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Modena: Motor Valley or Drone Valley? The Industrial Mystery of MGI Italia
The Italian-British joint venture MGI Italia, created to produce high-tech drones leveraging the Modena Motor Valley, fa...
29 June 2026
The Invisible Threat to Italy: Why Our Bureaucracy Is Condemning Us to Military Defeat
Western forces are losing their technological monopoly in war, threatened by low-cost drones and AI that level the battl...
29 June 2026
Drones, Networks, and Electronic Warfare: The Army Prepares for the Battlefield of the Future
Recent conflicts have transformed military operations, requiring integration between drones, electronic warfare, cyberse...
27 June 2026
Lebanon: General Iannucci visits Italian troops amid security, cooperation, and support for the population
In Lebanon, the Italian Defense operates with UNIFIL, MIBIL, and MTC4L for security and humanitarian support. General Ia...
23 June 2026
Beyond the Individual Weapon: The Beretta-Auryn Strategy for Drone Tactical Supremacy
Eurosatory 2026 marks a turning point for Italian land defense with the partnership between Beretta and Auryn Aero to in...
20 June 2026
COVI and Misericordie d’Italia: A Major Joint Humanitarian Mission for Lebanon Begins
On Sunday, a humanitarian expedition will depart from Pratica di Mare to Beirut with 55 pallets of medicines donated by...
19 June 2026
The MOVM Gianfranco PAGLIA runs with the Wounded Warriors: sport, solidarity, and resilience at JFC Naples
The Wounded Warriors 24H Race, held at NATO's JFC Naples, united sport and solidarity to support military personnel woun...
19 June 2026
Strategic Opportunity to Recalibrate the Military Instrument Towards Africa
Italy has the Strategic Opportunity to recalibrate its military presence abroad by focusing on more agile and targeted c...
12 June 2026
The Seabed Clearance: The Intervention of the Italian Navy Divers in Civitavecchia
In the seabed of Civitavecchia, at 36 meters deep, a World War II mine was identified and neutralized by the Italian Nav...
11 June 2026
Defense Reform: Italy Introduces Operational Reserve and Aims for 40,000 New Entrants
Minister Crosetto proposes a reform of the Italian Defense with the introduction of operational, specialist, and territo...
11 June 2026
Defense, General Iannucci: The true strength lies in the human factor and the integration between technology and mass
General Iannucci emphasizes that modern wars require not only advanced technology but also industrial capabilities, effi...
08 June 2026
The Multidomain Paradox: When Decision Superiority Clashes with Resource Shortages
The evolution of air defense requires a balance between investments in drones (UAS) and the GCAP program for sixth-gener...
07 June 2026
Common Defense, Crosetto's Turning Point: Let's Build a Great Continental Project
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto proposes a new European military alliance, also open to Ukraine, to reduce depen...
06 June 2026
Here is a Squad-Level C-UAS Capability
The increase of micro and nano drones in warfare requires immediate squad-level defense. The SMASH 2000LE system by SMAR...
05 June 2026
The Mangusta and Fenice of the Army are an already available C-UAS capability
The recent successes of French attack helicopters in neutralizing kamikaze drones demonstrate the effectiveness of rotar...
05 June 2026
The Bow and the String: Why Italy Needs a Joint Logistic Command Under COVI
Italy must overcome the logistical fragmentation between Army, Navy, and Air Force by creating an integrated Joint Logis...
04 June 2026
Hi-tech Shield Against Drones: Beretta's Breakthrough is Called Livet
Beretta Defense Technologies presents Livet, an automated turret with artificial intelligence to neutralize hostile dron...
03 June 2026
The UK Uncertainty Shakes the GCAP: Without Germany, the Sixth-Generation Fighter is an Impossible Gamble for Italy
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a project for the sixth-generation fighter Tempest, is in crisis: the United Kin...
03 June 2026
“Grifone 2026”: in Sardinia, the national rescue system tests the excellence of Search and Rescue
The “Grifone 2026” exercise concluded in Tortolì-Arbatax, the most important in Italy for air rescue in complex environm...
03 June 2026
RiminiWellness 2026: the Italian Army brings fitness, technology, and opportunities to young people
01 June 2026
Monte Romano: Army Robots Pass the Battlefield Test
31 May 2026
The Romanian Wake-Up Call: Why Italy Must Invest in Drones and Forget Super-Jets
The incursion of the Russian drone in Romania highlights the new asymmetric threat: low-cost drones and anti-drone syste...
30 May 2026
Defense and Digital Sovereignty: Why the LISA Infrastructure is a Strategic Turning Point for Our Armed Forces
On June 11, the Leonardo supercomputer will be enhanced with Lisa, the first European infrastructure dedicated to genera...
28 May 2026
Streaming Platform: the Cognitive Turning Point of Defense between Values and Security
The Italian Defense launches a proprietary streaming platform, the "Defense Netflix", to convey values such as team spir...
25 May 2026
