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DefenseSPACE SHIELD: BUSH SUPPORTS IT
WASHINGTON, In its first speech on Budget 2001 the President of United States George W. Bush confirmed the necessity for the Country of having a space shield that renders possible one effective reduction... more
DefenseRUSSIA AND SOUTH KOREA TOGETHER ON ANTIMISSILE PROJECT
SEUL, SOUTH COREA, Russian president, Vladimir Putin and his South Korean colleague, Kim Dae-jung, discussed about possibilities to realize a joint antimissile system, reaching an agreement about it. Also,... more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD: USA WILL CONSULT ALL ALLIEDS
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Talks with all allied countries and with China and Russia will be carried out by U.S. government to determine the procedures to realize the space shield. It has been announced by state... more
DefenseKASYANOV MEETS ITALIAN PRESIDENT DINI
ROME, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov met this morning italian president Dini. A statement released by italian Foreign Ministry said the two leaders discussed about several issues. Among them the... more
DefenseU.S. AIR FORCE PREPARES STEALTH TASK FORCE
USA, According to a Pentagon spokesman, USAF are planning to organize an all Stealth aircraft task force, composed by F-22 and B-2 invisible planes only. This airforce would advantage from the radar... more
DefenseBUSH FAVORABLE TO RUSSIAN-EUROPEAN SPACE SHIELD
WASHINGTON, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that President George W.Bush has shown itself favorable to the proposal of Russian president Putin to create an European anti-missile space shield (recently... more
DefenseGERMAN ARMY TO EYE GOVT. PLANES
GERMANY, German Army is reported to be studying the possibility of privatizing operation of six Challenger 601 planes currently used by german govt. more
DefenseAFTER GREENVILLE SUBMARINE ACCIDENT, NO MORE CIVILIANS AT CONTROL POSTS
WASHINGTON D.C., After the accident caused by USS Grenville submarine, which caused wrecking of a Japanese fishing boat used as shoolship with several guys on board, U.S. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld,... more
DefenseGREECE SIGNS CONTRACT TO BUY 60 EUROFIGHTER AIRCRAFTS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, The Greek government signed a EUR 5bn contract with Eurofighter consortium to buy 60 of its new combat aircraft. The contract includes options for supplementary 30 aircrafts. Eurofighter... more
DefenseSADDAM PLEDGES TO IMPROVE ANTI AIRCRAFT DEFENCE
IRAQ, The new was reported by Iraqi newspapers. Saddam promised officals to boost air defence after the air strikes over Baghdad of last week. Saddam the other day examined ways of improving anti-aircraft... more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD: FOR ''WASHINGTON POST'' FAR TO BE REALIZED
USA, According to "Washington Post" newspaper, the so paraded "Space Shield" promoted before by Clinton administration and after by current Bush administration, would have excessive costs, either budgetary,... more
DefenseUSA VERSUS NORTH KOREA ABOUT NUCLEAR DEAL
NORTH KOREA, The Pyongyang Government has warned, if the Bush administration continues its "hard line" policy, it may scrap an agreement on its nuclear program and long-range missile tests. But Colin Powell,... more
DefenseBURMESE AIR FORCE FLEET AGAINST THAILAND
RANGOON, BURMA, According to the main newspaper of Bangkok, Rangoon is preparing to send jet fighters and tanks against Shan State Army forces who overran a Burmese army border post, killing one soldier,... more
DefenseGREAT BRITAIN USES URANIUM BULLETS AGAIN
GREAT BRITAIN, Despite controversies followed to soldier sickness, and ascribed to large use of depleted uranium bullets, British Army will start to use it again, as announced by defence ministry, in a... more
DefenseRUSSIA OPPOSES NMD, APPROVES EUOPEAN SHIELD
MOSCOW, An european-built non-strategic defense antimissile system has been proposed to Nato General Secretary Robertson by Russian defence Ministry Serghieiev, in a meeting in which has been defined that... more
DefenseMOSCOW WANTS ANTIMISSILE SHIELD TOO
MOSCOW, When the NATO Secretary General George Robertson will visit Moscow, General Leonid Ivashov, head of Russian Defense Department, will define in the details the antimissile shield plan studied... more
DefenseBUSH: MORE MONEY FOR US SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Yesterday new-president George W. Bush announced a significant increase in funding to improve U.S. soldiers' quality-of-life. The president plans to spend $1.4 billion on a pay raise for... more
DefenseGENERAL ARPINO TO VIST SAUDI ARABIA
RIAD, Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Gen. Arpino, set off last saturday to meet saudi political and military leaders in Riad. The visit is included in the cooperation plan as established by the agreement... more
DefensePAUL WOLFOWITZ, NEW US DEFENSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, The United States president George W. Bush named Paul Wolfowitz new Defense assistant secretary. Like Defense secretary Rumsfeld, also Wolfowitz has been for years to the Pentagon's apexes,... more
DefenseU.S. RISKS SPACE ARMS RACE: RUSSIA
MUNICH, At the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, making the first overseas trip by a member of the Bush cabinet, received a worried welcome from European... more
DefenseRUSSIAN EXPERTS TO COLORADO SPRINGS
MOSCOW, According to what reported from Russian agency Itar-Tass, some Russian experts have yesterday left for ultrasecret base NORAD (the American Agency for Aerospace Defense) of Colorado Springs,... more
DefenseTHE CAUSES OF ITALIAN F-16 CHOOSE INSTEAD MIRAGE 2000
ROME, ITALY, The excessive expense involved in acquisition of French Mirage2000 aircraftsa is at the base of the italian choose for the U.S. F-16. The higher cost for Mirage, about 1,4 USDbn, could close... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE: GO AHEAD FOR F-16 FIGHTERS PURCHASE
ROME, An official of italian government said Air Force chances to purchase french Mirage fighters have dropped. That implicitly means a go ahead for the acquisition of F-16 military planes. The decision... more
DefenseAMERICAN COAST GUARD TEAM IS HELPING GALAPAGOS
WASHINGTON, A team of 10 men of U.S. Coast Guard has left to carry aid to Ecuadorian authorities after the environmental disaster of Jan. 16 caused by stand of a ship that transported a large quantitative... more
DefenseFIRST SUCCESSFUL ANTIMISSILE NAVAL SYSTEM TEST
KAUAI, HAWAII, The first test of the Navy Theater Wide antimisile system has been conducted successfully in the Kauai range in Hawaii islands. The Aegis radar equipped cruiser USS Lake Erie launched a... more
DefenseTODAY SUMMIT BETWEEN ITALY AND FRANCE
TURIN, The main issues of the summit, attended by french president Chirac, italian prime minister Amato and the french one Jospin, a few ministers of the two countries, will include a mutual cooperation,... more
DefenseTHALES WINS DEFENCE CONTRACT WORTH 140 MILLION EUROS
FRANCE, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has awarded the Thales Group (the new name of Thomson-CSF) a contract to support and upgrade defence systems for the Royal Saudi Forces. Four hundred people in Saudi... more
DefenseFRENCH DEFENCE INDUSTRIES WANT TO CHANGE
PARIS, According to some sources the French industries of the Defense that are still found in the state circuit, between which also the DCN (Direction of the Shipbuilding) and the Giat Idustries (producing... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO DEVELOP OWN SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, According to a Russian president Vladimir Putin spokesman, Russia decided to develop a n own system of spatial defense, like the U.S. "space shield"; it seems that this decision is irrevocable... more
DefenseDEFENCE REFORMING IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, During a session of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the top national security agency, in the Kremlin Russia decided to withdraw its rocket defense and space forces from the... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (2): BELGIUM KNEW
ROME, Already in July 1999 the Belgian General Staff had circulated a circular that indicated risks and norms of uranium emergency. Italy waited for until 22 November. If we are allies, why have we put... more
DefensePAKISTAN AGAINST US MISSILE SHIELD
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Inamul Haq said in a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament that U.S. missile defense shield could heighten tensions between major powers and lead... more
DefenseLOCKHEED MARTIN HEADS TOP LIST OF PENTAGON'S CONTRACTORS
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin topped the list of US Defense contractors in the year 2000, followed by Boeing. Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-16 and F-22 fighters, made deals for $15.1 billion, while... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM:50 NATIONS SEE NO ILLNESS
U.S.A., NATO hastily set up two weeks ago a committee of 50 nations That it has found no evidence so far to support claims that depleted uranium (DU) munitions can cause cancer, responsible of some... more
DefensePOLAND SECONDS TURKEY ABOUT ESDL QUESTION
ANKARA, TURKEY, According to the Poland's Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski "the principles that form the safety must be acceptable for all": in this way it has been demonstrated loyal with the Turkey's... more
DefenseCONFERENCE ABOUT STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION
BUSSELS, Today the Departement of Defence announced that it will take part in a conference in Brussels on Feb. 6-8 (along with the United Nations Environment Programme and the United States Environmental... more
DefenseRUSSIA: GOVERNMENT TO DRAW A PLAN TO MERGE MIG AND SUKHOI
MOSCOW, According to Interfax agency the Industry, Science and Technology Ministry has drawn a plan to unite AVPK Sukhoi and MiG Russian Aircraft Co. into the Combat Aircraft of Russia holding. The industries... more
DefenseMALAYSIA'S DEFENCE COULD BUY RUSSIAN SU-30 MK FIGHTERS
MALAYSIA, According to sources not confirmed Malaysia could buy advanced Russian-made Sukhoi-30MKMs jet fighters to boost its air defense, fighters. In Asia, only China, India and Vietnam had Su-30 aircraft.... more
DefenseITALY INDUSTRIES EXCLUDED BY ''SPACE SHIELD''
WASHINGTON D.C., After U.S. decision to realize the "space shield", announced by Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. will be compared the "shield" features proposed by Pentagon and these proposed by Nato,... more
DefenseSUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST FOR NEW US CRUISE MISSILE
WHITE SANDS, USA, U.S. Air Force successfully completes the first test for its new cruise missile JASSM, in the White Sands missile range. The JASSM, launched by a F-16D fighter, cruised autonomously for... more
DefenseRUMSFELD SWORN IN AS NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense during a ceremony held last saturday in Washington. Rumsfeld said, "I am grateful to the President for the opportunity to serve... more
DefenseTESTS IN GREECE FOR RUSSIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEMS UNDERGO
MOSCOW, The Russian anti-aircraft missile systems Tor-M1, supplied to the Greek army by the Antaeus company last year, undergo firing range testing in Greece. The testing involves four missile systems... more
DefenseBRITAIN TO ENTER JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROJECT
GREAT BRITAIN, Britain signed an agreement on the $100 bn US Joint Strike Fighter program. Britain will spend £1.9bn ($2.8bn) on the next steps of development of the aircraft and its weapons, securing... more
DefensePENTAGON TO GIVE LOCKHEED MARTIN FUNDS TO COVER F-22 PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, The Pentagon gave Lockheed Martin a $43 million financial support to complete the F-22 program within the end of the month. The decision about purchasing the first 10 produced jets will be... more
DefenseUS AIR FORCE PERSONNEL UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR DRUG USE
USA, Fifteen members of the staff at Peterson Air Force Base and NORAD are under investigation for alleged drug use. Some of them have been removed from sensitive duties. The investigation involves the... more
DefenseX-45A FIGHTER TO BE READY BY 2010
USA, The american-made fighter will be iquipped with weapons that can pinpoint targets and will be controlled via radio and satellite. It would be used then to bomb enemy radar and air defences to make... more
DefenseDEFENSE: OVER $30 MILLION INVESTED IN TRANSPONDER SUITABLE TO ''S MODE''
ROME, According to the article one of the law number 436 promulgated on October 4 1988 the italian Ministry of Defense asked Senate's Defense Commission to approve "research and development long term program"... more
DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM: COMMON MEDICAL POLICY
BRUSSELS, NATO established today that all the Alliance's Countries will have to adopt one common medical politics delineated from the medical Committee. Three are the criteria to follow: analysis of mortality... more
DefenseU.K. WONTS 150 F-22
LONDON, Ministry of Defence said that U.K. will partecipate in the U.S. F-22 project (Joint Strike Fighter). According to media the Tony Blair's Governments would have been engaged to take part to... more
DefenseAMERICA PILOT PERHAPS IMPRISONED FROM IRAQI SOLDIERS DURING THE GULF WAR
BAGHDAD, A Iraqi official said that the remains of the pilot of U.S. warplane downed during the Gulf War in Iraq's desert were never found. Teriq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister, said Iraq Cooperated with... more