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The first radar prototypes in Italy were developed as early as 1935 by electronics researcher Ugo Tiberio who, after graduating in 1927 from the Royal School of Engineering in Naples, published some papers on electromagnetism and, during his military service, was posted to the Military Communications Institute in Rome where Colonel Luigi Sacco ...
Italy was late on the radar development; At the date of the armistice in 1943, 84 of 85 radars in operation were German-built. Italian Army and Navy have deployed a network of radar detectors and jammers though. ARGO - domestically developed air warning radar in Pratica di Mare Air Base; FREYA - sold by Germans 1 July 1942, later transported to ...
The first prototypes were designed by navy technicians Ugo Tiberio, Nello Carrara and Alfeo Brandimarte in the period 1936–1937. [2] The project was stalled due to budget cuts until 1941, when interest was revived soon after the Italian navy suffered a series of heavy setbacks in night actions against the radar-equipped units of the Royal Navy, especially that of the Battle of Cape Matapan.
Pages in category "World War II radars" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. ... Radar in World War II; S. SC radar; SCR-268 radar; SCR-270 ...
Pages in category "Military radars of Italy" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Gufo radar; M. MM/SPQ-2; S. Selex RAN-40L; Selex RAT-31DL
RAT-30C Radar Italy: 2D air-defence radar 1 In service since '90s, for low level air space control RAT-31SC Radar Italy: 3D air-defence radar 1 LPD/20-J Contraves Radar Italy: Air surveillance radar In service since 1985 [206] Introduced for duty with 40/70 AA batteries, now is in service as surveillance radar for SIDAM & STINGER batteries ...
The Wehrmacht: The German Army of World War II, 1939–1945. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-312-1. Rothenberg, Gunther Erich (1981). The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-20260-4. Sadkovich, James J. (1989). "Understanding Defeat: Reappraising Italy's Role in World War II". Journal of Contemporary History.
The Italian Army of World War II was a "Royal" army.The nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Royal Army was His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III.As Commander-in-Chief of all Italian armed forces, Vittorio Emanuele also commanded the Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) and the Royal Navy (Regia Marina).