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DefensePENTAGON TO TEST MISSILE INTERCEPTOR
WASHINGTON, Pentagon is to test a missile interceptor next weekend. The test will be run in the Pacific Ocean as part of the space shield programme, said an official from the Department of Defense. more
DefenseEADS HOPES THAT ITALY RE-ENTERS IN A-400M PROJECT
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Eads sources, reported by German "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" newspaper, "there are yet hopes that Italy re-enters in A-400M project".A Eads president, Rainer Hertrich renewed its... more
DefenseACCORDING TO FINANCIAL TIMES, A-400M PROJECT IS STRATEGIC
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to the British financial newspaper "Financial Times", the project of the Airbus A-400M military airlifter is "strategic", but not the Italian participation at its realization... more
DefenseLETTA SAID THAT ITALY HAS YET TIME TO DECIDE IF TO ENTER IN A-400M PROJECT
ROME, ITALY, The former Italian Industry minister Gianni Letta, answering to the French President Jacques Chirac invitation to Italy to enter in the Airbus A-400M aircraft project, as released to Italian... more
DefenseHUNGARY BUYS 14 GRIPEN
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, Hungarian government given green light to acquisition, for its air force, of 14 fourth-generation Saab JAS-39 Gripen, on a total of 24 expected, with a order value of 555 EURm. Aircrafts... more
DefenseGERMANY DECLARES ITS ENGAGEMENT ON A-400M
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to declarations of a Bundeswehr spokesman and of German defense minister Rudolf Scharping, Germany will engage itself in the A-400M project as settled, thus denying the rumours... more
DefenseGERMAN-FRANCO MEETING SLATED FOR TODAY
NANTES, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will meet President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of France today in Nantes for the 78th German-Franco consultation meeting. Topics on the... more
DefenseNEW LAUNCH FOR DEFENSE SAAM/FR SYSTEM
FRANCE, A new training launch for the qualification of SAAM/FR system was conducted last October 30 at French Navy CEM. The launch was succesful and the qualification training was positively concluded.... more
DefenseRUMSFELD VISITED U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY BASES
USA, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited today Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, N.C., to receive briefings and demonstrations on the capabilities of U.S. Special Forces. Special forces participating... more
DefenseFRANCE SELL SUBMARINES TO MALAYSIA AGAINST INCREASE IN MAS FLIGHTS
PARIS, FRANCE, France is planning to sell three submarines to Malaysian navy, worth over 1 USDbn, and, in change, will authorize Malaysian Airline Sytem, MAS, to increase its flight between Kuala Lumpur... more
DefenseSIX COUNTRIES AGREE ON AIR COMBAT TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT
BRUSSELS, Six european countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Britain, yesterday signed a pact named ETAP (European Technology Acquisition Program) to work together to develop technologies... more
DefenseBUSH PROPOSES 60% CUTS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARSENALS
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. President George W. Bush declared, in a press conference preceding the USA-Russia meeting, that he will propose to Russian President Vladimir Putin to cut the 60% of the nuclear weapons... more
DefenseGERMANY ASKS FOR AN A-400M PRICE DISCOUNT
BERLIN, GERMANY, According British newspaper Financial Times, seems that Germany government would postpone the signature of the agreement for the Airbus military aircraft A-400M, as it is looking to have... more
DefenseNEAR 53,000 U.S RESERVISTS RECALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 415 members of the Naval Reserve are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Naval Reserve... more
DefenseA-400M (2): HERTRICH, EADS: ''IT WILL BE A SORROW IF ITALY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE''
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Rainer Hertrich, EADS co-president, t will be a sorrow if Italy will not participate in A-400M medium transport aircraft project by Airbus. In a prss conference held in Berlin,... more
DefenseHOLLAND ENTERS EUROFIGHTER PRODUCTION
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Eurofighter consortium, in which are present Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Spain, has acquired also the Holland at which has been awarded production orders for about 6,7 USDbn.... more
DefenseDOD STUDIES MEDICAL IMPACT OF DEPLETED URANIUM IN THE BALKANS
WASHINGTON, "The Department of Defense released today an information paper, "Depleted Uranium Environmental and Medical Surveillance in the Balkans,"which summarizes medical and environmental assessments... more
DefensePENTAGON RECALLS OVER 35,000 RESERVISTS
USA, Pentagon increased the number of reservists recalled to active duty and Total number for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 13,416; Naval Reserve, 4,750; Air National Guard and Air Force... more
DefenseJSF: A ''UNCOMMON'' DECISION IN THE U.S. DEFENSE PROCUREMENT SECTOR
WASHINGTON, USA, It seems as "uncommon" the decision of Pentagon to assign to Lockheed Martin the whole procurement of the new JSF combat aircraft, in a winner-take-all bid. The industry forecasts production... more
DefenseOTHER HUNDREDS OF RESERVISTS RECALLED IN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, USA, Pentagon recalled in service until now, more than 33.000 reservists, as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. These military will go to enforce the protection... more
DefenseITALY: DEFENSE MINISTER ANNOUNCES THAT ITALY QUITS A400M PROGRAMME
ROME, Italian Minister of Defense Martino announced during the political tv program Porta a Porta that the government has decided to quit the A400m programme, aimed at the development and construction... more
DefensePENTAGON BUYS THE CIVILIAN SATELLITE IMAGES OF AFGHANISTAN BOMBED ZONES TO PREVENT THEIR PUBLIC DIFFUSION
WASHINGTON, USA, According the British newspaper Guardian, the Pentagon has spent millions of dollars avoid that the civilian satellite pictures of the effects of bombing, where heavy civilian casualties... more
DefenseALLIES PROVIDE STRENGHTENING OF AFGHAN TERRITORY SURVEILLANCE
WASHINGTON, USA, France and Britain will send their spy planes into action in Afghanistan, perhaps as early as next week, to add to the capability of U.S. combat forces to obtain sharply detailed pictures... more
DefenseA400M PROJECT LOOSE ITALY (2): LEFTIEST PARTIES CRITICISE GOVERNMENT DECISIONS
ROME, ITALY, Italian government decision to leave the A400M military transport aircraft project raised the criticism of opposition, in which DS honourable Giovanni Urbani defines the decision a "heavy... more
DefenseITALY ABANDONS A400 PROGRAMME
ROME, The italian government has decided not to take part in Airbus A400 programme, including Great Britain, France, Germany. The Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, hasn't alredy explained clearly the... more
DefenseOVER 30,000 RESERVISTS CALLED UP IN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 700 members of the Naval Reserve are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. Total number currently called to active... more
DefensePENTAGON INCREASE RESERVISTS CALLING UP
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 1,722 Army reservists and Army National Guard members are being called to active duty in order to give support to airport security. This brings the total reserve force... more
DefenseWOLFOWITZ AND BERLUSCONI MEET PRESS AT PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, USA, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz conducted a media availability with the Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, at 9:45 a.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at the Pentagon... more
DefenseTALIBAN AMBASSADOR: OUR DEFENSES ARE INTACT
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan, said that after three days of U.S.-led airstrikes, not only the Afghanistan's air defense capability is intact, but both... more
DefenseRESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD UNITS CALLED UP
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 495 Army reservists are being called to active duty today as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Army reserve force soldiers... more
DefenseRUSSIAN AIRSPACE ALLOWED TO HUMANITARIAN FLIGHTS ONLY
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According Russian defense minister Sergei Ivanov, the Russian airspace is allowed only to humanitarian flights, with exclusion of combat aircrafts. Ivanov underlined the situation of... more
DefenseUSA CONTINUES TO RECALL UP RESERVISTS
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 100 members of the Naval Reserve are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. Total number currently called to active... more
DefenseTHE FIGURES OF RISERVISTS CALLED IN SERVICE
USA, A large number of riservists has been recalled in service by Pentagon, following the mobilitation ordered by President George W. Bush. Total current call-ups for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve... more
DefenseAIR FORCE DIFFUSES RECORD RECRUITING FIGURES
USA, The Air Force announced today that its recruiting service achieved 102 percent of its fiscal 2001 enlisted recruiting goal by bringing a total of 35,381 airmen to Air Force active duty against... more
DefenseRUMSFELD TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA, OMAN, EGYPT AND UZBEKISTAN
WASHINGTON, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld left Washington last night to visit Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld plans to return to Washington this weekend. more
DefenseRUSSIAN WILL GIVE SATELLITE GATHERED INFORMATION TO U.S. FORCES
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to an Interfax agency news, Russian government decided to give satellite gathered information on Afghanistan to U.S. forces. General Anatoli Perminov, commander of Space Forces... more
DefensePENTAGON INVEST BILLIONS TO IMPROVE ITS RECONNAISSANCE ABILITY
USA, The Pentagon is using almost USD12bn of its emergency budget to improve its aerial intelligence-gathering capacity as part of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Most of that will be used to accelerate... more
DefenseNSA PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INTERCEPTED IN ADVANCE WTC TERRORISTS MESSAGES, BUT HAD NO TIME TO READ IT
USA, According to reliable U.S. sources, an overload of information from Echelon, the high level intercepting system, caused the non interpretation of the WTC terrorists messages that the system have probably... more
DefenseOTHER 607 RESERVISTS CALLED UP
USA, Approximately 607 Reservists form Army, Navy and Air Force are being called to active duty by Pentagon as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Reserve... more
DefenseFURTHER 635 MORE MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE RECALLED ON DUTY
USA, Approximately 635 more members of the Naval Reserve, are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Naval reservists called... more
DefenseMORE NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVE UNITS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
USA, Over 800 Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. Among... more
DefenseAIR FORCE, NAVY MOVE ON STOP-LOSS AFTER RUMSFELD GIVES OK
WASHINGTON, "The Air Force and Navy moved quickly to invoke their "stop-loss" programs following Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Sept. 19 delegation of authority to the heads of the military departments.... more
DefenseFBI WAS INFORMED SINCE 1995 OF A TERRORIST PLAN TO USE HIJACKED AIRCRAFT AGAINST BUILDINGS
WASHINGTON, USA, According to revelation of some Philippine investigators, the FBI was warned since 1995 of the possibility that terrorists was planning an attack in which they would have to hijack aircrafts... more
DefenseUS ATTACKS (4) AIR FORCE RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
WASHINGTON, USA, The U.S. Air Force is working around the clock to coordinate relief to victims of this morning's terrorist attacks. Secretary of the Air Force James Roche contacted the Federal Emergency Management... more
DefenseRUSSIA AND USA OPEN NEW TALKS OVER THE SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Russia and Usa opened a new round of talks in Moscow about missile defence shield and the future of a landmark 1972 arms treaty. First Deputy Chief of Staff Yuri Baluyevsky headed the Russian side... more
DefenseU.S. GOVERNMENT FORECASTS A MIITARY BASES REDUCTION
WASHINGTON, USA, In order to found funds to finance the Space Shield project, very appreciated by Clinton administration before and by Bush administration now, and strongly supported by U.S. defense industry... more
DefenseISRAEL COULD UNVEAL ITS NUCLEAR POWER
JERUSALEM, According the former Israelian first minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel could reveal the numener of nuclear weapons available to it, if the news that Iran has developed an own nuclear arsenal... more
DefenseGERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER WILL NOT RESIGN FOR MILITARY AICRAFT PRIVATE USE
BERLIN, GERMANY, The German defense Minister, Rudolf Sharping, will not resign, due to the scandal born because he have used a military aircraft to reach his girlfriend in Maiorca, Spain, as declared by... more
DefenseRUSSIA INCREASES ARMS SALE
NOVOSIBIRSK, Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov told the press in Novosibirsk today that arms sales is increasing in Russia, adding that combat aircraft accounts for 65% to 70% of Russian arms exports,... more
DefenseBUSH TO NAME NEW U.S. MILITARY CHAIRMAN
USA, U.S. president Bush will name the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this afternoon. According to unofficial sources the new chairman is likely to be Gen. Richard Myers, a former head of the... more