On March 24, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-35, based in the United Kingdom, landed at Cameri Air Base to receive maintenance at the Italian MRO&U (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade) hub. It is the first American jet to undergo overhaul in Europe, marking a significant step in logistics and industrial cooperation […]
Berlin is approaching a turning point in its policy of military support for Ukraine. Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU and likely successor to Olaf Scholz, has opened up to the possibility of supplying the Ukrainian army with Taurus cruise missiles, effectively breaking with the outgoing government's cautious, wait-and-see approach. In an interview […]
The Italian Army is actively engaged in containing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a dangerous and highly contagious viral disease that has affected ungulates in several areas of Eastern Europe. Following the identification of recent outbreaks in Hungary and Slovakia, the Italian authorities have activated a series of extraordinary measures to prevent the entry of the virus into the national territory. […]
The wait is over. After weeks of alarm and concern from citizens about the increase in criminal phenomena in the city, official confirmation has arrived: from Wednesday 16 April the Army will be operational in Reggio Emilia. The announcement was made in the afternoon by Prefect Maria Rita Cocciufa, at the end of the Provincial Committee for order and security […]
In the context of a possible US disengagement from Europe, the study published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy paints an alarming picture: to ensure a credible deterrence against Russian aggression, Europe would need 300,000 more soldiers and an increase in defense spending of at least 250 billion euros per year. […]
The fifth edition of AsterX 2025, the military space exercise organized by the French Space Command (Commandement de l'Espace – CDE), which took place from 17 to 28 March 2025 at the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in Toulouse, has been successfully concluded. The event, increasingly relevant in the panorama of military space operations, saw […]
On January 3, 2025, the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team (MCADT) was officially formed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, marking a turning point in the operational evolution of the United States Marine Corps. The team was signed by Major General Anthony M. Henderson, commander of the […]
The clearance of an explosive device dating back to the Second World War, found on March 17 inside a TAV construction site in Montebello Vicentino, was successfully concluded yesterday. The 500-pound (over 225kg) aerial bomb, a potentially still lethal war relic, was first defused on site and then transported to safety […]
The city of Ferrara was the scene of an undertaking that will remain in the history of skydiving and Italian national pride. Colonel Paolo Filippini, a retired officer of the Folgore and multiple world skydiving champion, set a new record by jumping with the largest Italian flag ever seen in flight: 3,300 square meters, equal to […]
Grazzanise (CE), 13 April 2025 – One of the most significant days of the Gazza Ladra 2025 (GL25) exercise took place today at the base of the 9th Wing of the Italian Air Force, the flagship training activity of the Joint Command for Special Forces Operations (COFS) for the current year. The event was attended by the Undersecretary of Defense, Hon. […]
