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DefenseSlovakia: asked the resignation of the Minister of Defense
Problems are the acceptance letters of the offer for F-16 aircraft
The letters signed by the Slovak Defense Minister Peter Gajdos accepting the US offer for the acquisition of 14 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft for the Bratislava Air Force are creating havoc in the country's... more
DefenseRussia: threat to European security the US exit from the INF Treaty
"European countries would be military targets for Moscow"
If the United States -as it appears from the latest statements- were to come out of the treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range missiles (INF Treaty) signed with the Soviet Union (and confirmed... more
DefenseIndia: 24 MH-60R helicopters required from the United States
It would serves to increase anti-submarine fighting capacity
India is thinking of enhancing its anti-submarine war capabilities by purchasing Lockheed-Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from the United States, in order to counteract and deter the growing naval... more
DefenseUSA: laser weapons on transport aircraft from 2021
The next step install them on the fighters
The US Air Force (USAF) could test the first laser weapons on its aircraft by 2021 allowing the fighters, drones and transport aircraft to attack targets on the ground or in flight at the speed of light... more
DefenseTrump: "I would like to meet with Putin and Xi to stop the rearmament race"
Surprising statements coming from the US president
The President of United States Donald Trump has called on "Twitter" to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Vladimir Putin in the future to try to "stop this great and uncontrollable arms... more
DefenseJapan: the helicopter carriers will soon be converted into aircraft carriers
Transformation in a defensive perspective, but will allow to project power on the seas
Japan will soon announce the reconversion of the Izumo class destroyer helicopters in aircraft carriers, but these will have as their constitution purely defensive purposes and tasks and not of power projection.... more
DefenseRussia: another anti-aircraft S-400 defense system deployed in Crimea
The tension continues in the area after the naval blockade last Sunday
This morning in Simferopol in Crimea, some Russian Aerovision AN-124 transport planes carrying the S-400 Triumf missile defense system landed, thus increasing the number of battalions currently deployed... more
DefenseUAV. Soon the first flight of the Anka powered by a Turkish engine
First step towards the development of engines also for aircraft
Two Turkish industries would be close to building autonomously efficient engines to power drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) produced by TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries). The engine company Tusas... more
DefenseChina: construction of the third aircraft carrier "slowed down"
Beijing would have decreased the funds
Despite the announcements made by China regarding the progress of construction of the new aircraft carrier (the Type 002), it seems that the work has slowed down due to the decrease in funds on the program... more
DefenseFincantieri: dry dock works start on the first corvette for Qatar
It will be delivered in 2021; deck and hangar to host a NH-90 helicopter
The keel laying ceremony of the first “Doha” class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at Fincantieri’s shipya... more
DefenseJapan: also orders for F-35B aircraft?
STOVL version alongside the "traditional" one
Japan would have officially decided to ask to the United States Department of Defense to purchase Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft, in the "B" version namely the STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing).... more
DefenseIsrael: required the purchase of 25 Boeing F-15X aircraft
New version of the historic fighter will be used together with the F-35s
Israel would send a request to the US Congress to finalize the agreement for 25 Boeing F-15IA aircraft (Israeli Advanced, or F-15X) to increase the air defense capabilities and to be able to use it alongside... more
DefenseGermany: the decision on new aircraft by the end of 2018
Fight between Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35
The German Ministry of Defense will probably announce by the end of 2018 the decision taken to replace the 85 Panavia Tornado aircraft of the Air Force (Luftwaffe), in a program of acquisitions that will... more
DefenseCanada: pilots and technicians are missing for Air Force aircraft
Warning to the Ministry of Defense engaged in the purchase of new fighters
Canada is looking for new fighter planes and the last idea would be to purchase 88 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets used by Australia, so that they can limit their expenses and have modern and efficient... more
DefenseBelgium: inquiry throws chaos on F-35 aircraft acquisition
Is tender written to facilitate Lockheed Martin?
According to a survey published by the Belgian weekly "Knack", the Brussels government would do everything to draw up a call for tenders to facilitate the victory of the fifth-generation aircraft Lockheed... more
DefenseUSA: Pentagon and Congress in talks with Turkey
Attempt to stop the purchase of the S-400s
The Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress are trying to find a plan to offer Turkey an alternative to the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft defense system. This was stated yesterday by the Pentagon spokesman... more
DefenseRussia: new tests for Sukhoi Su-57 in Syria
The fifth generation aircraft next to enter service -VIDEO
The fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft conducted a series of flights in Syria to test the on-board systems, including those related to the armament to assess the capabilities of the aircraft in a real... more
DefenseAircraft. FCAS: Airbus and Dassault will soon present the prototype
The goal is to find new financing
The aerospace companies Airbus and Dassault Aviation in the next months should present the mock-up of what will be the new French-German warplane, in order to obtain the necessary funding to design and... more
DefenseIsrael: joint air exercise to destroy the S-300 anti-aircraft systems
Training carried out with the Greek Armed Forces
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Greece Armed Forces trained -from the end of October to the past few days- in an aerial exercise aimed at identifying how Israeli aircraft can operate to hit and destroy... more
DefenseTurkey: the Pentagon asks Congress for an opinion on F-35 aircraft
The Turkish decision on the S-400 will be decisive
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) would deliver a detailed report to Congress on the implications and possible future scenarios in case Turkey were to receive the 100 F-35 aircraft ordered.... more
DefenseChina: quantum radar to detect stealth aircraft
Technology that would give an abysmal advantage
Stealth aircraft in the future may have difficulty not being tracked as China is working on the construction of a new generation radar, capable of identifying the exact position of the aircraft in the... more
DefenseChina: J-20 will have a "stealth" refuelling probe
It will permit to use it in long-range operations
After the first flight with missiles aboard the Chengdu J-20 Chinese could soon also make its baptism for air refuelling, allowing the fifth-generation aircraft to reach targets further away from the take-off... more
DefenseUSA: orders for new F-35 aircraft
255 airplanes that will decrease the final cost in projection
While in Italy it is decided to reduce the purchase of fifth generation aircraft Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II risking to "cut" even the operational capabilities of the Italian Air Force (AMI) and... more
DefenseLeonardo: upgraded ship delivered to Royal Bahrain Naval Force
It is the second of six units, the first one in 2017
During a ceremony in Mina Salman at Royal Bahrain Navy headquarters, Leonardo delivered the second of six upgraded naval vessels, Al Muharraq ship, following a deal signed in 2015 with the Royal Bahrain... more
DefenseSouth Korea: A-330 MRTT aircraft starts test
F-35 refuelling certification is also required
The first A-330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) of the South Korean Air Force landed yesterday at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, where it will begin acceptance tests before finally entering service.... more
DefenseRussia: sure to repair the damaged aircraft carrier in time
Many doubts about where the works will be carried out
According to Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Alexey Krivoruchko on the October 30th incident, which led to the sinking of the PD-50 floating dock, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov would not have... more
DefenseItaly. Still cuts to the orders of the F-35 aircraft
It could be a heavy blow even for Leonardo
The Italian government may not purchase more new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightining II aircraft, reducing the total number starting from the first batch that will not consist of 10 airplanes, but only from... more
DefenseFinland: accusations against Russia to disturb air traffic communications
"Jamming" reported by the Finnish Prime Minister
Heavy charges by Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila to Russia, which is blamed for putting the Finnish GPS system and air traffic communications in use during NATO's "Trident Juncture 2018" exercise. Words... more
DefenseWill France cooperate with Germany for heavy helicopters?
Paris would avoid investing to buy them
The heavy helicopter sector is one of the main problems for France Armed Forces, so much so that the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne proposed to set up a cooperation with the German... more
DefenseRussia wants to sell arms to Middle Eastern and Arab countries
At the "Bahrain International Air Show" there will be planes, helicopters and the S-400s
The Middle East and the Arab countries could be a new battleground between the United States and Russia, in fact the CEO of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev said that in the next "Bahrain International... more
DefenseChina: first flight of the J-20 aircraft armed with missiles
An important step forward for the Chinese aeronautic industries
During the military parade for the 69th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Liberation Army Air Force carried out yesterday on the final day of the "Zhuhai Airshow", for the first time two Chengdu... more
DefenseUSA: reprise the exercises with the Minuteman III ICBM
Resolved the problems that emerged last July
The US Air Force (USAF) resumed Tuesday the test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) Minuteman III. The missile was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to a fictitious... more
DefenseCanada: Dassault retires to the race for the new Air Force aircraft
Decision taken for industrial reasons, but hides the almost certain defeat
The French aerospace company Dassault Aviation has decided to withdraw from the race to provide Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with 88 new combat aircraft, as the industrial compensation required by the... more
DefenseLeonardo selected by LIG Nex1 as a strategic technology partner
It is a South Korean company active in the aerospace and defense sectors
Leonardo announced at "Indo Defence 2018 Expo & Forum" (Jakarta 7–10 November) that it has been selected by the Republic of Korea-based company LIG Nex1 as a strategic technology partner. The two companies w... more
DefenseIsrael: evaluating an airstrike against the S-300s?
Behind it would hide the "risk" for civil aviation
The S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense systems sent by Russia have entered in full service in the last week and the Israeli Air Force has no longer carried out raids against the military targets of both... more
DefenseDefense. Macron: "We create a true single European Army"
The president's proposal to ensure peace and good relations
In an interview on "Europe 1", the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, proposed to create a "real European Army". The objective of the Elysée occupant would be to work with all EU member States to put... more
DefenseIran: a defensive exercise of Air Force
Start of the maneuvers coincides with the new US sanctions
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force with the Revolutionary Guards organized a two-day joint military exercise in an area of about 500,000 km2, where Iran's airplanes and land vehicles will train -as... more
DefenseUK: sale of aircraft radar systems to China
Agreement that keeps the privacy of the company involved in the business
A British company operating in the defense sector has obtained the green light from the Chinese government to sell armaments and technologies to the armed forces of Beijing, and among this there is also... more
DefenseThe new German corvettes equipped with Leonardo naval defense systems
The industry has signed a contract with the federal military procurement agency
Leonardo signed a contract with the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung,Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr, the German Federal Office in charge of defence acquisitions, to provide seven OTO 76/62 Super R... more
DefenseChina: there will be an exhibition of the J-20 aircraft at the "Zhuhai Airshow"?
It will probably fly to demonstrate skills
At least four fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 fighter planes have been sighted in the skies of Zhuhai, where China's main air show will be staged from 6 to 11 November. Presumably these stealth aircraft... more
DefenseRussia: in 2019 operating first hypersonic ICBM
Ability that would make it "immune" to air defenses
Russia should deploy its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) of the Avangard system capable of flying at hypersonic speeds between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. Before it can be... more
DefenseTaiwan: US Congress approves arms sales for 330 million dollars
Choice that could increase tensions with Beijing
The Congress of United States tacitly approved the sale of $ 330 million weapons to Taiwan leaving the last word to the Pentagon before making the agreement operational, which could increase tensions with... more
Defense"Trident Juncture" starts between internal NATO signals and "warnings" to Russia
One of the greatest exercises of the Atlantic Alliance
The "Trident Juncture 2018" has begun in recent days and it will be one of the biggest training maneuvers in the history of NATO that will take place mainly in Norway for about 4 weeks, close to the border... more
DefenseBelgium: F-35 chosen because it allows to save on the total cost
600 million euros less than what had been budgeted
The choice of Belgium to bet on the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft instead of the Eurofighter Typhoon is linked to economic issues, since the 34 US aircraft that will be purchased will... more
DefenseTurkey: first anti-aircraft systems S-400 will be delivered at the end of 2019
It will be equipped with NATO approved systems
Around 100 Turkish military in the next year will start training for the use and maintenance of the S-400 "Triumf" anti-aircraft defense systems, which will be delivered to Turkey by the end of 2019. The... more
DefenseBoeing: another $ 170 million spent on the KC-46 aircraft
The hope of the company is that they are the last ones before delivery to the USAF
The US aerospace company Boeing will have to pay another 179 million dollars in the program of the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft, necessary to remedy the last 5 "category 1" problems detected by the... more
DefenseFrench Navy’s surface fleet now equipped with RIFAN 2 system
The programme contract worth around EUR 160 million
More than sixty vessels in the French Navy are now equipped with the ‘Réseau Intranet de la Force Aéronavale étape 2’ (RIFAN 2) system, ranging from aircraft carriers and front-line frigates to suppor... more
DefenseFincantieri-Naval Group: alliance supported by the respective governments
Set terms and conditions for the incorporation of a jv
At the 34th Franco-Italian Summit held in Lyon on 27 September 2017, the French and Italian governments announced their intention to facilitate the creation of a more efficient and competitive European... more
DefenseChina-ASEAN: the first joint exercise began yesterday
Warships and aircraft will be engaged
In Zhanjiang yesterday began the first exercise between the armed forces of China and those of the ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian countries), an event that is a signal for the search for... more
DefenseFrance: A-330MRTT aircraft will reduce US dependency
By 2025 aeronautics capacity is better than 70%
According to the new Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne and Minister of Defense Florence Parly, the arrival of the Airbus A-330MRTT and A-400M aircraft will increase capacity in military... more