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DefenseIndia: purchase of the S-400 anti-aircraft system approved
Some upcoming US sanctions
India's Cabinet Committee on Security approved the $ 5.43 billion program for the acquisition of five S-400 air defense systems from Russia; an agreement that will probably be signed next week during the... more
DefenseRussia: in Syria a radar capable of identifying aircraft which flight in Europe?
It would be integrated into electronic warfare devices to inhibit the GPS
In Syria not only the S-300 anti-aircraft defense system will be deployed -which will be supplied to the Armed Forces of Damascus- but Russia would also send other electronic warfare aids that could monitor... more
DefenseLeonardo loses an important order in the USA
Are there the choices of Moretti at the base of this defeat?
The US Air Force (USAF) announced yesterday the winner of the tender for the new advanced training aircraft, announcing that the $ 9.2 billion contract for the supply of 351 airplanes and 46 simulators... more
DefenseFrance: military spending up to 1.82% of GDP
Investments to modernize and to buy new vehicles
The Minister of Defense of France Florence Parly has announced to the press that she wants to increase the budget for military spending in 2019 by 5% to € 35.9 billion, or 1.82% of the Gross Domestic P... more
DefenseSyria: five Il-76 airplanes arriving with the S-300 components?
Israel would be ready to hit them to neutralize them
Five Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport aircraft landed yesterday at the Mozdok Air Base in Russia, the logistics point of support before the flight in Syria; inside this there is probabily the first components... more
DefenseTaiwan: 330 million dollars for spare parts and new F-16 aircraft
Maintaining deterrence and defensive capabilities is the watchword
United States military sales continue in the Far East area, in fact yesterday the Department of State approved the sale of spare parts, but above all of other F-16 fighter planes in Taiwan for an estimated... more
DefenseFrance: in evalutation the purchase of additional A-330 MRTT aircraft
The Air Force would like to be autonomous during operations
France would be considering the possibility of improving its air capacity, following the requirements of the Italian Air Force that would like to have a greater number of tankers provided for the credibility... more
DefenseRussia: S-400 anti-aircraft missile system deployed in Crimea
Third deployed in anti-NATO key
The spokesman for the Russian Black Sea fleet announced to the press that in the Crimea a third battalion of S-400 came into operation, the air defense missile system produced in Russia and feared by all... more
DefenseRussia: aeronaval exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean started yesterday
Established a no-fly zone up to 19 thousand feet
Russia has started yesterday a new aeronaval training in the Eastern Mediterranean, in what might seem to be an answer to Israel's latest air raid in Syria, which among the collateral damage led to the... more
DefenseThe US defense budget approved by the Senate
Allocated over $ 606 billion. 3% more than last year
International breaking news. After a decade the Pentagon will have the budget for the military expenses allocated in the program, without delays due to the votes of the Senate that approved yesterday the... more
DefenseIndia: within one month the sign of the S-400 anti-aircraft system agreement
The United States could impose sanctions in Delhi
Despite the fact that the United States during the visit to India by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have clarified to the Delhi government that they can not guarantee... more
DefenseJapan: antisom exercise carried out for better capabilities
Declarations necessary to "reassure" China
The government of Japan has denied those from China criticized the naval exercise done in the South China Sea by the Japanese Navy over the week-end, when the submarine Kuroshio, two destroyers and the... more
DefenseIndonesia: soon the request to buy new airplanes and helicopters
The C-130J and CH-47 will be requested from the United States
As part of the program to modernize the armed forces of Indonesia, the Minister of Defense from Jakarta announced that contacts with the United States will soon be launched to buy new helicopters and new... more
DefenseGermany: double purchase of aircraft for Luftwaffe?
The F-35s by 2025 and then the new Typhoon
The German Air Force has asked potential bidders in the competition to replace the old Panavia Tornado aircraft to accelerate the prospects of delivery of the new aircraft before 2025. Among the possible... more
DefenseGreenland: three Chinese airports, a risk for NATO countries
Strong interest of China on the island
Greenland through the Nuuk government is trying to get more and more autonomy from Denmark, so much so that it could soon become officially independent from Copenhagen. This from the United States can... more
Defense"Vostok-2018": Putin will be present at the military exercise
In Ukraine, smaller response trainings with 10 NATO countries
At the "Vostok-2018" (East 2018) exercise, which will be held from 11 to 17 September in the eastern Transbaikal region, Vladimir Putin will take part, as reported by the Russian press. The largest training... more
DefenseIndia-USA summit: sale of armed drone aircraft on the table
Relations between the two countries growing and consolidating
The talks in Delhi between the United States and India will begin today to try to improve political relations and to increase the collaborations in the field of defense, since Washington over the years... more
DefenseChina: Su-35 aircraft it will be a problem for the United States?
It will increase the offensive capabilities of the Chinese Air Force
During the wait for the Chengdu J-20 aircraft that should have stealth capacity but for which the time is not clear before becoming operational, the Beijing Air Force has equipped itself with the Russian... more
DefenseCold war scenarios in the Med between the US and Russia
Tension between maritime patrol aircraft and submarines rises
Cold war scenarios in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea where the United States and Russia are "facing" by sending submarines and maritime patrol aircraft in to the area. While Russia brought part... more
DefenseAircraft. USA: from 2019 operational the Agadez base
Among the largest installations of the USF from where the attacks with drones will start
The United States has begun to build what will be one of the largest Air Force (USAF, US Air Force) bases outside the US territory. An investment of about $ 280 million for the military installation that... more
DefenseUSA: published report that warns the Air Force
Too many long operations will create operational problems in the future
The report published by "Rand" on the future of the US Air Force (Usaf, Us Air Force) confirmed the concerns of senior air force officials about the possibility of maintaining current operating rhythms... more
DefenseIran: short-range ballistic missiles deployed in Iraq
They could hit Israel and US bases
Iran, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would have installed short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, which could put all regional enemies -Israel and US military bases in the Middle... more
DefenseUSA: permanent the presence of two B-52H in the skies adjacent to China
Aircraft in flight to deter any possible action
While Russia and China are preparing for the "Vostok-2018" exercise -which should involve 300,000 soldiers- and the Beijing government continues its assertive policies towards countries bathed by the East... more
DefenseFrom tomorrow Russian Navy exercise in the Mediterranean
Engaged 25 naval ship and at least 30 aircraft
After deploying ten surface naval units and two submarines in front of the coast of Syria, the Russian Minister of Defense has announced that in the next 8 days they will be engaged in an exercise in the... more
DefenseBrazil: the "new" Atlantic helicopter carrier arrived in Rio de Janeiro
It is the former HMS "Ocean" purchased for GBP 80 million from the UK
After being dismissed in March 2018 by the Royal Navy the former HMS "Ocean" arrived at the week-end in Brazil, where it will be used by the Brazilian Navy as a helicopter carrier with the name of the... more
DefenseUSAF: the new training aircraft will be announced by the end of September
Favored the "clean-sheet" presented by Boeing and Saab. The quotation for the T-100 is down
After the US Air Force (USAF) has received all the offers from the various aerospace industries involved in the tender for new generation advanced training aircraft, in the coming weeks it will be -as... more
DefenseRussia: 300,000 soldiers for the Vostok-2018
It should be comparable to the Soviet exercise in 1981
More than 300 thousand soldiers and 1000 aircraft will take part in September in one of the biggest exercises in the world, Vostok-2018 in Russia. Minister of Defense Segei Shoigu has confirmed it yesterday.... more
DefenseRussia. accusations against British aircraft: they would provoke Russian ones
Tensions between the two countries continue
Russia has accused the Royal Air Force (RAF) of intercepting its airplanes on the Black Sea -when they violate NATO airspace- in a dangerous way, constantly provoking Russian forces in flight. An accusation... more
DefenseUnited States: "bait" missiles successfully tested
They will be used to deceive enemy anti-aircraft systems
The Pentagon has announced its success in testing the MALD-X project, namely the simultaneous launch of small "aircraft-decoy" capable to create confusion and to interfere in enemy anti-aircraft defense... more
DefenseRussia: lost a nuclear-powered cruise missile
Russians and Americans are trying to recover it
Russia -according to "CNBC" report- is trying to find the nuclear propelled cruise missile "Burevestnik" that fell into the sea during the failed test last year. Three surface vessels and two submarines... more
DefenseSerbia: 2 modernized MiG-29 aircraft presented
Fleet renewal and revitalization program
In a ceremony held yesterday at the presence of the Serbian Head of State Alekandar Vucic, the Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin and Chief of Staff Ljubisa Dikovic were presented to the press -referring... more
DefenseTurkey: deliveries of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in 2019
Now the risk is that the tension with Washington rises
Despite the strong critics and the accusations made by the United States against Turkey, according to what the director of Rosoboronexport (the Russian state agency that deals with the export of defense... more
DefenseRussia: military exercise of Russian Air Force waiting for the Zapad 2018
Training activity involving 20 aircraft and helicopters
While waiting for the Zapad (West in Russian) 2018 exercise to take off, the Russian Air Force has carried out a training activity in Transbaikal in which both air combat and special forces attacks against... more
DefenseBoeing: military sector towards the future but with an eye to the past
Constant profits thanks to the "old" F/A-18 and F-15
The defense sector of Boeing seemed to have undergone a major and deep crisis in which it seemed that its two F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-15 Eagle/Strike Eagle military aircraft were close to retirement,... more
DefenseIndia: critics at the Government for the purchase of Boeing P-8I aircraft
The best offer would have been that of the Airbus A-319
The institution that control and examines Indian public spending (CAG) has accused the Minister of Defense and the Government of having violated the procurement processes in the acquisition of 8 P-8I Neptune... more
DefenseTaiwan: new cruise missile should hit China
All Air Force planes can already transport it
With China increasing its political pressure on Taiwan, the small State of the island of Formosa has decided to add to its arsenal a cruise missile that gives the possibility to the Air Force to hit the... more
DefenseLatvia: 4 UH-60 Blak Hawk helicopters purchased from the US
A political choice rather than a military choice
Latvia will soon purchase 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US in order to increase the mobility and speed of the armed forces of Riga on the eastern flank of NATO, the one considered to be of greater... more
DefenseSweden: Patriot anti-aircraft missiles from the US for defense from Russia
A step that brings Stockholm closer to NATO
The government of Sweden has given the green light to the agreement with Raytheon to buy -through the program for sales of weapons abroad in the United States- the anti-aircraft missile defense system... more
DefensePhilippines: is it possible a purchase of aircraft from Russia?
Neither the president nor the foreign minister exclude the eventuality
Today the Philippine Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said that the Philippine government will continue in its project to buy arms from Russia... more
DefenseFrance: the sale of Rafale planes to Egypt blocked by the USA
The reason is the presence of American components in the SCALP missiles
France is trying to find a way to reduce the dependence on the US in the export of cruise missiles SCALP -which it has inside American components-, which blocks the sale of additional Rafale fighter planes... more
DefenseIsrael: will stop buying F-35 aircraft to order other F-15s?
The idea of Air Force would be to use the "old" fighter for a long time
An interesting question that opens up many perspectives is why the Israeli Air Force (IAF) would prefer to buy more F-15 and F-35 aircraft, mainly because the Ra'am (Thunder) -the name used in Israel for... more
DefenseIndia: USD 1bn to the USA for a new anti-aircraft system
This move brings the two countries closer together
Historically India has always been more distant from the United States than Pakistan, but in recent years the paradigm has slowly been reversed thanks to some acquisitions in the military made by New Delhi... more
DefenseRussia: work on a new ground-effect vehicle missile-launcher
The aircraft should serve to defend the Arctic routes
In Russia, work is underway to develop a new Ground-Effect Vehicle (GEV) -aircraft which combines the seaplane with the hydrofoil- belonging to the Orlan class, which could give the armed forces of Moscow... more
DefenseUSA: in the future all ships as aircraft carriers?
A system able to take off drones even from smaller units
The future of the US Navy could be that all ships in the fleet become small aircraft carriers. This is predicted by DARPA's engineers (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) who are working on a joint... more
DefenseAntonov: great steps forward for the An-188 aircraft
Close the agreement with Turkey for the production of the transport plane
There isn't only the agreement signed with Boeing to resume the mass production of aircraft, because the Ukrainian aerospace company Antonov is making great progress also in the negotiations to produce... more
DefenseF-35 and military expenses on the table of the Conte-Trump meeting
Not just the economy and trade, but we will also talk about defense
Today begins the State visit to the United States of America that includes the meeting between the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the American President Donald Trump today in the White House to talk... more
DefenseIsrael: 11 billion dollars to renew the fleet
Airplanes, helicopters and tilt-rotors arriving for the aeronautics
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is planning one of the largest agreements ever signed with a foreign aerospace manufacturer; on the plate according to "Israel Hayom" there would be 11 billion dollars to be... more
DefenseUSA: fifth generation airplanes will be soon in Europe
The USAF commander in Europe and Africa told the news
During the week there was a press conference of the commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, general Tod Wolters, in which he announced that the US Air Force (USAF) shortly, after the summer,... more
DefenseUS: no funds for the Air Force JSTARS aircraft
The Congress rejected the USAF request
The will of the US Air Force (USAF) was to upgrade and modernize the fleet of Northrop Grumman E-8 JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) aircraft developed by the old Boeing B-707, but... more
DefenseRussia: "Admiral Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier operational in 2021
Subjected to maintenance for 2 and a half years
When the maintenance and technological upgrades for the only Russian aircraft carrier -the "Admiral Kuznetsov"- will end, they will have to spend another seven months before seeing it come back into service.... more