Giovanni de Briganti

Third-generation total aviation person
Editor,

[Defense-Aerospace @DefAeroNews]

#OTD 1937: the first Italian pilot to win the Schneider Trophy (1921), holder of several Italian & world records was killed in the crash of the 1st prototype of the FIAT G.50 Freccia fighter at Pisa San Giusto airport.
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[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Paris Air Show: Is SCAF Being Snuffed Out? https://t.co/wbMR0uVxHI

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

How Macron Frittered Away France's Defense Leadership https://t.co/IaXbY5CPtG

[Sam Cranny-Evans @Sam_Cranny]

Wheels vs Tracks: The soil has become waterlogged reducing its cohesiveness. As the MTLB passes, its tracks are deforming the soil leading to shearing. Because it has a very large surface area, and it weighs very little (11t ish), it can get away with it.

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

We have fixed most of the bugs in our new website at https://t.co/xhVKblnEn3

You are welcome, indeed strongly encouraged, to visit.

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[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

My father was involved in this program, which gave me the opportunity as a boy to spend a great couple of years next door in #Chincoteague

[Aeronautica Militare @ItalianAirForce]

#AccaddeOggi ⌛️
15 dicembre 1964, Wallops Island, Virginia (USA)

58 anni fa veniva lanciato in orbita il primo satellite italiano, il "San Marco-1".
Promotore e ideatore del progetto fu il Generale Ispettore del Genio Aeronautico Luigi Broglio.

Verso #AeronauticaMilitare100

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Definitely worth a visit, even if I say so myself....

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

🎬 As part of its aid package, the UK has provided Brimstone 2 missiles, a precision-guided missile, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

This aid has played a crucial role in stalling Russian advancements.

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Definitely worth a visit, even if I say so myself....

[Defense-Aerospace @DefAeroNews]

The news https://t.co/k9W52V9Hqf website is online.
Now access is free, including to our searchable database of over 220,000 news items dating back to October 1998

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Notice: I now mostly post on @DefAeroNews account. Followers are most welcome to follow there.

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

OTD 1937, the chief test pilot of Italian FIAT G.50 Freccia fighter program was killed in crash of 2nd prototype.
Fighter pilot in WWI, Schneider Trophy winner & led Dornier Wal flight testing at CMASA in Marina di Pisa before moving to FIAT.

[Ron Eisele @ron_eisele]

11 August 1921. Italian Giovanni de Briganti (12 October 1892 – 8 November 1937)won the Schneider trophy at Venice, Italy, flying a Macchi M.7bis (Italian single-seat fighter biplane flying boat) at 117.85 mph.

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Entendu ce matin du commissaire européen Thierry Breton, qui s'oublie:
"L'Europe avance quels que soient les gouvernements qui se succèdent" dans les pays membres.

[SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre @StratcomCentre]

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have breached the occupiers' first line of defence near Kherson. They believe that Ukraine has a real chance to get back its occupied territories, especially considering the very successful use of Western weapons by the Ukrainian army.

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Five injured as blasts rock Russian air base in annexed Crimea https://t.co/e32LjnlMcO

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

Will now mainly tweet from @defaeronews account

Désormais je twitte principalement sur @DefAeroNews

Ormai uso piuttosto il conto @defaeronews

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

@BeaverWestminst And if you must leer into your neighbour's décolleté, do it while the camera's pointing elsewhere

[Ciro Nappi @CiroNappi6]

Italian Air Force for the years 2023-2024 planned the procurement of two more brand new GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9 Repaer UCAV, completed with ground station and "payload" (weapons). All the MQ-9 will be upgraded (and all be armed) and will have MLM package (Middle Life Modernization).

[Eric Anceau @Eric_Anceau]

En dépit des affirmations gouvernementales et en particulier de celles de Clément Beaune, la France accuse un énorme retard sur ses voisins en ce qui concerne les investissements en infrastructures ferroviaires.
Un graphique parlant et sourcé
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[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi, has been sending threatening letters to people investigating his tax affairs. The letters are designed to intimidate & say they're confidential and can't be published.

One was sent to me. I am publishing it. https://t.co/QxvZFoKiuu

[Giovanni de Briganti @JoedeBrig]

@BlickyIan This a Mirage 2000-5