contribution of the Armed Forces strongly desired by Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, the Experimental Flight Department 3D prints and certifies the fittings to install FFP3 filters on the snorkeling face masks. First lot donated to the Casilino Polyclinic in Rome. The Experimental Flight Department (RSV) of the Italian Air Force has concluded the experiment [...]
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The Time reports in an article that the Chinese People's Army is allegedly recruiting soldiers who are not afraid to die in battle and obey orders without asking questions. Let's talk about "robots". Very soon battalions of military robots will be deployed to fight alongside humans. Beijing's goal is to have, in this sector, [...]
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General Mark Milley, Chief of the US Defense Staff (chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) said that "evidence" gathered by Western spy agencies indicates that COVID-19 has "natural" origins. But every other hypothesis has not yet been ruled out. Since the virus was discovered, eminent scientists [...]
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Having carried out 14 medical transport missions so far, Pisa becomes a reference hub for bio-containment flights. The airlift continues: 17 missions, eight regions reached, over 100 tons of material transported Two more positive people to Covid transported this morning in bio-containment with an Air Force aircraft, a C-130J of the 46th Air Brigade, from […]
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At the request of the Minister of Defense Guerini, the Defense Staff through the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze (COI) completed the construction of an advanced medical post in Jesi in less than 72 hours, thanks to the prompt intervention of the Marina S. Marco Brigade. of the Navy, which provided for the design, inspections, [...]
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“Would you ever want to be evaluated on a professional level by a person with whom you have a personal suspension, and perhaps even a legal dispute? I guess not “. Thus in a note the deputy Alessandra Ermellino, as Defense Commissioner of the M5S, who recently presented a parliamentary question, analyzing the case of the major marshal [...]
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On March 28, 1923, the Regia Aeronautica was born, which gave way in 1946 to the Air Force. 97 years of history that the Armed Force celebrates today, in consideration of the emergency in progress, without any military ceremony and official event, but honoring the Flag and joining forces to concretely offer its contribution to the country [...]
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“For over a month we have been constantly committed to contributing with all our energies within the country system to provide concrete answers every day to a health emergency that has unfortunately affected the habits and lifestyles of the families of an entire nation. I am deeply proud of how much the [...]
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Peace, social serenity and security are the founding values of civil society. The geopolitics of security rests its studies on many sectors, but that of disasters is by election. Only by mitigating the effects of disasters are those of national security also mitigated. Thus stated in a statement the former head of state [...]
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Merchant ships prevent migrants from reaching Europe. Patrick Kingsley's investigation published in the New York Tiimes is very interesting. The Panther, a merchant ship flying the German flag, does not deal with rescues at sea, but one day a few months ago the Libyan Coast Guard ordered him to divert the route, save 68 migrants [...]
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(by John Blackeye - Massimiliano D'Elia) Now enough, let's turn the page! Seven hundred deaths a day. The equivalent of a mountain village disappears every day. Yesterday another village and so the day before yesterday. As every evening we look forward to the bulletin issued by the Civil Protection which for days now has only confirmed that the trend of [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Yesterday was the day that most marked Italy where, with 3405 deaths, we surpassed those of China. Then in the morning on the social networks there were the dramatic images of the parades of the coffins of Bergamo, transported by Army vehicles. The songs of the Italians from the balconies have ended, today at 11.00 [...]
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(Andrea Pinto) The current health emergency situation imposes severe restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens, workers and professionals to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In this context, the Air Force adheres to the "digital solidarity" project promoted by the Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digitization, making available the browsable electronic version of the number [...]
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Maria Teresa Meli on Il Corriere della Sera interviewed the Minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini, on the Covid-19 emergency and on the contribution of the Italian military since the emergency began. The words of the Minister of Defense provide greater clarity on the commitment of our Armed Forces which, in silence, have never left the territory and are also ready [...]
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"#Coronavirus emergency, there are three interconnected risk factors that afflict all countries, from health to economic and social. The country that manages to mitigate risk levels in the best possible way will win the future ”. Thus in an article published by Eurispet.it Magazine, General Pasquale Preziosa, President of the Eurispes Security Observatory, [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) "Scholars have been warning decision makers for years: 'Pandemics are real threats to humanity" but decision makers are always found unprepared and people do not follow them ". Thus wrote in an article published by Eurispes, Pasquale Preziosa former head of the Italian Air Force and today President of the Observatory on Security. To resume [...]
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The Pentagon will close its doors, starting Monday, to all unofficial visitors and restrict entry to international guests and large groups of people, this is just the latest in a series of restrictions that will apply to military personnel and on access to US bases throughout the country. Last night the Department [...]
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"Scholars have been warning decision makers for years: 'Pandemics are real threats to humanity" but decision makers are always found unprepared and people do not follow them ". So wrote in an article published by Eurispes, Pasquale Preziosa formerly head of the Italian Air Force and today President of the Observatory on Security. "What is systematically surprising - he specifies [...]
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A Senior Officer of the Italian Army who was serving in the General Secretariat of Defense in Rome died yesterday. As reported by the Ministry of Defense, the senior officer of the Army was at his home due to health problems. Suddenly aggravated and urgently transported in an ambulance, he died during transport: he tested positive at the first [...]
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In order not to compromise military readiness, military forces around the world are taking all possible measures to try to contain the spread of COVID-19 among defense personnel. The virus continues to infect troops and commanders at an alarming rate. On Tuesday, the Polish government announced that General Jaroslaw Mika is […]
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"When the going gets tough, the tough get to play." (by Andrea Pinto) The serious emergency situation in Italy has been managed up to now by the Government which is trying to do its best but which exclusively relies on the Civil Protection Department which is the institutional body of the Prime Minister [...]
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After governors, provincial presidents, mayors and many Italians also a key figure of our Army, the Chief of Staff, General of the Army Corps, Salvatore Farina, tested positive for Covid-19. Thus a note from the Army General Staff released General Farina's message: "Today I underwent the Coronavirus test, resulting in [...]
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The US Department of Defense has announced that it is able to function continuously, despite some media claiming that US military readiness may soon begin to lose effectiveness following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Yesterday, during a press conference, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper stated that he was [...]
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The Coronavirus bis decree, launched by the Council of Ministers last Friday and in force since yesterday, costs about 420 million euros in 2020 and 1,380 million euros a year from 2021. Among the covers, the Government has included cuts to the aeronautical defense program for the construction and supply of Eurofighter fighters, and cuts [...]
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"The situation is serious, not to be underestimated" and there will be "an evolution of global diffusion for a few more weeks". Minister Roberto Speranza would have said this, speaking at Palazzo Chigi, during the summit on the coronavirus emergency in the presence of all the parliamentary forces. The news is reported by AdnKronos. For Speranza the goal is [...]
read moreEurispes, Institute of Political, Economic and Social Studies, has launched a permanent Observatory on Security, entrusting its presidency to General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force and one of the leading experts in geopolitics and international security. General Preziosa is a university professor, during his prestigious military career [...]
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Last week, a Chinese warship fired a laser beam at an American reconnaissance plane in the Philippine Sea, 600 kilometers west of the island of Guam, one of the territories of the United States and the headquarters of several military bases. The US Navy in a statement revealed the incident. Ships from [...]
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Everything has a price. Macron made us the "package", to stay in the Neapolitan environment. Unlocking of the joint venture Fincantieri Stx France, new more ambitious European budget and redistribution of migrants, these are the main measures of the agreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the Naples summit. Perhaps on the horizon also [...]
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Computerized the access keys of the Umberto Nobile Archive kept at the Historical Museum of the Military Air Force in Vigna di Valle. From today it will be possible, in real time, to carry out searches within the archival complex. This is the first result of the enhancement and fruition project that the National Research Council is conducting on the papers of [...]
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The precautionary measures of the FA in the Coronavirus emergency A #ForzaperilPaese to protect citizens and staff in service in Italy and abroad. Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini is constantly following the evolution of the coronavirus issue. At the moment about 500 men of the Armed Forces are engaged and involved in the measures to combat the health emergency, operating [...]
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Fausto Biloslavo in il Giornale talks about a secret defense plan. 19 would be the barracks identified for quarantine with 3.500 beds available. Two thousand would be the military in an "alarm" position, that is immediately available and usable for the emergency. In the meantime, the repatriation of compatriots from areas at risk abroad continue, even all [...]
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Very interesting for the contents and for the analysis made, the article by General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force until 2016, published by Formiche.net. (by Pasquale Preziosa) In an article in the Nikkei Asian Review (Hiroyuki Akita) of 4 February, the concerns of Japan and South Korea for the [...]
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A winning and above all effective synergy the one that our Armed Forces expressed on the occasion of the health emergency, which became global, caused by the coronavirus epidemic. In a press release, the Defense Staff made known the words of thanks of the Chief of Staff of the Italian Defense, General Enzo Vecciarelli: "My thanks go to [...]
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On 28 March 2023, one hundred years (1923 - 2023) will pass from the elevation to the rank of independent Armed Forces of the Air Force, which took place with Royal Decree of 28 March 1923, n.645. For the occasion, the Air Force Staff has launched two calls for competition for the design and creation of an original and unpublished graphic-artistic proposal, of a logo and [...]
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This morning, in the square of honor of the "Oreste Salomone" Barracks, headquarters of the "Acqui" Division Command and of the 17th "Acqui" Volunteer Training Regiment (RAV), the Volunteers in a fixed year (VFP-1) 'Italian Army, belonging to the 3rd block of 2019, have sworn allegiance to the Italian Republic. At the ceremony, presided over by the Army Chief of Staff, General [...]
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He left. The Boeing KC767A of the 14 ° Stormo of the Italian Air Force this morning at dawn detached the wheels from the runway near the Roman coast to head towards China. https://www.facebook.com/150994628399911/posts/1480227765476584/?vh=e After about 11 hours, the aircraft will land in Wuhan to carry out a delicate mission that in just over 30 hours will bring home about 67 [...]
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A KC767A aircraft belonging to the 14 ° Stormo dell'Aeronautica Militare will be the only Italian carrier authorized to leave on Monday for China. Under the coordination of the crisis unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, through the Defense Staff - COI - Operational Command of Vertice Interforze - together with the Ministry of Health [...]
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The approval of Italians towards the Armed Forces has been confirmed, according to what emerges from the "32nd Italy 2020 Report" of Eurispes, presented today in Rome, which in the part relating to the level of trust in the institutions shows a constancy in the percentages of consent towards the work of men and women of the Armed Forces. According to the data of the survey conducted by the institute of studies [...]
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The World Health Organization, Reuters reports, has just declared that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, announced the decision after a meeting of his emergency committee, an independent group of experts, after evidence that the virus has [...]
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What would happen if one of our countrymen abroad were infected? Fortunately, or foresight, we have a unique ability worldwide. (Andrea Pinto) Italy, together with Great Britain and the United States is the only nation in the world that possesses a very special and essential capacity in modern times, safe air transport in bio-containment. A capacity [...]
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In the evocative setting of the 72nd Wing of the Air Force of Frosinone, Zonta International - Club Roma Parioli III organized the conference "Women in flight" in memory of Amelia Earhart's first solo flight. Pilot Colonel Davide Cipelletti, commander of the 72nd Wing, after receiving the two delegations showed the groups and helicopters [...]
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The entire district of Frosinone, also for 2020, will be able to count on the important airport offered by the Air Force, for all those health emergencies that require emergency transport. A few days ago, the HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) memorandum of understanding between the 72nd Wing of Frosinone, ARES 118 Lazio, the ASL of Frosinone and the ELITALIANA company was renewed. [...]
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The Supreme Court rejected the appeal presented by the Agrigento prosecutor against the revocation of house arrest. Instead, according to the judges of the Court, the decision was correct because the necessary requirements to justify the measure were lacking. The appeal to the Supreme Court was promoted by the prosecutors Luigi Patronaggio and Salvatore Vella, against the revocation ordered by the investigating judge [...]
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According to reports from La Stampa, the truce will be signed today in Moscow between Fayez al Sarraj, president of the Government of national agreement, General Khalifa Haftar, the president of the Tobruk parliament Agila Saleh, and the head of the Tripoli State Council, Khalid al -Mishri. It sounds strange that this important passage in the "dossier" [...]
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(Francesco Matera) The Military Prosecutor of Rome archived the open file, model 45, without suspects or hypotheses of crime, after the press reports on the service apartment assigned to Elisabetta Trenta when she was Minister of Defense and that the exponent grillina had left and then reassigned regularly to her husband, an Army Officer. In fact, they were not [...]
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The Air Force, with the participation of the Ministry of Education, University and Research, has launched a competition for pupils in the classes of first and second grade secondary schools. The proposed theme, "The Mission of the Air Force at the service of the community", aims to be an opportunity to deepen what is done daily by the men and women of the weapon [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The air distance between the capitals of Iran and Italy is about 3750 km, but the distance between the two borders could be reached by Iranian missiles. Indeed, Iranian missiles can hit targets within a range of 300 to 2.500 kilometers from their launch point. [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) After tonight's attack on the American bases in Iraq, where our soldiers are also present, we heard on the phone the division admiral of the reserve, Nicola De Felice, an expert in military and international politics who among his numerous positions in top defense bodies there was also the Command [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The US military leaders in Iraq have informed their Iraqi counterpart that US troops are starting preparations to "leave" the country. Brigadier General William Seely, head of the US task force in Iraq, wrote a letter to the Iraqi chief of joint operations, viewed by the AFP. The Iraqi Parliament, in reaction to the killing [...]
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In the late afternoon today, Tuesday 31 December, a crew of the 83rd CSAR Center (Combat Search and Rescue) in readiness of national alarm took off from Cervia airport, home of the 15th Wing, aboard a helicopter HH-139A to assist two hikers in difficulty in an inaccessible area in Pintura di Bolognola, in the province of [...]
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The situation in Libya these days is undergoing an unprecedented escalation where Turkey is already sending war material and militiamen (from Syria) to Tripoli to support the troops of the head of the provisional government, recognized by the UN, Fayez al Serraj. Erdogan is waiting for the parliamentary seal that should have next January 2, [...]
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In the year that ended, the Italian Army guaranteed its commitment in all operations under the aegis of the UN, NATO and EU to which Italy contributes, confirming at the same time its presence on the national territory through the "Safe Roads" operation, aimed at guaranteeing the safety of the major Italian metropolitan areas. To the more than 20.000 soldiers employed overall during the year, [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The Turkish Parliament will meet in extraordinary session on Thursday 2 January at 14, when in Italy it will be 12, to anticipate the vote on President Erdogan's AKP motion authorizing the sending of troops to Libya in support of the government of national accord of Fayez al-Sarraj against the offensive of the militias of [...]
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Italy lost Libya in 2011 when Gaddafi was overthrown by force at the hands of Sarkozy's France. France has never digested our relevance, our privileged lane in Libya. The final push for Italy is the signing, on November 27, of the Turkish-Libyan treaty on the jurisdictional areas of the Mediterranean of [...]
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The opinion of General Pasquale #Preziosa on the hypersonic # is authoritative. The article by the former head of the # Aeronautica Militare globally analyzes this new and disruptive strategic weapon, whose effects on future inter-state balances are only imaginable and difficult to predict. In 2014 a first symposium was held in Italy from which it emerged that the hypersonic would have a [...]
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The New York Times reported that Russian military announced last Friday that it had deployed a hypersonic weapon that manages to escape American missile defense systems, kicking off a new chapter in the long arms race between the two most important nuclear powers. in the world. American officials are hesitant about [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) Who will defend the Europe of tomorrow? There is no answer to this question, none of the European countries has a precise idea and any innovative initiative triggers, in European countries, the spring of conservatism, creating stagnation of thought. According to the founding fathers, European countries will have to live together to avoid further disasters after two [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Service accommodation of Minister Elisabetta Trenta, a terrible speculation against the former Minister of Defense. For political expediency, the former Minister of Defense did well to leave the service accommodation, however it is not fair that his spouse, Major Passarelli, had to do so, as read in the response of [...]
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Leonardo, at its Luton site in the UK, demonstrated the capabilities of a new radar receiver / warner technology as part of ongoing development activities for Tempest, the fighter aircraft system program new generation that will see the United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden collaborate for [...]
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The Air Force celebrates on 10 December the Blessed Virgin of Loreto, the "Patroness of Aeronauts". In Rome, the Eucharistic celebration dedicated to the event will take place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Rite will be officiated by the Military Ordinary for Italy, His Excellency Monsignor Santo Marcianò, in the presence of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli, of the Chief [...]
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The Air Force is an Armed Force which, for tactical needs, must always be projected forward and does so also in the world of communication. Much attention is paid to the new means that social networks make available to those who want to inform and always be on the wave of digital information in a timely manner, almost in "real time". The Blue Weapon [...]
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An in-depth study on the enormous potential of Artificial Intelligence applied to aeronautical systems will be at the center of the event to be held in Florence on 11 and 12 December, at the headquarters of the Institute of Military Aeronautical Sciences. AIRtificial Intelligence, this is the name of the initiative, is a 48-hour technological marathon in which Leonardo and Aeronautica Militare will facilitate the meeting with [...]
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Faced with the inability of politics, the judiciary often intervenes to investigate the causes of ineptitude, on other occasions, when "emergency" is now declared, the military intervene. In fact, next Tuesday in the Region there will be a first meeting between Ama's sole administrator, Stefano Zaghis, defense technicians and Pisana itself to explore many hypotheses, one of [...]
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On 3-4 December the celebrations in London of the 70th anniversary of NATO and tensions between the leaders of the 29 member states do not subside. US President Donald Trump no longer wants to "subsidize" Europe. Trump wants EU countries to spend at least 2024% of GDP on defense by 2 (Italy is [...]
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The Lybian Address site, in a pretext manner and with the clear intention of discrediting our country, reported that the Defense Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives denounced Italian support for "terrorist and extremist gangs in Libya". The affirmation arose following the logistical support on the ground and the activity [...]
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The former defense minister, Elisabetta Trenta is under the crossfire of the media these days. On the front pages of Il Giornale and Il Corriere della Sera the question of the non-recruitment at the Aise, the Italian secret services, and the assignment of the service accommodation not yet left because today assigned to her husband, an Army officer. Many [...]
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On November 16 in Piazza del Plebiscito, in the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Defense Hon.Angelo Tofalo and the Chief of Staff of the Army General of the Army Corps Salvatore Farina, the swearing ceremony of the 232nd course of the Military School "Nunziatella", in front of the glorious Institute Flag, decorated with the Medal of [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Vigna di Valle Airport Command promotes, through the Historical Museum, the research, collection, acquisition and eventual restoration of historical materials of interest to the Air Force and ensures with the Sports Center, the training of the athletes of the Air Force in the various competitive disciplines. A unique role that allows you to keep intact and visible [...]
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The cyber security of Italy and, therefore, of its strategic structures will be entrusted to a team of IT experts from the secret services. About thirty IT 007 will be included in the newborn national #Csirt (computer security incident response team), an organization already present in many countries. The Csirt, writes Il Sole 24Ore is located at the Dis, the [...]
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The Undersecretary of State for Defense Angelo Tofalo, representing the government, accompanied the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hon. Roberto Fico, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces which was held in the Military Memorial of the Overseas Fallen. "Today a message starts from this sacred place [...]
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The 4th of November is celebrated the Day of National Unity and Day of the Armed Forces. Many initiatives organized by the Ministry of Defense throughout the national territory, which will culminate in Naples on the Lungomare Caracciolo. It will be the city of Naples this year to host the final celebrations dedicated to November 4th. After Trieste, the Day of National Unity [...]
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Agreement between the Italian Air Force and Virgin Galactic The first contract between the Italian Air Force and Virgin Galactic for the purchase of a suborbital scientific research flight was signed today at the Italian Embassy in Washington. The flight will depart from the New Mexico Spaceport in the US in December 2020. To sign [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force until March 2016, was interviewed by Difesa Online, where he analyzed in all contexts, the various industrial programs that have affected the Italian Air Force . More than an interview, it is a "unique" document to be read and made to be read [...]
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With a solemn flag-raising at the military airport of Keflavik in Iceland, the NATO operation of Interim Air Policing called Northern Ligtning officially began. For the first time, a fifth generation fighter will be deployed on an Air Policing mission, giving Italy the privilege of being the first Alliance country to use the F-35 aircraft in a NATO operation. They will in fact be [...]
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Eight implementing decrees, for military expenses, presented to the defense and budget commissions of the Chamber and Senate for evaluations. The programs, as reported by La Notizia, were assigned on 18 September to the parliamentary committees concerned. The discussion is scheduled for October 28, 2019. To find out about the contents of the decrees, as of today no [...]
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Yesterday the Council of Ministers approved the decree law on the perimeter of national cyber security. The provision is based on a system to guarantee the highest level of protection to public administrations, national, public and private entities and operators from cyber attacks. A system that, in essence, will have to protect the national strategic apparatuses. The novelty of [...]
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In a press release, the Defense Staff announced that this afternoon, First Class Chief Roberto Morfe 'on a mission to Baghdad, died of sudden illness after receiving the first treatment from medical personnel. The wife and family members of the military informed of the news immediately received [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The government of change bis saw the light today with the oath before the Head of State. By Tuesday, the Conte government should collect the confidence of the two Chambers and, therefore, enter the fullness of powers. The debate on trust in the Senate will take place on Tuesday. Monday, starting at 11 Conte [...]
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Thus in a note the military unions, SIULM Unitary Union of Military Workers - SIM Marina - SIM Aeronautica - LrM Free Military Representation and NSC New Carabinieri union, comment on the current government crisis in light of the hoped-for "Corda" Law on citizen unionization with the stars. "These are feverish hours for the evolution of the current political framework: a new government [...]
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“I don't even want to think of a return to the government of Renzi, Lotti and Boschi, natural disasters. We reason about everything, but not about this ". (by Andrea Pinto) In this sentence there is the synthesis of the strategy of the leader of the Northern League who wants to avoid the return of the PD to the government at all costs. An M5S government, [...]
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“Whoever has betrayed once will do it again. And at this point, I would not reopen the door to the League ". Thus in an interview with La Stampa the Minister of Defense, Elisabetta Trenta, who explained that she had "personally activated to resolve the issue of minors on board" of the Open Arms. From 13 August, he stresses, "we [...]
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The Army, with about 20.000 soldiers, is engaged in numerous operational activities in Italy and abroad in August. Almost 3.300 soldiers are engaged abroad, in 16 countries, in missions under the aegis of the UN, EU and NATO, in assistance to the Armed Forces and local security aimed at stabilizing international crisis areas and which [...]
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Resolution of the Central Control Section on State administrations: "The military health system, in 2018, made use of approximately 6300 units, including doctors, nurses, health aides, technicians, and related operational logistic support, articulated on two rates: that of support healthcare, of a hospital nature and equal to 2.460 units, [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Hon. Raffaele Volpi (Lega), Undersecretary of State for Defense is increasingly a staunch supporter of the F-35 program, so much so that he repeats almost like a mantra at all levels a sentence: "it is technological-military development and strengthening of the Euro- Atlantic. I believe, Volpi points out, that the F35s are not only a military instrument but also [...]
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Federico Oliviero of the CGIL Public Function yesterday said in a note: "we are alarmed by a circular from the Ministry of the Interior which invites the prefectures to draw on the lists of pensioners in" auxiliary "to make up for the shortage of staff". The CGIL also asked the Interior Ministry for clarification, which in response said that the military does not [...]
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The Senator of the Brothers of Italy, Isabella #Rauti, group leader in the Defense Committee at the end of the hearing of the Chief of Defense Staff, Enzo #Vecciarelli, before the assembled Defense Committees, on the DPP - Multiannual programmatic document for Defense for the three-year period 2019-2021, so in a note comments the exposition of the head of #Stato #Maggiore della #Difesa: "Analysis [...]
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Nerves increasingly tense between M5S and Lega. After the question of autonomy for the Regions, Luigi Di Maio accused the League of not supporting the “Corda” Law, signed by 5S, on the unionization of the military in the Defense Commission. The leader of the pentastellati in a direct Facebook river, tickles the government ally. "Some time ago the [...]
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The Cocer (Central Council of Representation) is the central representative body of the Italian armed forces that jointly defends the requests of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza and Coast Guard. On July 9, the "C" category 'sergeants and brigadiers' decided to make public a statement complaining of the treatment [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Apparently the Italian Union of Military - Aeronautics does not allow itself a moment of rest. After being audited at the IV Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on 2 July, yesterday he organized a Round Table entitled "Unionization of the Armed Forces", sponsored by PRP Channel which [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The "cap" of the Arma Azzurra military, as the SIM AM defines the president Sinibaldo Buono, announces another real big blow, following the incredible visibility received after the hearing at the IV Defense Commission of the House of Representatives. The video posted online on the SIM AM Facebook page reached, in just 24 [...]
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In a very interesting article, published by Difesa Online, General Pasquale Preziosa, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, provides a detailed analysis, with many food for thought, on the need for Europe to implement inclusive and strategic in order to become a protagonist in the technological trajectory. An exercise that only the most [...] nations can aspire to.
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The ITALAIR Task Force (TF), an Italian helicopter component deployed within the UNIFIL mission, has completed 40 years of continuous presence in Lebanon. Originally called "ITALAIR Helicopter Squadron", the unit was deployed near the town of Naqoura, south of the land of cedars, from 3 July 1979, to fulfill the requirements of resolutions 425/1978 [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The environment of uniformed personnel is not limited to the workplace but extends to the home. Being a wife, or husband of a soldier, a policeman is not an easy situation, especially in the presence of children in childhood and adolescence. There are many stories that "in private" security operators and [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) On 21 June, Admiral Valter Girardelli will leave the Navy and his replacement is still unknown. Il "Tempo" writes that the names of the eligible candidates have been circulating for weeks and it is precisely on some of these that a negotiation is underway which at times, say the well-informed, turns into a [...]
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Today Italy won. I have learned that the European Commission has just closed the infringement procedure opened against our country in 2018 for the procedures for assigning the contracts provided for by the Naval Law for a total of over 5.5 billion euros. They accused us of using defense orders as aid for [...]
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Over 2700 soldiers from six #Nato countries - including those from North Macedonia, which is preparing to become the 30th member state - will participate in the #Decisive Strike exercise, which will take place from tomorrow to 9 July in the Macedonian training center in Krivolak. What starts tomorrow will be the largest military exercise ever organized by [...]
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Italy with the # Aeronautica Militare wants to launch micro satellites into space with the help of fighter aircraft. Let's talk about the # Aviolancio. The idea is to use #Typhoon fighters as 'launchers' to put satellites into orbit, at an altitude of about 250 kilometers, mainly intended for Earth observation, therefore for controlling the territory, both in terms of defense [... ]
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Thus in a press release the president of the Italian Military Union - Aeronautica Militare - SIM AM, Sinibaldo Buono, represents that he is still awaiting a response from the Minister of Defense, #Trenta and from the premier #Conte: "We listened with institutional composure and pragmatic dissertation the extreme elegance shown by the Prime Minister [...]
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(by Adriano Giancane) In a historical moment where the world is looking for a new international order capable of guaranteeing an economic balance that is able to ensure peace and solidarity, we hear more and more often about European #Defense. But how many are really able to build the foundations on which to rest [...]
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"I thank you for the dedication, passion and competence with which you carry out your work, which increases day by day the consideration that Italy enjoys in the international community and which assumes even greater importance and responsibility by virtue of its dual membership you express: the national one and that of the United Nations. - [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Italian surface-to-air defense, ensured by #Aspide missiles is now 40 years old and will end its operational cycle at the end of 2020. The staffs had, wisely, foreseen a budget of about 545 million spread until 2031 , for a new integrated and interoperable weapon system. Defense Minister Elisabetta #Trenta [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) As every year, La Difesa participates in the 32nd edition of the Turin Book Fair to promote and advertise the products and editorial initiatives of the Armed Forces. The theme of this year's edition of the International Book Fair is “The Game of the World”. A world for which the Italian Armed Forces [...]
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"This event, if ever it were needed, demonstrates the admirable organizational and coordination skills of our Armed Forces in the interventions to support the activities of the Civil Protection". Thus the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte at the end of the demonstration event "Dual systemic use: innovative use of the Armed Forces at the service of the country" - Project [...]
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Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta, yesterday at the Army building called a meeting with all the heads of the armed forces to investigate and find innovative solutions in the field of advancement and career progression of military personnel. The meeting was attended by the Chief of Defense Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of the [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Better late than never. Even if the discontent in the building in via XX Settembre is skyrocketing, according to what Valerio Valentini writes in Il Foglio. The premier, Giuseppe Conte, "called a crisis cabinet on Libya to Palazzo Chigi in order to inform all the competent ministries on the evolution of the situation in the country [...]
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The Economics and Finance Document for the year 2019 has been approved. As regards the Defense sector, the Government intends to improve and make the sector more efficient, assigning high priority to the issue of security through an effective modern military instrument. To adequately face the complexity of the rapid changes already underway, the Government intends to optimize [...]
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The ministerial decree of assent of Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta, which gave way to the Italian Military - Aeronautics Union, is dated 8 March 2019. Since that date, the SIM Aeronautica has not lost a moment to organize its internal structure. Today, finally, the first constituent assembly gave life, with the signature [...]
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The Undersecretary of Defense, Angelo Tofalo, thus in a note regarding the Exodus spyware affair that allegedly infected hundreds of unsuspecting Italians: “I am very sorry to learn this information from the newspapers and not from the relevant institutions. I hope that the institutions delegated to ensure a coordinated response to cyber events will take the necessary steps as soon as possible [...]
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Late yesterday morning, Wednesday 26 March, at the Ahmed Al Jaber base, the air squad general Ferdinando Giancotti, Commander of the Air Force Squad, representing the Chief of Defense Staff, attended the passage of deliveries - in "transfer of authority" technical jargon - between AMX aircraft [...]
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The Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli, in his speech today in Cesano for the inauguration of Nato Sfa Coe said: "The NATO Center of Excellence for Assistance to the Security Forces (Nato Sfa Coe) ago part of a broader effort to support all three core tasks [...]
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Chris Demchak, a professor at the US Naval War College wrote an article on Defense One, where he deals with the dangers in cyber space by "devious" adversaries of Western democracies. The American professor links the security of national strategic infrastructures to their economic development. Cyber in the military world is expanding in democracies [...]
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At the end of the meeting at Palazzo Chigi between Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta, the Government's line on the F-35 and on weapons programs emerged: "In the coming months, all the defense sectors, under the coordination of Minister Trenta, will be called to carry out a survey of the specific defensive needs of Italy, in [...]
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On Volpi aboard Nave Margottini, European Multi Mission Frigate (FREMM) parked in Kuwait City, for the naval campaign in the Middle East and the Arabian Sea (MOMA). Nave Margottini as part of its presence and surveillance in the area, to protect the maritime traffic lines of national interest, is making a series of stops in the main [...]
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The Undersecretary of Defense Tofalo with a post on Facebook makes Minister Trenta jump from his chair. Supporting actor is Adolf Hitler. La Trenta is the movement are resentful and very embarrassed. Tofalo to ironically criticize the old Cocers, the military representative bodies destined to be replaced by military unions, wanted [...]
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Yesterday the President of the United States Donald Trump signed the SPD-4 directive for the establishment of a Space Force, under the command of the Air Force. In addition to the opportunities of the Space Economy, it is clear that space is the next frontier of the military sector, the next terrain in which the superpowers and others will express all [...]
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The Honorable Volpi, Undersecretary of State for Defense, specifies in a note: “The debate on the mission in Afghanistan has been animated in recent days. It is right to specify that a reduction of two hundred units is already foreseen for our contingent, already in the overall programming, which has been determined for a long time and shared with the allies. I like to remember that [...]
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The German Ministry of Defense has officially excluded the F-35 fighter from the tender to replace its Tornado fleet. Defense News reports. A ministry official confirmed that the F-35 was not chosen in the competition to replace the 90 Tornado aircraft. The news was also reported for the first time by [...]
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The Council of Ministers approved ten bills to ratify and execute nine international agreements and an exchange of notes relating to international cooperation in space, defense, military and technical matters. This was announced by a press release from the Council of Ministers. As Nova reports, among the most significant are an agreement with [...]
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This morning the Minister of Defense Elisabetta Trenta, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Salvatore Farina, visited the newly renovated accommodations in some barracks of the "Cecchignola" Military City aimed at improving the housing conditions of the personnel employed in the “Strade Sicure” Operation in Rome. Minister Trenta, during the meeting with the [...]
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The Aachen agreement between France and Germany could penalize the Italian military industry which needs to actively participate in new programs. The alternative to the Franco-German axis could be to look more closely at the Anglo-Saxon industrial world. Very interesting what is written by Sole24 on the fact that Italy could look to Great Britain, where there is already [...]
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“We are following with interest and satisfaction the visit of Minister Trenta to Brazil and what is being done in recent days in support of our industry, which is very active in that market. This is a new element to be welcomed ", states in a note the Undersecretary of Defense Raffaele Volpi (Lega), who adds:" now [...]
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Four envelopes containing five bullets and the photo of the former senator Pd Stefano Esposito with a viewfinder drawn on his face, addressed to the prefect Claudio Palomba, to Esposito himself and to the Ansa and LaPresse news agencies, were intercepted yesterday afternoon during security checks at the sorting center of the Post Office in via Reiss Romoli. [...]
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Today in the military base of "Camp RS", the Army Corps General Salvatore Camporeale assumed the post of Deputy Commander of the NATO Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan, at the end of the alternation ceremony with the outgoing Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell, of the British Army. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Commander [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Those who do not live them every day cannot understand them. The Armed Forces are the synthesis of a country's capabilities and living them every day, in service, is a unique privilege. On November 4th, National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day are celebrated. On November 4, 1918, [...]
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(by Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi) Italy is one of the small number of countries that boast a solid and long-established AD&S sector. The aerospace, defense and security chain (hence the acronym AD&S just mentioned) in our country, which ranks among the top 10 in the world, actually moves a considerable amount of 13,5 [...]
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Super cuts are those that Minister Elisabetta Trenta is implementing to the defense budget, or to the state coffers. We need to recover the money at all costs and apply cuts to a sector so "named" during the election campaign, but it is not just a question of savings. Cutting the defense budget is a [...]
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The reorganization of careers does not mean only salary adjustment but also the enhancement of professionalism and experience of non-executive staff, with particular reference to the roles of the Graduates of the Troop, Sergeants and Brigaders and Marshals, as well as to achieve a more harmonious advancement system, such as to reward merit and standardize treatment [...]
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500 million of the defense budget will be diverted to employment centers. Money to be found quickly because Deputy Prime Minister Luigi DI Maio wants to keep one of the electoral promises, that is to cut the funds to the defense department (F-35 in particular). At the general staffs they are working hard to give a tangible signal of the announced cuts. [...]
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Defense Undersecretary Angelo Tofalo spoke about “Cyberwarfare” at the Cybertech Europe conference. "A project I am already working on is to set up a cybernetic armed force that will have to protect the defense network and at the same time be able to strike". The government's priority, therefore, is to enhance capacity [...]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has officially signed the new multi-year defense budget, giving a significant boost to funding for aviation, army and navy procurement. Macron signed the 2019-2025 military budget law on July 13 at Brienne House, just before the garden party on the eve of the military parade […]
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A high-tension NATO summit in Brussels, Trump threatens to leave NATO and pushes to get all alliance members to spend at least 2% of domestic GDP on military spending under the 2015 agreements. The Guardian reports that Bulgarian President Rumen Radev reportedly told the press that Trump will push [...]
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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The heads of state and government will meet tomorrow in Brussels to discuss European defense, Brexit and immigration: this will be the focus of tomorrow's summit. The summit will open with a discussion on cooperation with NATO, in which the general secretary, Jens Stoltenberg was also invited to take part, reconfirmed this [...]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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US defense deal: Northrop Grumman buys Orbital The giant of US defense contractors, Northrop Grumman, has bought rival Orbital Atk putting on the table 7,8 billion dollars in cash. It can be read in a note underlining that the value of the passage rises to 9,2 billion dollars, including the debt [...]
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The recent moves made by Europe, as a result of Great Britain's decision to leave the grouping of 28, have been characterized by the relaunch of European defense. The topic dealt with at the Almo Collegio Borromeo in Pavia by illustrious scholars, in the context of an institutional conference, on the future of Europe and its industrial component for defense, put in [...]
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Leonardo, Discovery Air Defense Services Inc. ("DA Defense") - a subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc. -, and Inzpire Ltd apply to respond to the UK Ministry of Defense's ASDOT (Air Support to Defense Operational Training) program for supply of operational and simulated training services. Companies will develop highly customized training solutions and [...]
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Erdogan still fears small pockets of traitors within his army and has decided to change all military leaders, except the Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar. A reshuffle that was not entirely unexpected in the context of the purges initiated in the army after the attempted coup of July 15, 2016, but which nevertheless reserved some important surprises. Indicating that the [...]
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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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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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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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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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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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