"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 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 COCER believes “it is necessary to review law 244 as a whole, adapting it to the new international reality and inserting it into a new defense model. The model that is already ready in the drawers of the Ministry of Defense is the 170.000 unit model, which was the one considered balanced before the 'Di Paola' law provided for the [...]
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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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(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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France and its European partners operating in Mali have announced the coordinated withdrawal from the country, where they are present with Operation Barkhane and the European special forces Takuba. "The political, operational and legal conditions are no longer satisfied" and the countries, according to a joint statement, have decided "coordinated withdrawal" from the country [...]
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General Precious: "Africa, a bedrock of instability"
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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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(by Andrea Pinto) In the middle of the Mediterranean on November 21st our Armed Forces participated in an important and exclusive exercise, reserved only for those who are now able to integrate their capabilities, thanks to modern weapon systems and fully interoperable. The aircraft carrier of the British Navy Queen Elizabeth and the [...]
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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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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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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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(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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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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(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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(by Pasquale Preziosa - President of the Security Observatory - EURISPES) Overall, the Costs of War Project has estimated that 241 thousand people died as a result of the war in Afghanistan. Among them, over 2.400 members of the US armed forces and at least 71 civilians, as well as 78.000 Afghan soldiers and policemen and 84 fighters from insurgent groups. [...]
read moreSolemn ceremony in the Milanese Institute in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Hon. Guerini, and the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Serino It took place this morning, in the 1st Tricolor square of the Institute, in the presence of the Minister of Defense , Hon. Lorenzo Guerini and the Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army Corps Pietro Serino, the ceremony [...]
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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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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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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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“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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“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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(by Andrea Pinto) The truth is that the Ministry of Defense "eats" ministers and undersecretaries, a kind of "curse". In recent history, Ignazio La Russa, Giampaolo Di Paola, Mario Mauro, Roberta Pinotti and many undersecretaries followed one another at the dicastery in via XX Settembre. Almost all of them, after the ambitious mandate, have finished their career [...]
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Despite the excitement of the first exit as defense minister in an international context of the highest level, at the ministerial in Brussels, the new head of Italian defense immediately indicated the priorities for Italy, in full agreement with the indications enshrined in the government branded M5S- Lega. It is "a question of solidarity", said Trenta [...]
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