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DefenseUS will present this afternoon the last resolution for Iraq's crisis
New York, USA - A vote within 48 hours
The United States are not more disposed to wait for solutions that can come from diplomatic alchemies: the Iraq's crisis must be faced with decision. For this reason in few hours the American representative... more
DefenseExperiments to create the space shield are carried on
Washington, USA - Positively conducted the anti-missile test with a laser
At this point it is coming true the "space shield" that was strongly wanted by Bush's administration. Indeed it has been concluded positively yesterday, in the polygon of shooting at White Sands in New... more
DefenseBoeing and US Air Force complete the tests for a new weapon
St Louis, USA - Ended the new 500-pound JDAM Flight Developmental Testing on F-16
On October 31st Boeing and US Air Force have successfully concluded the tests on the new MK-82-500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the Air Force Base at Eglin in Florida. The final test gave... more
DefenseHeavy strike to Al Qaeda: killed one of its most important collaborator
Sanaa, Yemen - A Predator drone involved in the operation
The Pentagon does not want to release official declarations on what happened Monday, but it is sure that, at this point, Abu Ali, known also as Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, head of Osama Bin Laden's body-guards... more
DefenseNorth Korean crisis is in a stall situation
Beijing, China - North Korea could resume missile test
The consultations continue without pause among Japan, China and South Korea to resolve the North-Korean crisis. The leaders of the three countries agree, obviously, on the fact that the government of... more
DefenseUSA will give Pakistan anti-ballistic missile system
Islamabad, Pakistan - Still unknown the date of delivery
Pakistan's attitude during the hunting to Osama Bin Laden, that has caused many displeased in the country, has been rewarded by Bush administration: the government of Islamabad will acquire from the USA... more
DefenseAmerican Geographic Society offers a satellite to find Bin Laden
Washington, USA - The US Society gives to the Government the most advanced tecnologies
American Geographic Society gives as a gift its method for distance relevation, satellit images and electronic images called Geographic Information System as anti-terrorism measures useful in the chase... more
DefenseAllies cannot use Saudi Arabian bases for Iraq
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The declaration of the Saudi government in case of conflict with the Iraq
A position much less permissive than 11 years ago, that expressing by Saudi Arabia in the case of an eventual conflict that would involve Iraq. Indeed the declarations of the Saudi Foreign minister.... more
DefenseBush must take urgent measures to face the North Korean crisis
Washington, Usa - The request has been made clear by 5 Congressmen
With a letter directly to president Bush 5 American senators ask that concrete measures to solve North Korea's crisis are taken. Indeed the regimen in Pyongyang, as already dealt exaustively by AVIONEWS,... more
DefenseAnglo-American fighters bomb Iraqi anti-aircraft positions
Washington, Usa - It was the 53th operation since the beginning of the year
"Jet fighters of the coalition have responded to Iraqi attacks, with auto-giudate precision bombs against Iraqi anti-aircraft positions". This is the declaration of American military sources about the... more
DefenseNorth Korea refuses to disarm
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It's negative the result of the first day of consultation
Japanese official sources have declared that North Korea would refuse the dismantling of its nuclear arsenal. The bad news arrives to the end of the first day of consultations that are having place... more
DefenseUSA, Japan and South Korea united to face North Korea
Los Cabos, Messico - It has been looking for a pacific and quick resolution
Only the union and the sentence of the entire international community can mark a meaningful step ahead about the North Korean crisis. It must indeed isolate the nations that do not respect the pacts... more
DefenseApec summit at Los Cabos puts into risk
Puerto Vallarta, Messico - Hurricane Kenna is going to hit Mexico
The hurricane that is arriving from the Pacific, already labeled with force 5, should hit in the next hours the tourist center of Mazatlan. Unfortunately it cannot be hoped in attenuating of the phenomenon... more
DefenseNorth Korea sets the conditions for a nukes disarmament
Pyongyang, North Korea - It's looking for a pacific resolution of the crisis
North Korea asks the USA to recognize its own national sovereignty, to be not assaulted and to take no initiative in order to hinder its development. These the three conditions exposed by the North Korean... more
DefenseUSA asks Japan to quicken for a defence plan missile
Washington, Usa - In two years the development of the project
The Security Consultive Committee at the Pentagon is pushing, with always greater insistence, Japan to go ahead, as soon as possible, with the defence plan missile. This last request follows few hours... more
DefenseUSA: two double standards?
New York, Usa - USA doesn't take any actions against North Korea
The attitude with which Bush is managing the two crises, the Korean one and that Iraqi one, has made angry the First Minister Terez Aziz. This has given, in Bagdad, an interview to the "Times" asserting:... more
DefenseBush gives a record allocation to Pentagon
Washington, Usa - The resources will finance the space shield too
With a huge flow of money the USA president has signed the budget that grants, for 2003, immense resources to Pentagon. This last one will have to disposition USD 355bn that will serve "to give to the... more
DefenseUSA: attack within 135 days (2). Ready to start alone
Washington, Usa - The news were released few hours ago
It's more complicated than ever the situation of the Iraqi crisis. In fact, after Moscow and Paris rejected the last US resolution, president Bush let know to not be able to wait anymore. Even Colin... more
DefenseIraqi resolution. USA: attack in 135 days
Washington, Usa - But Russia declared to be opposite
Saddam Hussein will have 135 days in order to demonstrate to the United Nations inspectors to not possess weapons of mass-destruction; on the contrary he will be disarmed with forced actions. That's... more
DefenseNorth Korea is opening to dialogue?
Seoul, South Korea - It lasted 4 days the meeting between the two Korea
Nobody sees the North Korean nuclear threat passing by, but steps ahead for a pacific resolution of the crisis have been made. The South Korea has been striven in a work of complicated diplomacy but... more
DefenseUS, Britain bomb in the north of "no-fly zone"
Washington, Usa - The attack was carried yesterday
While there is who waits for the beginning of the war, perhaps a "Desert Storm" revival, with a television broadcasting, the Anglo-American attacks to Iraqi antiaircraft emplacements continue. They are... more
DefenseMoscow rejects the US resolution on the Iraqi crisis
Moscow, Russia - No step ahead to manage the Saddam's disarm
It was the last draft of resolution exited from the alembics of Bush's government, but it was unuseful. Indeed the conditions, expressed in the document, did not meet the positive opinion of Moscow... more
DefenseAlways uncertain the solution of the Iraqi crisis
Moscow, Russia - Still distant the Russian positions from the Americans ones
The government of Moscow remains on its positions and continues to think unacceptable the new US proposals of resolution for the Iraqi crisis. Indeed these last would not be so different than those already... more
DefenseNukes: North Korea is ready to talk
Pyongyang, North Korea- Smoother the situation after the last encounter
North Korea opens to the dialogue with the USA and with the bordering states. The news comes emphasized by the same South Korea, the eternal enemy, than during the second day of consultations, in the... more
DefenseGreat Britain could partecipate in "Space Shield" project
London, UK - English position is becoming clearer
A position that has had and it will have important repercussions in England and in Europe. Indeed the minister of the English defense Geoff Hoon has faced in determined way the argument, asserting that... more
DefenseNorth Korea is a real threat
Washington, Usa - Russia and China could have been the furnishers
Now that the news have gone around the world, it comes also the confirmation of the Secretary of State Colin Powell who yesterday evening has confirmed as the Korea must, to this point, be considered... more
DefenseMilitary support to FBI in order to hunt Washington sniper (2)
Washington, USA - Spy satellites involved in the operation
In this huge hunt to the sniper which has terrorized Washington DC, all available military equipment, more technological and sophisticated instruments will be used. For this reason spy satellites will... more
DefenseMilitary support to FBI in order to hunt Washington sniper
Washington, USA - Reconnaissance aircraft used since today
If the solution of a such complicated problem cannot come from the ordinary means, America will provide with an help-sky. For this reason military reconnaissance aircraft will go in assistance to FBI in... more
DefenseAl Qaeda : new attacks should be possible on the aircraft
New York, USA - Revealed by Abu Zubaydah, "number three" of Al Qaeda
It seems there is a new alert according to the US Security; Al Qaeda is now considered capable to commit any action. Security Service is finding some confirmation to the words revealed by Abu Zubaydah,... more
DefenseNew investments in the USA to fortify satellite defence
Washington, USA - About USD 4,22bn allocated from this year
Now it is becoming a real "run to the armaments" the new campaign that the United States have engaged: unfortunately they are the only runners. In fact, the allocated value is about USD 4,22bn, only for... more
DefenseUSA and UK accuse Ukraine to have sold a radar to Iraq
Kiev, Ukraine- A joint investigation will inquire into this fact
If the charge to the Ukraine president, Leonid Kuchma, is shown to be true proper measures will be taken against Kiev's government; by now there's just a registration of a Kuchma's conversation who approved... more
DefenseUSA: a new test for the space shield
Washington, USA – To shoot down a long range missile
Next Monday, October 14th, American Army will try to shoot down an intercontinental missile to simulate an attack on Pacific Sea nearby Kwajalein atoll, Marshall’s island, with an interceptor missile g... more
DefenseChina tests new air to air missile
Peking, China - Launched five missiles that have hit all targets
China successfully tested a new air to air missile able to change its direction in case of interception or natural obstacle. Chinese News agency confirms that, after hundred simulated tests, the project... more
DefenseRaytheon receives GPS anti-jam development contracts
El Segundo, Usa - For digital antenna electronics
Raytheon Company has been awarded two contracts to develop the next-generation anti-jam technology for militarized Global Positioning System (GPS), the first step in production of the Digital Antenna Electronics... more
DefenseBoeing lands in Scotland
St Louis, Usa - To boost Uk military support
Boeing, the world's leading aerospace company, today established its first office in Scotland to boost support to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, or MoD. Operations at the new Boeing office will... more
DefenseTeheran: Defence Minister specifies position about flight zone
Teheran, Iran- Crossings allowed only if forced by external causes
Iranian Defence Minister, Ali Shamkhani, states precisely Iran's position about the crossing of its own flight zone. The clarification was made on the government journal "Iran" to underline how an unintentional... more
DefenseNational Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 9, 2002
Washington, Usa - 5421 fewer reservists than last week.
This week, each of the services announce decreases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 5421 fewer reservists than last week. At any given time,... more
DefenseBAE Systems awarded F-15K IFF contract
Greenlawn, Usa - An over USD 9m agreement
BAE Systems, the British aerospace and defence industry, received initial funding from the Boeing company to produce advanced Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the Republic of Korea's new... more
DefensePakistan successfully launched a new missile
Islamabad, Pakistan - The second one in 5 days
Today, just five days after the launch of the Shaheen missile, Pakistan has successfully carried out another missile test. The missile, whose range is 800 km, is able to carry nuclear warheads. President... more
DefenseUS Navy awards Harris Corporation USD 5,1m Lot 2 production contract
Melbourne, Usa - For cockpit digital maps
Harris Corporation, the company specialized in cockpit digital moving maps for military aircraft, announced today that it has been awarded a USD 5,1m Lot 2 production contract by the US Navy to provide... more
DefenseNew missile tests for Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The second one in less than a week
Even though just few days have been passed since the launch of the Shaheen missile, Pakistan is already set to carry out another missile test. Official confirmation came straight from president Musharraf.... more
DefenseUs fighters that violate Iranian flight zone will be not attacked
Teheran, Iran- Softer position of the Iranian Ministry towards USA
It' s ended with a statement less hostile than last year, the interview of Iranian defence Ministry Ali Shamkani to Kuwaiti journal "Al-Rai Al-Aam"; the declaration refers in the event American fighters... more
DefenseBulgaria to open its air space in case of a war against Iraq
Sofia, Bulgaria - Minister of Defence said
As stated by the minister of Defence himself, Nikolai Svinarov, Bulgaria is ready to open its air space as well as to offer the use of its air bases to allied forces in case of a war against Iraq. "We... more
Defense4 Us aircraft carriers head to Persian Gulf
Washington, Usa - In December it will be within striking distance
According to Pentagon officials, 4 Us Navy aircraft carriers are on their way to the Persian Gulf. In the first days of December, the military ships should be within striking distance ready to a potential... more
DefenseMissile tests in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - After informing India
Pakistan carried out missile tests by launching a medium-range missile Shaheen. Anyway, before the very start of the exercise, Islamabad government informed its neighbouring enemy India. (007) more
DefenseNato looks closer to Russia
Brusselles, Belgium- Worries for the international situation
It's NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson in person to define the world wide situation as very unstable, because of a terrorism and weapons manufacturing increment. In order to face this it's needed... more
DefenseIran and Kuwait reached an important agreement
Teheran, Iran - On military cooperation
Iran minister of defence Ali Shamkhani and his Kuwaiti counterpart have signed in Teheran a military co-operation agreement. The deal involves exchange in military strategies as well as co-operation on... more
DefenseWar to Iraq: "no retaliation against neighbours"
Ankara, Turkey - Iraqi deputy prime minister Aziz said today in Ankara
Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz said today in Ankara Baghdad had no plans to retaliate against neighbours, including Turkey, if the United States attacked. He added there was no need for a new... more
DefenseAgreement between U.N. and Iraq on inspections (4): UK agrees with US objections
London, UK - British Foreign Secretary calls for "much tougher" weapons inspections regulations for Iraq
After the US, the UK has rejected the deal reached between the UN and Iraq for weapons inspectors to restart work. British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, called for "much tougher" weapons inspections... more
DefenseAgreement between U.N. and Iraq on inspections (3): Russia's approval
Moscow, Russia - Russia "will contribute to allow a quick restarting of the U.N. inspections in Iraq"
The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson said that Russia is pleased with the agreement reached in Vienna between U.N. and Iraqi officials on inspections. He added that Russia "will contribute to allow... more