Category: Notizie Estero

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Bradley armored vehicles rolled into eastern Syria and will be used by service members in support of Operation Inherent Resolve’s mission of working by, with and through Partner Forces to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh.

The mechanized infantry assets will preserve Coalitio…

China sent almost 20 warplanes into Taiwan’s airspace in an unusually large show of force as a response to a senior U.S. official’s visit to the self-governing island.

Eighteen Chinese military aircraft, including two H-6 strategic bombers and fighter jets, crossed the so-called median line on …

LA SPEZIA, Italy — Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini this morning, at the Muggiano shipyard, attended the launch of the first patrol vessel of the Qatari naval program, the result of a €4 billion Qatari order to Fincantieri in 2016. In the morning the bilateral agreement with the Deputy Prime Minis…

The Navy’s Ostrobothnia-class ship project is progressing. The procurement contracts signed a year ago laid a solid foundation for the project and the preparatory work is currently being done mainly on the planning table. The project will ensure the Navy’s maritime performance for decades to come, b…

In recent days, the Italian Air Force, as part of the FIT (Force Integration Training) and Tende Scaglia 2020 exercises, has tested some of the precious capabilities that allow it to extend the operational reach of the HH-101 helicopters, notably by dropping aviation fuel containers (in this case, u…

In a Wednesday speech about readying the U.S. military for war with China or Russia, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, “For nearly two decades the United States concentrated on violent extremist organizations in low intensity conflicts that left us less focused and prepared for a high-end fight aga…