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DefenseSPACE SHIELD: FOR ''WASHINGTON POST'' FAR TO BE REALIZED
USA, According to "Washington Post" newspaper, the so paraded "Space Shield" promoted before by Clinton administration and after by current Bush administration, would have excessive costs, either budgetary,... more
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DefenseUSA VERSUS NORTH KOREA ABOUT NUCLEAR DEAL
NORTH KOREA, The Pyongyang Government has warned, if the Bush administration continues its "hard line" policy, it may scrap an agreement on its nuclear program and long-range missile tests. But Colin Powell,... more
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DefenseBURMESE AIR FORCE FLEET AGAINST THAILAND
RANGOON, BURMA, According to the main newspaper of Bangkok, Rangoon is preparing to send jet fighters and tanks against Shan State Army forces who overran a Burmese army border post, killing one soldier,... more
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DefenseGREAT BRITAIN USES URANIUM BULLETS AGAIN
GREAT BRITAIN, Despite controversies followed to soldier sickness, and ascribed to large use of depleted uranium bullets, British Army will start to use it again, as announced by defence ministry, in a... more
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DefenseRUSSIA OPPOSES NMD, APPROVES EUOPEAN SHIELD
MOSCOW, An european-built non-strategic defense antimissile system has been proposed to Nato General Secretary Robertson by Russian defence Ministry Serghieiev, in a meeting in which has been defined that... more
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DefenseMOSCOW WANTS ANTIMISSILE SHIELD TOO
MOSCOW, When the NATO Secretary General George Robertson will visit Moscow, General Leonid Ivashov, head of Russian Defense Department, will define in the details the antimissile shield plan studied... more
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DefenseBUSH: MORE MONEY FOR US SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Yesterday new-president George W. Bush announced a significant increase in funding to improve U.S. soldiers' quality-of-life. The president plans to spend $1.4 billion on a pay raise for... more
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DefenseGENERAL ARPINO TO VIST SAUDI ARABIA
RIAD, Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Gen. Arpino, set off last saturday to meet saudi political and military leaders in Riad. The visit is included in the cooperation plan as established by the agreement... more
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DefensePAUL WOLFOWITZ, NEW US DEFENSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, The United States president George W. Bush named Paul Wolfowitz new Defense assistant secretary. Like Defense secretary Rumsfeld, also Wolfowitz has been for years to the Pentagon's apexes,... more
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DefenseU.S. RISKS SPACE ARMS RACE: RUSSIA
MUNICH, At the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, making the first overseas trip by a member of the Bush cabinet, received a worried welcome from European... more
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DefenseRUSSIAN EXPERTS TO COLORADO SPRINGS
MOSCOW, According to what reported from Russian agency Itar-Tass, some Russian experts have yesterday left for ultrasecret base NORAD (the American Agency for Aerospace Defense) of Colorado Springs,... more
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DefenseTHE CAUSES OF ITALIAN F-16 CHOOSE INSTEAD MIRAGE 2000
ROME, ITALY, The excessive expense involved in acquisition of French Mirage2000 aircraftsa is at the base of the italian choose for the U.S. F-16. The higher cost for Mirage, about 1,4 USDbn, could close... more
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DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE: GO AHEAD FOR F-16 FIGHTERS PURCHASE
ROME, An official of italian government said Air Force chances to purchase french Mirage fighters have dropped. That implicitly means a go ahead for the acquisition of F-16 military planes. The decision... more
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DefenseAMERICAN COAST GUARD TEAM IS HELPING GALAPAGOS
WASHINGTON, A team of 10 men of U.S. Coast Guard has left to carry aid to Ecuadorian authorities after the environmental disaster of Jan. 16 caused by stand of a ship that transported a large quantitative... more
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DefenseFIRST SUCCESSFUL ANTIMISSILE NAVAL SYSTEM TEST
KAUAI, HAWAII, The first test of the Navy Theater Wide antimisile system has been conducted successfully in the Kauai range in Hawaii islands. The Aegis radar equipped cruiser USS Lake Erie launched a... more
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DefenseTODAY SUMMIT BETWEEN ITALY AND FRANCE
TURIN, The main issues of the summit, attended by french president Chirac, italian prime minister Amato and the french one Jospin, a few ministers of the two countries, will include a mutual cooperation,... more
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DefenseTHALES WINS DEFENCE CONTRACT WORTH 140 MILLION EUROS
FRANCE, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has awarded the Thales Group (the new name of Thomson-CSF) a contract to support and upgrade defence systems for the Royal Saudi Forces. Four hundred people in Saudi... more
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DefenseFRENCH DEFENCE INDUSTRIES WANT TO CHANGE
PARIS, According to some sources the French industries of the Defense that are still found in the state circuit, between which also the DCN (Direction of the Shipbuilding) and the Giat Idustries (producing... more
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DefenseRUSSIA TO DEVELOP OWN SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, According to a Russian president Vladimir Putin spokesman, Russia decided to develop a n own system of spatial defense, like the U.S. "space shield"; it seems that this decision is irrevocable... more
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DefenseDEFENCE REFORMING IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, During a session of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the top national security agency, in the Kremlin Russia decided to withdraw its rocket defense and space forces from the... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (2): BELGIUM KNEW
ROME, Already in July 1999 the Belgian General Staff had circulated a circular that indicated risks and norms of uranium emergency. Italy waited for until 22 November. If we are allies, why have we put... more
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DefensePAKISTAN AGAINST US MISSILE SHIELD
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Inamul Haq said in a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament that U.S. missile defense shield could heighten tensions between major powers and lead... more
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DefenseLOCKHEED MARTIN HEADS TOP LIST OF PENTAGON'S CONTRACTORS
WASHINGTON, Lockheed Martin topped the list of US Defense contractors in the year 2000, followed by Boeing. Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-16 and F-22 fighters, made deals for $15.1 billion, while... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM:50 NATIONS SEE NO ILLNESS
U.S.A., NATO hastily set up two weeks ago a committee of 50 nations That it has found no evidence so far to support claims that depleted uranium (DU) munitions can cause cancer, responsible of some... more
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DefensePOLAND SECONDS TURKEY ABOUT ESDL QUESTION
ANKARA, TURKEY, According to the Poland's Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski "the principles that form the safety must be acceptable for all": in this way it has been demonstrated loyal with the Turkey's... more
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DefenseCONFERENCE ABOUT STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION
BUSSELS, Today the Departement of Defence announced that it will take part in a conference in Brussels on Feb. 6-8 (along with the United Nations Environment Programme and the United States Environmental... more
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DefenseRUSSIA: GOVERNMENT TO DRAW A PLAN TO MERGE MIG AND SUKHOI
MOSCOW, According to Interfax agency the Industry, Science and Technology Ministry has drawn a plan to unite AVPK Sukhoi and MiG Russian Aircraft Co. into the Combat Aircraft of Russia holding. The industries... more
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DefenseMALAYSIA'S DEFENCE COULD BUY RUSSIAN SU-30 MK FIGHTERS
MALAYSIA, According to sources not confirmed Malaysia could buy advanced Russian-made Sukhoi-30MKMs jet fighters to boost its air defense, fighters. In Asia, only China, India and Vietnam had Su-30 aircraft.... more
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DefenseITALY INDUSTRIES EXCLUDED BY ''SPACE SHIELD''
WASHINGTON D.C., After U.S. decision to realize the "space shield", announced by Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. will be compared the "shield" features proposed by Pentagon and these proposed by Nato,... more
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DefenseSUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST FOR NEW US CRUISE MISSILE
WHITE SANDS, USA, U.S. Air Force successfully completes the first test for its new cruise missile JASSM, in the White Sands missile range. The JASSM, launched by a F-16D fighter, cruised autonomously for... more
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DefenseRUMSFELD SWORN IN AS NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, Donald H. Rumsfeld was sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense during a ceremony held last saturday in Washington. Rumsfeld said, "I am grateful to the President for the opportunity to serve... more
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DefenseTESTS IN GREECE FOR RUSSIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEMS UNDERGO
MOSCOW, The Russian anti-aircraft missile systems Tor-M1, supplied to the Greek army by the Antaeus company last year, undergo firing range testing in Greece. The testing involves four missile systems... more
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DefenseBRITAIN TO ENTER JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROJECT
GREAT BRITAIN, Britain signed an agreement on the $100 bn US Joint Strike Fighter program. Britain will spend £1.9bn ($2.8bn) on the next steps of development of the aircraft and its weapons, securing... more
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DefensePENTAGON TO GIVE LOCKHEED MARTIN FUNDS TO COVER F-22 PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, The Pentagon gave Lockheed Martin a $43 million financial support to complete the F-22 program within the end of the month. The decision about purchasing the first 10 produced jets will be... more
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DefenseUS AIR FORCE PERSONNEL UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR DRUG USE
USA, Fifteen members of the staff at Peterson Air Force Base and NORAD are under investigation for alleged drug use. Some of them have been removed from sensitive duties. The investigation involves the... more
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DefenseX-45A FIGHTER TO BE READY BY 2010
USA, The american-made fighter will be iquipped with weapons that can pinpoint targets and will be controlled via radio and satellite. It would be used then to bomb enemy radar and air defences to make... more
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DefenseDEFENSE: OVER $30 MILLION INVESTED IN TRANSPONDER SUITABLE TO ''S MODE''
ROME, According to the article one of the law number 436 promulgated on October 4 1988 the italian Ministry of Defense asked Senate's Defense Commission to approve "research and development long term program"... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM: COMMON MEDICAL POLICY
BRUSSELS, NATO established today that all the Alliance's Countries will have to adopt one common medical politics delineated from the medical Committee. Three are the criteria to follow: analysis of mortality... more
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DefenseU.K. WONTS 150 F-22
LONDON, Ministry of Defence said that U.K. will partecipate in the U.S. F-22 project (Joint Strike Fighter). According to media the Tony Blair's Governments would have been engaged to take part to... more
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DefenseAMERICA PILOT PERHAPS IMPRISONED FROM IRAQI SOLDIERS DURING THE GULF WAR
BAGHDAD, A Iraqi official said that the remains of the pilot of U.S. warplane downed during the Gulf War in Iraq's desert were never found. Teriq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister, said Iraq Cooperated with... more
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DefenseBOEING HAS COMPLETED JSF X-32B ENGINE TESTS
SEATTLE, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce yesterday completed accelerated mission tests of the Joint Strike Fighter X-32B engine in West Palm Beach, Florida. The tests were succesful and the aircraft... more
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DefenseRUSSIAN AIR FORCE 2000: 105 DEADS IN 8 INIDENTS
MOSCOW, Commander Anatoly Kornukov said on Thursday, said that 8 Russian Air Force planes and helicopters crashed in 2000, killing 16 crew members and 89 passengers for a total of 105 persons. According... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM (2): COHEN, NO RISK IF HANDLED PROPERLY
WASHINGTON, According to American Defence Secretary William S.Cohen, depleted uranium (DU) is not dangerous if handled properly. Cohen said to repond to EU: "We have benn using DU weapons for decades,... more
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DefenseDEPLETED URANIUM: UK KNEW SINCE 10 YEARS
UK, According to "Times" the Authority for the nuclear energy (Aea) the British government had informed about the risks of the use of depleted uranium crews already in 1991: according to the relationship... more
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DefenseBAE SYSTEMS WINS CONTRACT FOR SIMULATORS FOR US AIR FORCE
LONDON, BAe Systems signed a $13.3 million contract option to design and build two C-130J simulators for the U.S. Air Force. BAe has already set an agreement to to build the first C-130J Weapons System... more
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DefenseAIR FORCE URGES TO THE NEW F-22S
WASHINGTON, Officials of American Air Force are urging Pentagon to approve spending $2.1 billion on F-22 fighter planes before the Bush administration takes office. The F-22 is the Air Force's top... more
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DefenseTHALES WINS FRENCH CONTRACT WORTH EUR 365M
PARIS, FRANCE, The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales Optronique a contract worth EUR 365m to develop and produce new-generation optronic airborne reconnaissance systems for the... more
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DefenseRUSSIA TO DEVELOP NEW COMBAT AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The commander of the russian air force, Anatoly Kornukov, told the press that Russia is developing a multi-purpose combat aircraft of the fifth generation. Two prototypes are currently being developed... more
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DefenseU.N. URGES MORE RADIATION TESTS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Senior United Nations officials have called for soil and water samples to be taken from Bosnia in areas where depleted uranium ammunition was used. The U.N. Environment Programme... more
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DefenseCZECH REPUBLIC TO PURCHASE FIGHTERS
PRAGUE, Czech government has asked five military aviation firms to submit tenders to upgrade the air force. Defense Minister Vladimir Vetchy said told reporters that the 24 to 36 fighters are meant to... more