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DefenseWar in the Middle East (2)
Ramallah, West Bank - Isreali Apaches attack to Olp headquarters in Ramallah
"We are not shocked by Tel Aviv fighters, tanks or missiles. We'll stick in these territories until judgement day will come", has stated Yasser Arafat visiting last night attacked Olp headquarters... more

DefenseWar in the Middle East
Ramallah, West Bank - Israeli missiles on Arafat offices in Ramallah
According to Palestinian sources, an Israeli helicopter launched two missiles against a building close to Arafat head quarters, last night in Ramallah. (m/cesn) more

DefensePakistani UAV enters Indian airspace
New Delhi, India - Is the third accident of this kind in this year
A Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intruded into Indian airspace over Jammu but escaped being hit by gun fire from Indian security forces because of its high altitude. This is the third incident of... more

DefenseIsraeli helicopters bombed Khan Younes
Gaza, Middle East - Hit Olp offices and a power station
Helicopter of the Israeli Army shot missiles on Olp offices and on the main power station Khan Younes, in the southern region of Gaza Stripe. The number of victims is still unkown. (m/cesn) more

DefenseOver 75,000 reservist called in active duty in USA
This week the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps announce increases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 1,928 more reservists than last... more

DefenseWar in the Middle-East
Gaza - Israeli F-16 missiles on Ramallah and Rafah
Last night, in retaliation for the killing of three Israeli people during the day, Tel Aviv F-16 have shot twice against Palestinian locations. Police barracks in Ramallah and a refugees camp in Rafah... more

DefenseMissiles at the Karachi airport
Karachi, Pakistan - They were pointed against international coalition area
4 chinese-made missiles have been found in the surroundings of Karachi airport, in Gulistan-e-Jahaur. At the moment police promptly de-fused them, they were pointing at the International coalition area... more

DefenseEads ask for a European Defence budgetary increasing
Paris, France - Camus insists on the matter
Philippe Camus, Eads co-president, today insists on the necessity to increase European budget on Defence. "We must augment European Defence expenditure and work for a better integration within the Union"... more

DefenseInternational aid to support thousands pilgrims
Kabul, Afghanistan - 3000 people reached Mecca during last night
Thanks to Afghan temporary government as well as to International air support, last night 3000 Afghan pilgrims were able to leave Kabul so beginning their pilgrimage to Mecca. Great Britain, Pakistan,... more

DefenseUsa bombed East Afghanistan last week-end
Kabul, Afghanistan - One death and three people injured
Airplanes, took off both from ground and sea Us military bases, bombed enemy locations in East Afghanistan. An Afghan anti-terrorism coalition member was killed in the attack while three people were injured. Dave... more

DefenseNight raid against Kandahar Us military base
Kandahar, Afghanistan - No victims
Last night few guerrilla men attacked the Us military base in Kandahar. Marines promptly answered the fire and Apache helicopters took off in search for aggressors. No one of the 4200 Us base personnel... more

DefenseA russian aircraft chartered by Us government
Moskow, Russia - The contract made with a private charter firm
American government chartered a russian transport plane type Antonov AN-124, Nato nicknamed Condor. With its 405 tons of maximum take-off weight, Condor is the largest aircraft actually produced worldwide. For... more

DefenseA400M: London foresees further German delays
London, Uk - Berlin to decide yet
According to what the British vice Defence Minister, Lewis Moonie, stated, Germany will likely slow down final ok to the A400M european project. German parliament and other European partners are together,... more

Defense"Dogfish"2002 ready to start
Rome, Italy - One of the World largest military exercise will begin next S.Valentine day
From February 14th to February 27th, Ionian sea will host "Dogfish 2002", the huge Nato military exercise which will see participation of 9 submarines, 19 maritime aircraft and 11 fighting ships. The... more

DefenseA Us C-17 took off from Kandahar with prisoners aboard
Kandahar, Afghanistan - 158 terrorists on the way to Guantanamo
The night before yesterday a Usaf C-17 departed from Kandahar to Guantanamo, Cuba, with 158 prisoners aboard. The flight, the first in about three weeks, will bring talibans and Al Quaida activists to... more

DefenseAfghan weapons surrendered to Us Army
Kandahar, Afghanistan - 202 missiles-launchers and 248 anti-tank passed to Usa
As stated on a receipt signed by William Brannigan and Aref Khan Noorzai, reprentative of the Kabul government, it seems that hundreds of Afghan weapons have been surrendered to Us Army. The delivery,... more

DefenseU.S. requested defense budget arised to 379 USDbn
The higher since 20 years
The President's budget proposes $379 billion for Department of Defense including, for the War Against Terrorism, approximately $9.4 billion in which are included $3 billion for counter-terrorism, force... more

DefenseUsa fighters bomb Mosul, Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - 4 deads
For the first time since last September 4th, Us and British aircraft bombed last night a military plant near Mosul, Iraq, in answer to Iraqi anti-aircraft previous attack. The bomb raid caused 4 victims,... more

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

DefenseWithout Germany, A-400M project is not feasible
This has been affirmed by Spanish defense Minister
According to declarations of Spanish defense Minister Federico Trillo, the realization of the new Airbus A-400M military airlifter will become not feasible if the Germany government, after elections of... 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