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6. The last white paper was published in 1985. See Maurizio<br />

Cremasco, “Italy: A New Role in the Mediterranean?” John Chipman,<br />

ed., NATO’s Southern Allies, London, UK: Routledge, 1988.<br />

7. Italian Ministry of Defense, Nuove Forze per un Nuovo Secolo<br />

(A New Force for a New Century), Rome, Italy, 2001, available from<br />

www.difesa.it/InformazioniDellaDifesa/periodico/IlPeriodico_Anni-<br />

Precedenti/Documents/2001_-_Nuove_forze_per_un_nuovo_secolo.<br />

pdf#search=Nuove%20Forze%20.<br />

8. Italian Ministry of Defense, Libro Bianco (2002 White Paper),<br />

2002, Rome, Italy, December 20, 2001, available from www.difesa.<br />

it/Approfondimenti/ArchivioApprofondimenti/Libro_Bianco/Pagine/<br />

Premessa.aspx.<br />

9. Italian Ministry of Defense, Il Concetto Stategico del Capo<br />

di Stato Maggiore della Difesa (The Chief of the Italian Defence Staff<br />

Strategic Concept), Piedimonte Matese, Italy, April 2005, available<br />

from www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Missione/Documents/libroconcettostrategico.pdf.<br />

10. Italian Ministry of Defense, Investire in Sicurezza: Forze<br />

Armate: Uno Strumento in Evoluzione (Invest in Security: The<br />

Armed Forces: An Evolving Tool), Piedimonte Matese, Italy,<br />

October 2005, available from www.difesa.it/InformazioniDellaDifesa/<br />

periodico/IlPeriodico_AnniPrecedenti/Documents/Investire_in_<br />

sicurezza.pdf#search=Investire%20in%20Sicurezza.<br />

11. For the army, this meant an Italian combat land force consisting<br />

of 10 brigades (three light, three medium, three heavy,<br />

and one airborne), with planned modernization of ground combat<br />

vehicles and attack and transport helicopters. For the navy,<br />

it meant a smaller but more capable fleet, with larger amphibious<br />

transport ships, a new aircraft carrier flying F-35Bs, replacing<br />

an existing carrier with new amphibious assault ships, and new<br />

diesel submarines. For the air force, the future fleet would eventually<br />

consist of a mix of Eurofighter Typhoons and F-35s, and a<br />

sustained deployment capability of 45-50 Aircraft, with four new<br />

KC-767 aerial refueling tankers. See Italian Ministry of Defense,<br />

Ivestire in Sicurezza.<br />

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