DefenseSabena pilots want to become air force members

Brussels, Belgium- Unemployed for the carrier bankruptcy, now hoping in BAF

A certain number of Sabena pilots submitted application to Belgian Air Force in order to be accepted as military pilots. Many of them did not undergo selection tests and others have been rejected during... more

DefenseUsa to raise its Defence budget

USDbn 120 in the next five years

War against terrorism will ask Washington government to earmark Usdbn 120 more in the next five years. In 2007 Pentagon will have at disposal something like USDbn 451. In particular, supply will pass... more

DefenseIvanov confirmed Russian commitment against terrorism

No technological or rocketry support to Iran

During the International Security Conference of Munich, Russian Defence Ministry, Sergey Ivanov, confirmed yesterday the strong and important role of his government against international terrorism. He... more

DefenseNetherlands, F-16 must be substituted

JSF is the first alternative

Today the dutch premier has said that the american Joint Strike Fighter seems to be the best combat aircraft to substitute the 138 dutch F-16 Fighting Falcons. The other contending aircraft are Eurofighter... more

DefenseUk: opposition fears September- 11th-like terrorist attacks in London

Conservative party worried about the 5th Squadron dismissing

Labourist decision to dismiss the 5th Raf Squadron placed in Lincolnshire, 200 km away from London, according to the opposition could weaken safety in the capital. Bernard Jenkin and his party are convinced... more

DefenseAircraft carrier Garibaldi will return home on mid-February

New Italian Navy ships in the frame of Operation Enduring Freedom

New italian Navy ships will substitute the ones actually patrolling the Indian Ocean, in the frame of the operation Enduring Freedom. At the moment the italian naval group, whose main task is the sea... more

DefenseHoles in the US anti-terroristic shield

FBI badges in free sale

Camouflaged policemen bought hundreds of FBI badges via Internet, as refers FBI spokesman Jon Stevens. in addition to the aforesaid ones, it was possible to acquire also badges of border police, Air... more

DefenseSix new targets for possible terroristic attacks

Anti-terroristic forces alerted

The terroristic organization headed by Bin Laden is probably planning another series of attacks, according to american secret services spokesmen referred by Washington Times. The possible targets, in... more

DefenseItalian defense Chief of Staff will go to Afghanistan

An interviw with General Mosca Moschini

Defence Chief of Staff General Rolando Mosca Moschini in a recent interview declared that next week he is planning to go onboard the italian aircraft carrier Garibaldi and to Kabul. General Moschini said... more

DefenseA400M: project at risk

Germany needs EURm 3,47 more

Even though german government has already allocated EURm 5,1 in the 2002 budget, Berlin needs EURm 3,47 more to finance the 73 A400M already on order. "The government has always said it wants this project,... more

DefenseRussia: new warplanes

Russian Ministry of defence will choose before the end of April 2002

Before the end of the first quarter 2002, Defence Ministry will select the contractor to create the ultimate multifunctional generation of Russian Airforce warplane. "Two are the major projects been... more

DefenseThe new polish fighter

"Agreement towards final signature" states Varsaw

Next renewal of polish fighter fleet "seems to be near to an end", said Mr Smajdzinsky, Defense ministry of the Warsaw government. At this step, three are the main competitors remaining: Us Lockeed Martin,... more

DefenseFarnesina concerned for Indian missile test

the missile could carry a nuclear weapon

According to Italian Foreign Ministry sources, there is a concern about Indian missile test, performed yesterday in a moment in which the two countries, both equipped with nuclear weapons, are hardly... more

DefenseITALIAN ARMED FORCES: THEW SITUATION

ROME, With the arrival of the three first cargo planes the italian battle group framed within the ISAF is growing. If there will be no other problems, the air bridge between Abu Dhabi and Bagram (remaining... more

DefenseOVER 70,000 RESERVISTS CALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN USA

USA, This week the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps all announce increases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. Total number currently on active duty in support of the... more

DefenseABOUT ONE HUNDRED RESERVISTS RECALLED IN UK

LONDON, According to the daily newspaper Guardian UK government is going to recall about one hundred reservists, mostly information technicians of the Territorial Army. Their target would be the collection... more

DefensePAKISTAN UAV SEEN ON INDIAN TERRITORY

NEW DELHI, INDIA, According to an Indian defence spokesman, a Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance has twice hovered at high height over an Indian post at Nargis-Kabutar in Rajouri... more

DefenseTHE FIRST IAF C-130 LANDED AT BAGRAM AIRPORT

KABUL, At 11.30 a.m. (time of Rome) the first C-130 of the Italian Air Force landed at Bagram, the airfield located north of the afghan capital. The plane had on board vehicles, materials and about... more

DefenseDUTY CAUSE LEGALLY RECOGNIZED FOR EX PARACHUTIST

ROMA, The Italian department of defense recognized the connection between the mission in Iraq and the starting of a very serious kind of lynphoma, to the ex parachutist Walter Cecchettin. Thirty years... more

DefenseORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ITALIAN ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN

ROME, The Battle Group of the Italian Army bound to Afghanistan has been presented today to civil and military authorities in the Grenadier barracks of Rome. The first group of soldiers ready... more

DefenseITALIAN BATTLE GROUP READY TO LEAVE FOR AFGHANISTAN

ROME, The Italian Battle Group bound to Afghanistan has been presented to civil and military authorities in the premises of the "General Gandin" barracks located in Rome. In his speech the General... more

DefenseU.S. DOD: TAMPA MILITARY BASE IS (ALMOST) DEFENDED BY AIR ATTACKS

TAMPA, FLORIDA, According to a DoD spokesman declarations, Florida's MacDill Air Force Base, the home to the command center running the war in Afghanistan, has "sufficient" air defenses in place in case... more

DefenseBUSH: DEFENSE IS OUR BUDGED PRIORITY

WASHINGTON, USA, Usa President George Bush said that Defense is always first priority for his government team also in concern of financial area. “The defense of our country is first priority in t... more

DefensePAKISTAN DENIES THAT INDIA HAD SHOOTED DOWN A SPY PLANE

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Pakistan government denied that Indian soldiers had shot down a small, unmanned Pakistani spy plane that introduced into Indian air space in disputed Kashmir on Sunday. In Islamabad,... more

DefenseNO MORE STEALTH AIRCRAFTS FOR ''TAMARA'' ?

WASHINGTON, USA, According to defense department sources, it would be a risk in operations with stealth aircrafts on Iraq after it emerged that Baghdad could have acquired a radar system capable of detecting... more

DefenseDOD ESTABLISHES MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, USA, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced this week the redesignation of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) as the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Consistent with... more

DefenseU.S. FLIGHT RECONNAISSANCE IN SOMALIA TO FOUND AL-QAIDA MEMBERS

SOMALIA, According to U.S. defense department sources, the United States is conducting reconnaissance flights over Somalia to help determine whether the Al-Qaida terrorist group is rebuilding in the largely... more

DefensePHILIPPINES COULD BUY U.S. UAV TO HUNT REBELS

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, According to reliable sources of U.S. defense department, Philippines authorities could plan to buy some unmanned surveillance aircrafts in order to conduct a more efficient operations... more

DefenseOVER 61,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY

USA, Pentagon said that the total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 17,952; Naval Reserve, 9,193; Air National Guard... more

DefenseISRAEL ORDERS 52 ADDITIONAL F-16S

WASHINGTON, USA, Has been signed the definitive contract which engages Israel to buy a 52 additional F-16I by U.S. defense department, worth 2 USDbn. Lockheed Martin will get $1.3 billion by the order... more

DefenseNEAR 62,000 RESERVIST RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY

WASHINGTON, USA, This week the Army, Air Force and Navy announce increases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. Total number currently on active duty in support of the... more

DefenseSEVER RUSSIAN MILITARY INDUSTRIES CREATE A CONSORTIUM FOR MISSILES PRODUCTION

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Interfax news, seven Russian military industries have created a consortium that will be devoted to the production of missiles. According to management of NPO Machinostroìena,... more

DefenseINDIA TESTS A NEW LONGEST RANGE GROUND-TO-GROUND MISSILE

NEW DEHLI, INDIA, An Indian government spokesman announced that has been successfully conducted a test launching a longest range version of the Phritvi ground-to-ground misisle that is capable to hit target... more

DefenseROMANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DISMISS OVER 60% OF MILITARY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE

BUCAREST, ROMANIA, Romanian government started a program to dismiss over 60% of military industiry workforce, on a total of over 45.000 employees. Up to Feb. 1st, 2002, is planned to dismiss over 10,000... more

DefenseBUSH NOTIFIES RUSSIA OF WITHDRAWAL FROM ABM TREATY

WASHINGTON, President Bush announced yesterday that he has notified Russia the decision of withdrawing from ABM treaty. After the six months timetable, United States will be entitled to carry on the... more

DefenseJAPAN ORDERS FOUR B-767 TANKER

TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese government has ordered to U.S. industry Boeing, four tanket B-767T aircraft, in order to enhance its self-defense air force capabilities. The four aircraft, each worth near 220 USDm,... more

DefenseLAUNCH FAILED FOR SPACE SHIELD TEST MISSILE

VANDENBERG, USA, According to a Defense Department spokesman declarations, the launch of a test missile for the space shield project is failed when, only 30 seconds after take off, the second-stage engine... more

DefenseOVER 58,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY

USA, This week the Army and the Air Force announce sizable increases of 1,057 and 917 more reservists, respectively, on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Marine Corps and the... more

DefenseUSA INVESTS 15 USDBN IN SURVEILLANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, USA, The U.S. Department of Defense launched a new surveillance acquisition program, which includes a $5.5 billion program to speed up purchases of Global Hawk unmanned spy planes and a... more

DefenseWASHINGTON POST SAID THAT U.S. GOVT SHARED SPACE SHIELD INFO WITH CHINA

WASHINGTON, USA, According to revelation of the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post reported yesterday, Government shared details on its missile defense shield plan with China. The new strategy is a bid to... more

DefenseBERLUSCONI TO FRENCH ON A-400M: I PAY CASH, YOU GIVE ME A CAMEL

ROME, ITALY, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, yesterday in a meeting for the presentation of a book of Italian journalist Bruno Vespa, launched a joke to the French "I pay cash, you... more

DefenseU.S. DOD ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION ON YESTERDAY'S ACCIDENT

WASHINGTON, USA, The U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced in a conference held at Department od Defense, that an investigation has been started on the accident of yesterday, in which tree U.S.... more

DefenseDOD IDENTIFIES THREE U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS KILLED

USA, The Department of Defense has identified the three U.S. Army service members who were killed by ordnance from a B-52 aircraft north of Kandahar, Afghanistan. They are Master Sergeant Jefferson... more

DefenseCOMPUTER SCIENCES AWARDED A NEAR 61 USDM CONTRACT FOR SPACE SHIELD

USA, Computer Sciences Corp. is being awarded a $60,837,156 contract for scientific, engineering and technical assistance in the areas of program planning, joint systems engineering and analysis support,... more

DefenseMISSILE INTERCEPT TEST SUCCESSFUL

VANDENBERG, USA, The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) announced today it has successfully completed a test involving a planned intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile target.... more

DefensePOSTPONED THE MISSILE INTERCEPTOR LAUNCH

VANDENBERG, USA, The planned intercept of a long-range ballistic missile target scheduled for last night over the central Pacific Ocean has been postponed due to poor weather conditions at Vandenberg... more

DefensePENTAGON TO TEST MISSILE INTERCEPTOR

WASHINGTON, Pentagon is to test a missile interceptor next weekend. The test will be run in the Pacific Ocean as part of the space shield programme, said an official from the Department of Defense. more

DefenseEADS HOPES THAT ITALY RE-ENTERS IN A-400M PROJECT

BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Eads sources, reported by German "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" newspaper, "there are yet hopes that Italy re-enters in A-400M project".A Eads president, Rainer Hertrich renewed its... more

DefenseACCORDING TO FINANCIAL TIMES, A-400M PROJECT IS STRATEGIC

LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to the British financial newspaper "Financial Times", the project of the Airbus A-400M military airlifter is "strategic", but not the Italian participation at its realization... more