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DefenseLeon Panetta landed in Manas to plead US interest in the airport
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - An attempt to postpone the closing announced by Kyrgyzstan president
Leon Panetta, US Secretary of Defence, has landed in Bishkek, capital city of Kyrgyzstan, a Country close to the Russian border which is currently being used by the US as a military hub since 2001 to support... more
DefenseNew competitive tender for US' new trainer aircraft soon
Washington DC, USA - Alenia-Aermacchi vs. BAE Systems
The Northrop T-38 "Talon" is the trainer aircraft used by United States for a total of 508 exemplars on the territory. Born by the agile family of F-5 Tiger, it demonstrate now its age, and USAF (United... more
DefenseRussia needs more information about Nato missile shield
Moscow, Russia - US may disclose missile defence shield informations to Russia
As previously shown by AVIONEWS, Russia is the first enemy of NATO missile shield over Europe. The extreme proximity of the launch sites to the Russian borders is the core of the polemics, since Poland,... more
DefenseNew multi-role missile for the A-129 Mangusta helicopter
Tel Aviv, Israel - Improved sensors and range
Rafael, an Israeli missile industry, is already producing the short-range missile "Spike ER", able to hit target within 4.3 nm (about 8 Km) of range, used by many attack helicopter such as the Eurocopter... more
DefenseAircraft & weapons: 13,600 kg bombs destined to Iran
Washington DC, USA - Menaces continue against the Middle-East State
Press today (March 9, 2012) reports some declaration by USAF Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle about the possible use of new bombs with heavy warhead (MOP, Massive Ordnance Penetrator) expressly conceived to destroy... more
DefenseFincantieri: the Italian Minister of Defence Di Paola visits "Al Fattan" shipyard
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Ethiad Ship Building starts its activities, a joint-venture with Fincantieri
Yesterday the Italian Minister of Defence Giampaolo di Paola visited the shipyard of "Al Fattan" in Abu Dhabi, together with the Italian UAE ambassador Giorgio Starace; Fincantieri has been represented... more
DefenseUSAF doesn't change its attendance on F-35 program
Washington, USA - The "Joint Strike Fighter" for ground attack and the "Raptor" for air superiority
USAF (United States Air Force) doesn't change its plans for the delivery of the new 5Th generation fighter aircraft F-35 Lightning II which will start soon. "As we look to our fighter force of the future... more
DefenseAircraft & industry: future in danger for Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier
London, United Kingdom - The price raised up to 7 billion pounds each
Some problem could arrive for the development of the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, which are being built in naval plants of BAE Systems, the English corporation at the second place in the... more
DefenseItalian Navy: tomorrow the change over
Rome, Italy - Between Admirals Bruno Branciforte and Luigi Binelli Mantelli
The ceremony of the change over between Admiral Bruno Branciforte and Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli will take place tomorrow, on Friday March 2, 2012, in Rome at the Palazzo Marina in front of the Minister... more
DefenseRussia sharply criticized European missile shield
Moscow, Russia - Tensions and disagreements above a presumed document to regulate the program application
The speak with NATO requested by Moscow to start a negotiation table above the anti-missile European shield, seems to be failed. In May a NATO summit will have place in Chicago, and Russia hopes for... more
DefenseRussia chose MIG-29 to replenish its Navy
Moscow, Russia - It will join the fleet of Sukhoi Su-33
Russian Ministry of Defense approved contract with local MIG which will allow the Navy to be supplied of 20 fighters MIG-29s and four MIG-29KUBs. The news, released yesterday February 29, 2012, specifies... more
DefenseMilitary aircraft. USAF reverses the agreement with Embraer
Washington DC, USA - Need of transparency over the tender results
USAF reverses its contract for the turbo-engined Embraer Super Tucano, a twin-seated fighter aircraft for ground attack. The decision re-opened the competitive tender for LAS (Light Air Support), or... more
DefenseAircraft and naval drills for Russia and Norway
St.Petersburg, Russia - Based on the Russian-Norwegian 2011 agreement for sea borders
A spokesman for Russia's Western Military District released yesterday evening (February 27, 2012) the confirmation that the Northern Fleet will start a drill with the Norwegian Navy in the Arctic. The... more
DefenseSecond "Open Skies" flight for Russian over Italy by their An-30B aircraft
Rome, Italy - Reconnaissance over Italy for the international pact
The Russian delegation for the project "Treaty on Open Skies", the transparency operation about international military forces for the Country inside the pact, will take off soon from Rome-Ciampino for... more
DefenseNew airworthiness project will be shown to EDA
London, United Kingdom - The initiative will cover all the sector of air military traffic
The proposal for a new model of regulation of military airworthiness will be advanced to EDA (European Defence Agency). The plan, which will be entirely shown until the end of 2012 is already under... more
DefenseIsrael ready to strike Iran with its aircraft (VIDEO)
Tel Aviv, Israel - Massive offensive ability developed by IAF during last years
It doesn't surprise Israel, ever on the American side in preventive destruction of Iranian nuclear sites, is ready to strike another attack thanks to its modern IAF (Israeli Air Force) almost definitely... more
DefenseBelarus deploy its second anti-aircraft system
Minsk, Belarus - The weapon is Russian-made
Belarus, as revealed by Russian "Ria Novosti" will increase its deployment of anti-aircraft missile system within 2013. The declaration directly arrive by Defence Minister Yury Zhdobin. The first Tor-M2... more
DefenseRussia will receive the new land attack aircraft in 2020 (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Daily declarations by official spokesman about future Russian weaponry
The familiar Vladimir Dirk, official spokesman of Russian Air Force, specified today that for the National Army reconstruction plans, particularly about Air Force, it is planned until 2020 the insertion... more
Defense"Investments for 13 EUR billions thanks to F-35 aircraft purchase"
Rome, Italy - Italian undersecretary: "4 EUR billions to the State from taxes"
F-35 aircraft purchase will bring Italy investments for 13 EUR billions and the Italian State will collect 4 EUR billions by taxing them, the Italian undersecretary of Defense Filippo Milone said. Italy... more
DefensePutin: new armaments for Russia. Aircraft, missiles and submarines (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Also declaration about the purchase of new nuclear weapons launchers
Standing for next elections (which will be taken on March 4 with 58% of people approval to him) Vladimir Putin declared his programme that during next ten years will give Russia new modern weapons for... more
DefenseItalian Navy about piracy: riflemen of "San Marco" battalion avert boarding attempt into the Indian Ocean
Rome, Italy - Another division had avoided two ones in the Arabic Sea last Saturday
The riflemen of the "San Marco" Battalion embarked as Military Protection Division on the Italian commercial ships in areas under threat by pirates, have intervened today at 12:30 pm (Italian local hour),... more
DefenseGreat Russian weapons export in 2011: 50% only for helicopters and airplanes
Moscow , Russia - Nice expectation for 2012. Entries forecasts talk about 13,5 billion dollars
Mikhail Dmitriyev, chief of Russian federal service for technical and military cooperation, affirmed today that the Country has sold weapons to foreign customers for $13,2 billion in 2011. "We presupposed... more
DefenseLM F-35 aircraft future in Italy is going to be discussed today at Chamber of Deputies
Rome, Italy - Live broadcasting at 2:00pm, where Gen. Debertolis will show the purchase proposal that enraged press last days
It's going to be today at 2:00pm the discussion above JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) program that provides the purchase of new aircraft fighters Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which includes a $15 billion... more
DefenseNATO-Russia: joint exercise in Gulf of Aden
London, UK - For refuelling at sea with two ships
Yesterday, NATO and Russian Counter Piracy Forces met in the Gulf of Aden to look at the practicalities of conducting refuelling at sea between NATO and Russian ships. This was the tactical part of an... more
DefenseUAV planes to police US embassy in Iraq: Baghdad says no...
Baghdad , Iraq - ''Our sky is our sky, not US's" said Iraqi Ministry of the Interior
"New York Times" wrote United States enforces its UAV fleet (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to police embassy in Baghdad, consulates of Basrah, Erbil, Kirkuk and all its diplomatic power in the area. In this... more
DefenseRussia: Rogozin proposes a State Corps that addresses of aerospace defense of the Country
Moscow, Russia - The talks with Russia and NATO about European missile shield are at dead centre
Today "Ria Novosti" report that the Russian vice-prime minister Dmitry Rogozin, in the margin of an official visit to the armaments industry, Almaz-Antey, has declared to the press that Moscow should equip... more
DefenseChange of Command for NATO Group
Taranto, Italy - From Italian Mattesi to Commodore Ben Bekkering
Yesterday, in Taranto Naval Base, Italy Rear Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi (ITA N) handed over Command of the Standing NATO Maritime Group One to Commodore Ben Bekkering (NLD N). The Ceremony took place... more
DefenseMoscow reinforces its own anti-aircraft defense system
Moscow, Russia - Over 30 Vtyaz and 100 Pantsir-S systems arriving
Moscow will go on to reinforce its anti-aircraft defense system with the introduction of over 30 Vityaz and 100 Pantsir-S within 2020; Vladimir Drik, spokesperson of the Defense Ministry affirmed it today. The... more
DefenseIndia will receive the Russian aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya" at the end of 2012: MiG-29K, Sea Harrier and Tejas will be boarded (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - The ship ex-"Admiral Gorshkov" will start sail tests next May
According to the Russian newspaper "Kommersant", which published the statement of Sergey Novoselov, deputy general manager of the military-technical cooperation department of companies, Russia will hand... more
DefensePiracy: "Grecale" of the Italian Navy dismantled an attack to the "Valdarno" ship by sending its helicopter
Rome, Italy - Pirates caught; the mercantile proceeded with its trip
The Italian Navy frigate "Grecale", configured in the NATO SNMG2 device for the anti-piracy operation "Ocean Shield", intervened to protect the Italian ship "Valdarno" which suffered an attempted boarding... more
DefenseItalian Navy: inauguration of the new operations centre
Rome, Italy - It will be held next Thursday morning in Rome and will be attended by political, civil, military and religious authorities
The new operations centre of the Italian Navy (MMI-Marina militare italiana) will be inaugurated next January 19, in Rome at the headquarters of the Command in Chief of the Naval Team (Cincnav). Minister... more
DefenseRussian Air Force will increase its helicopter fleet (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Expected to purchase 30 Kamov Ka-226 by 2020
Defense Ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik today, 16 January 2012, declared that the Russian Air Force is to acquire up to 30 Kamov Ka-226, a light helicopter that derives from the Kamov Ka-26 with a cargo... more
DefensePakistan ready to receive 18 F-16 Block 52 fighter aircraft
Islamabad, Pakistan - Equipped with precision-attack capabilities
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will receive 18 F-16 block 52 aircraft from Lockheed Martin later this month as part of a contract for the sale of 36 F-16C/D block 50/52 aircraft announced in June 2005. Lockheed... more
DefenseRussian Air Force completes flight tests on Sukhoi Su-25UBM
Moscow, Russia - Increased fighting capabilities
Defense Ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik said today, 10 January 2012, that the Russian Air Force has completed flight tests of the modernised Sukhoi Su-25UBM, a ground attack-trainer aircraft, which Air... more
DefenseIsraeli premier Netanyahu increased military spending by 700 million dollars
Tel Aviv, Israel - The operation will be monitored by the government in a transparent way
Last January 8 Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu announced an increase of nearly 700 million dollars in the defense budget, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social... more
DefenseSouth Korea signed agreement with KAI for the purchase of fighter aircraft
Seoul, South Korea - 20 F-50 fighter/attack aircraft ordered
With the start of the new year, South Korea is once again focusing on the creation of a fighter aircraft fleet able to deal with any potential air threats. The Seoul government has signed a 600 million... more
DefenseAsdReports: the military radar systems market 2011-2021
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - This study's calculations indicate that the global sector is set to reach $9.16bn in 2011
Developed economies are seeking to maintain dominance in new radar technological developments and, as new radar development will normally take between five and 10 years to reach production and deployment... more
DefenseIran tests second missile in naval manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf (VIDEO)
Tehran, Iran - Tehran "Flexes one's muscles" to USA and to the international community
"Today our NOUR, surface-surface long range missile has been successfully launched": this the announcement given this morning by Iranian State TV reporting the declaration unveiled by Mahmoud Mousavi,... more
DefenseTests concluded, Bulava ballistic missiles will enter into service
Moscow, Russia - An armament desgined for the Navy. Announced by President Medvedev
"The flight tests of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile have been completed, and now this will be put in service with the Russian Navy", declared the Russian President Medvedev today to the... more
DefenseNAPO delivered another two Su-34 tactical bomber airplanes to Russian Air Force (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Will be used for combat training from 2012
Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO), a Sukhoi company, has delivered today, December 22, 2011, two Su-34 tactical bomber aircraft to the Russian Air Force, more precisely, to the military... more
DefenseRAF: a key role in defending London during the next "Olympic games 2012"
London, UK - "Typhoon" fighter jets, "Lynx" and "Puma" helicopters will be available
RAF (Royal Air Force) Northolt will play a key role in guaranteeing security during the "Olympic Games 2012". The aerodrome, in West End Road, designated as the main base for military aircraft in the capital,... more
DefenseSuccessful test for Russia: short-range missile launched from Kazakhstan
Sary-Shagan , Kazakhstan - Till now, no guarantees received from Washington
Russia carried out a successful test of a short-range interceptor missile yesterday, 20 December, as a part of its effort to develop a domestic missile defense shield, the Defense Ministry said. After... more
DefenseIraq: interested in acquiring second-hand L-159/A Czech aircraft
Baghdad, Iraq - The Government's objective is that of rebuilding it military aircraft fleet
As Iraq continues along the long road towards rebuilding its Air Force aircraft fleet, it continues to evaluate the available options like the Italian one represented by the M-346 of Aermacchi, the British... more
DefenseRussia is preparing a new liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile
Moscow, Russia - Defense strategy against the European missile shield proceeds
Russia will develop a new liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile to overcome America's prospective missile defense system to be installed in Europe, declared the Strategic Missile Forces... more
DefenseItaly. Trapani: greeting ceremony to the staff participated at the operations for Libya
Trapani, Italy - In front of the Minister Di Paola and the leadership of the Armed Forces
The greeting ceremony to the Italian military staff that has participated at the "Unified Protector" NATO operation took place this morning at 10:00 at the air base in Trapani-Birgi. The Defense Minister,... more
DefenseIran will not return the captured American drone and declared to be capable of cloning it (VIDEO)
Tehran, Iran - Lost by CIA in Iran last week
Iranian Air force will produce a spy drone similar to the American one lost by the CIA, captured last week in Iran, the RQ-170 Sentinel, a remotely controlled unmanned spy plane. This was announced by... more
DefenseFinmeccanica won a new order for the US Navy
Rome, Italy - Through its company DRS Technologies, Inc.
Finmeccanica, through its company DRS Technologies, Inc., received an award with a ceiling value of USD 691 million for a US Navy Submarine Technology Insertion Hardware (TIH) contract. DRS has been... more
DefenseNATO Lieutenant General visits Moscow to discuss missile defense
Moscow, Russia - European missile shield in the agenda
Wednesday 7 December, Lieutenant General Jurgen Bornemann, Director General of the International Military Staff of NATO, will arrive in Moscow to discuss military cooperation with Russia and the European... more
DefenseNew anti-missile radar station inaugurated in Kaliningrad in Russia
Kaliningrad, Russia - Medvedev present at the ceremony
A new radar station capable of monitoring missile launches from the North Atlantic, as well as the future European missile defense system was inaugurated this morning, November 29, 2011, in the Russian... more
DefenseDmitry Rogozin, Russian Representative to NATO will visit China and Iran
Moscow, Russia - Following the Russian President Medvedev directive
The US-backed European missile shield continues to create problems; in fact, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, will visit China and Iran in mid-January to discuss... more