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DefenseItaly and Israel: a common interest for the electronic warfare
Rome, Italy - One of the issues in the defence sector which could lead to a collaboration between the two countries
Italy and Israel are carrying on an important cooperation in the defence sector and the US press appears to well consider this aspect, by underlining that another country with so relevant relations with... more
DefenseEU: the rapid reaction forces about to be created
Brussels, Belgium - Four battle groups to be created even by 2005, but it is being scheduled to resort to similar units also for civil defence
The European Council regarding defence is gathering in Brussels today. The matters concerning the so called battle groups for rapid reaction operations in case of international crises and the police/civil... more
DefenseSwearing-in ceremony at the Italian "Nunziatella" military school in Naples
Naples, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino underlined the union between school education and military training
The swearing-in ceremony by the students of the Italian "Nunziatella" military school in Naples with the celebration for the 217th course occurred in Naples on last Saturday, in front of Italian Minister... more
DefenseSpain selected the Taurus missile
Madrid, Spain - EADS to provide the air-to-surface stand-off weapon system destined to the F/A-18 and the Typhoon
EADS unveiled that Spanish Air Force has selected the Taurus Kepd-350 missile as the new air-to-surface stand-off weapon system to be destined to its F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters and to the new EF-2000... more
DefenseRussia justifies the new non-conventional military effort
Moscow, Russia - Competent authorities would have absolutely excluded they can represent a threat even for the USA
The announcement of the production of new nuclear missiles in Russia by President Vladimir Putin (see for details AVIONEWS) caused a series of reactions in the international press, which put into evidence... more
DefenseEU Parliament: do not cancel the armaments embargo against China
Brussels, Belgium - The United States are supporting the EU institution's view by focusing on security exigencies
European Parliament commented recently on the matter related to the possible cancellation of the embargo on the weapon selling to China, a cancellation which is being commended for example by France. EU... more
DefensePakistan: US weapons to be supplied
Islamabad, Pakistan - P-3 Orion maritime patrolling airplanes, Phalanx cannons and TOW-2 anti-tank missiles
Pakistani Government requested to the United States to be allowed to purchase combat airplanes and other weapon systems as a consequence of the contribution provided during recent years for the fight against... more
DefenseBoeing's effort for the USA's anti-missile defensive shield
Washington, USA - The US company is accomplishing tests related to the thrust system of the guided rockets
Boeing is cooperating with Lockheed Martin for the production of the new US anti-missile defensive system whose guided rockets are being installed at the launching base in Alaska (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
DefenseRussia: a new ballistic missile by the next two years
Moscow, Russia - The effort should be considered as part of the modernization of the armed forces
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, revealed recently that a new ballistic missile system, endowed with both conventional and nuclear warheads, will be supplied to the ground forces. The effort should be... more
DefenseRussia: "We will provide Iraq with weapons if the new Arab country's government requests them"
Moscow, Russia - The main reason would regard the Iraqi armed forces' experience, as already endowed of Russian weapon systems in the past
"If the future Iraqi Government ask for Russian-made weapons, we will ensure their provision". The Russian Ministry of Defence would have so commented about the future of the Iraqi Army, currently under... more
DefenseJSOW-C: deliveries of the missile to US Navy started
Washington, USA - It is destined to the US F/A-18s and the F-16s ordered by Poland
US Navy started taking delivery of the first JSOW-C missiles, the latest version of the air-to-surface weapon system also known as AGM-154. The JSOW-C was developed thanks to the collaboration among Raytheon,... more
DefenseEADS: a contribution to favour the strategic dialogue between France and the USA
Paris, France - The European holding provided a major contribution during the meetings held in the French land between representatives from the two countries
A meeting between US and French representatives competent on strategic studies occurred last weekend in Paris, in order to encourage a concrete opportunity of bilateral dialogue between the two countries... more
DefenseThe Italian Cobra Task Force mandate ended
Novara, Italy - Italian Army, Air Force and Carabinieri will be kept in Kabul until February
Yesterday, the Alpine troops from Italian Cobra Task Force in Afghanistan landed at military Airport of Novara (near Torino): the Task Force had been sent there to sure safety during the electoral time.... more
DefenseUSA's anti-missile shield: six guided rockets have been installed in Alaska
Ft. Greely, USA - Ten additional missiles to be placed in the same territory by the next year
Despite the Russian worry on the programme related to the US defensive shield (see for details AVIONEWS), the USA placed inside a proper launcher silo the sixth guided rocket of the defence system. The... more
DefenseSao Tome and Principe like Diego Garcia?
Washington, USA - It would have been unveiled by a US military representative while the African state's Government would have accepted the hypothesis
Sao Tome and Principe could become in Africa something similar to Diego Garcia island (Indian Ocean), according to the recent statement by a US military representative. The small African state in the Gulf... more
DefenseSwitzerland: Government aims to the compulsoriness of missions abroad for soldiers
Berne, Switzerland - In such case, the traditional voluntariness for military personnel deployment abroad would be cancelled
Swiss Government proves convinced about the necessity for favouring the modernization of its armed forces through the change of contracts for military personnel in the country. One of the most debated... more
DefenseNicaragua: "We will destroy 1300 MANPADS by the next 18 months"
Managua, Nicaragua - It would have been ensured by Nicaraguan Government to the United States without asking for any kind of compensation in exchange
Nicaragua confirms its effort for the destruction of the portable surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS, Man Portable Air-Defence System), an effort devoted to the United States even during this year and that... more
DefenseThe anti-missile shield and the strenghtening of the Bush's policy
Moscow, Russia - Russian experts analyse the effects of the American defensive system
Russia’s attention regarding the US defensive programme based on the new anti-missile shield appears to grow (see for details AVIONEWS), especially following the re-election of Bush as the United States’ Pre... more
Defense"NATO must act as a political subject"
Venice, Italy - General Secretary Jaap De Hoop Scheffer proves convinced of it, and he underlined such aspect during the meeting occurred on November 13
The first joint meeting between the Atlantic Council and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly occurred on last November 13 in Venice (Italy) with remarkable security steps (see for details AVIONEWS), an occasion... more
DefenseThe GIS' role in Iraq
Nassiriya, Iraq - Some 70 terrorists have been captured so far by the Italian Carabinieri's "Gruppo Intervento Speciale" in the Arab country
The Italian Carabinieri "Gruppo Intervento Speciale" (GIS, Special Operations Squadron), well known in both Italy and all over the world due to their high training standards and the operative quality,... more
DefenseNATO: the training programme for the Iraqi security forces began
Brussels, Belgium - About 300 trainers to attend at first to the aspects related to logistics and infrastructures
The NATO's Military Committee, consisting of the representatives from the Atlantic Alliance's members General Staffs, decided recently to get the activities for the training of the Iraqi national security... more
DefenseSouth Korea: meetings with the representatives of defence in Holland and Italy
Seoul, South Korea - Visits intended to encourage the growth of the industrial cooperation in the defence sector
The series of meetings between the diplomatic representatives from the South Korean Defence Ministry and the Dutch Government on the industrial cooperation for the defence sector is going to end tomorrow.... more
DefensePutin banished the NATO's code names for Russian weapon systems
Moscow, Russia - Russian President would have recently asked institutional and military personnel for avoiding to resort to such kind of names
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a recent Government meeting, would have tried to make definitively clear that the institutional and military officers of the country must not resort to the NATO... more
DefenseItalian Armed Forces: the relevance of the operating costs
Rome, Italy - They have recently been pointed out by Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, commented recently about the investments devoted to defence that Italian Government intends to ensure by the end of the Parliament term. Minister underlined... more
DefenseUSA: a super conventional bomb of 14 tons
Washington, USA - Pentagon could test it in 2006 destinating it to the B-52 and the B-2
If someone thought that the BLU-82 Daisy Cutter 6800 kg conventional bomb was the biggest and most powerful one even produced by the United States, will have to change their mind soon. Pentagon would have... more
DefenseItalian Adm. Di Paola: "Rationalizing spending to encourage the national defence evolution"
Rome, Italy - Italian Chief of General Staff proves convinced about the need for favouring the armed forces transformation to face the new threats
Italian Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, commented recently on the evolution of the national defensive system. Admiral, paraphrasing some statements by President of Italian Republic, Carlo... more
DefenseIndia: test fire for a new ballistic missile
New Dheli, India - No critical reaction by Pakistan, as it was informed of the experiment for the new weapon system before performing it
Indian Government unveiled yesterday it performed a test fire for a new short-range ballistic missile. The guided rocket above mentioned id named Dhanush and it has got a range of 250 km. Actually, such... more
DefenseJapan: modernizing the defence to face terrorism and mass destruction weapons
Tokyo, Japan - It is the Premier Koizumi's appeal, though political opposition constantly criticizes the efforts in Iraq
Despite the constant criticism by political opposition against the current Japanese Government with reference to the military effort in Iraq, as it is in fact the first one since the WWII for a country... more
DefenseThe USA increasing the coasts monitoring against terrorism
Washington, USA - The new Commander of Northcom would have underlined the risks existing in this period for the US harbours
The hypothesis of a maritime version of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) had already been put forward some days ago (see for detail AVIONEWS), in order to strengthen the monitoring and... more
DefenseA maritime NORAD?
Washington, USA - The hypothesis would have been put forward by US and Canadian military officers considering the limits of the coast defence
The United States and Canada could start a programme soon, for the creation of a maritime version of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command). Such project would be related to the awareness by... more
DefenseUSA's defence under transformation
Washington, USA - An evolutionary process more based, first and foremost, on new ideas than on new means
US Air Force's representatives put recently into evidence that the United States' Congress will take delivery of a Pentagon's detailed report next year, about the transformation of the American armed forces,... more
DefenseItaly celebrated the National Unity and the Armed Forces Day on November 4
Trieste, Italy - Italian Air Force, Army and Navy attended to the event with aerial, naval and ground means and personnel
Italy celebrated the National Unity and the Armed Forces Day on yesterday, with a great performance by then various armed forces occurred in Trieste, in front of Italian President of Republic Carlo Azeglio... more
DefenseThe meeting of the Southern Europe Defence Ministerial occurring in Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia - The Italian effort schedules funding for USD 56m and the major role of the Italian Army's "Sassari" 151th Infantry Regiment
The meeting among the ministries of Defence of the countries which joined the Southern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM), aimed to favour a higher degree of political and territorial stability in the South... more
DefenseIndia and Russia tested the BrahMos anti-ship missile
New Dheli, India - It will be deployed by Indian Navy as a shipped, airborne and coast defence weapon system
Indian Navy performed a launch test today of the new Indian-Russian BrahMos anti-ship missile. The launch was performed by an Indian war naval unit and it would have achieved good results according to... more
DefenseSwitzerland: armoured vehicles and fighters being up for sale
Berne, Switzerland - The downsizing process of the armed forces started for the purpose of cutting cost and modernizing the national defence
Switzerland started a significant downsizing process for its armed forces by selling or donating (in this case to museums) dozens weapon systems of various types. Swiss Government would intend to accelerate... more
DefenseThe "European" role of the US anti-missile shield according to Moscow
Moscow, Russia - The USA's intention, according to Russian military analysts, would be the one of preventing any Russian defensive reaction capability
Russian military analysts would have recently warned about the US intentions for the installation of some interceptors of the new space shield in Europe. It seems in fact that the Russian experts of the... more
DefenseGermany to experience a downsizing of its armed forces
Berlin, Germany - Some 105 bases are expected to be closed and military and civil employment to be lowered by 2010
German Government, within the general programme intended to perform significant downsizing of the national armed forces, would intend to close some 105 military bases definitively. The intention should... more
DefenseThe role of Thales for the future of the infantry units
Amsterdam, Holland - State-of-the-art equipments to increase the effectiveness of the operations and lower the risks in the battlefield
Thales is among the main companies in the defence sector to attend to the development of technologically advanced solutions for the creation of a soldier intended as a weapon system, an "individual network"... more
DefenseGermany: Bundestag denies its approval for the cancellation of armament embargo for China
Berlin, Germany - The political majority itself voted in fact against the measure asked by Chancellor Schröder
Germany's political majority stopped the initiative by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder aimed to favour the cancellation of armaments embargo with reference to the Chinese People Republic. Both German chancellor... more
DefenseEADS and Lockheed Martin: together for the defence of the US coasts
Berlin, Germany - The two groups to provide the TRS-3D radars for the new US Navy's and US Coast Guard's naval units
EADS and Lockheed Martin together to provide last generation radars for the new naval units destined to US Navy and US Coast Guard. This is one of the latest important international cooperations in the... more
DefenseAre France and Germany bound for an industrial alliance in the military naval sector?
Paris, France - A long way should come despite concrete interests on such matter exist
Some analysts are focusing with interest on the evolution of European defence industry, which has achieved important goals in terms of cooperations, alliances, merges and acquisitions in the aerospace... more
DefenseMBDA: a shipped Scalp EG/Storm Shadow to be developed soon
Paris, France - The European-made cruise missile to be deployed as a surface-to-surface weapon by French naval units
The Scalp EG/Storm Shadow air-to-surface missile produced by the MBDA group and representing one of the major weapon systems for combat airplanes such as the Rafale, the EF-2000 and the Tornado IDS in... more
DefenseUSA: the first six interceptors of the anti-missile shield ready by 2004
Washington, USA - An operative availability of at least 20 guided rockets is expected to occur in few years
The United States prove firmly convinced about the necessity for deploying at least a restricted number of interceptor missiles destined to the new defensive shield by the end of this year. After the Washington’s a... more
DefenseQatar serves United States
Doha, Qatar - The Al-Udeid air base takes up to 6,500 people
Qatar is a fundamental economic and strategic importance country for the world greatest power, United States. In 1992, Qatar signed with USA a cooperation and defence agreement which have allowed Americans... more
DefenseAMS: systems and sensors to increase the interoperability degree of the Italian Navy
Rome, Italy - Alenia Marconi Systems to attend to the FREMM and Orizzonte frigates and the "Conte di Cavour" air carrier
Alenia Marconi Systems is going to attend to a series of major systems for the new Italian Navy's air carrier, the "Conte di Cavour", as well as the Orizzonte and FREMM Italian-French frigates. AMS's support... more
DefenseAfghanistan: NATO ready to extend the Kabul's control over the western areas
Moscow, Russia - However, operative and managing difficulties dealing with territorial discord and drug traffic would exist
US military and diplomatic representatives in Washington and Moscow would have recently jointly announced that some difficulties would exist for the military management of the Afghan territorial situation.... more
DefenseAir Medal for the Italian Navy AV-8B+'s pilots (2): thanks by US Ambassador
Rome, Italy - "I want to thank you as an ally, as an admirer, and as a friend"
US Ambassador in Italy, Mel Sembler, intended to thank by himself the Italian Navy's pilots who took delivery of the award known as Air Medal. Ambassador intended to remind how allied soldiers immediately... more
DefenseAir Medal for the Italian Navy AV-8B+'s pilots
Rome, Italy - They were awarded by US Ambassador in Italy Mel Sembler himself
Italian Navy’s pilots who operated in the military operations in Afghanistan during Enduring Freedom were awarded today at the US Embassy in Italy (Rome). They operated aboard their AV-8B+ Harrier II m... more
DefenseUSA prove hostile to the Galileo system's military deployment by China
London, UK - The satellite system could achieve military deployment in the future, so that the United States would not exclude the hypothesis of hitting the
British press tends to put into evidence some occasions of diplomatic debates recently occurred between European Union and the United States, with reference to the future deployment of the satellite global... more
DefenseNew helicopter landing area in Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - It will increase "Antica Babilonia" operativeness
It took place today in Nassiriya the opening and the testing of the new helicopter landing area (Zae-Zona Atterraggio Elicotteri-) of Camp Mittica, main base of the Italian military force in Iraq. Zae... more