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DefenseNATO AGENCY OF EUROFIGHTER MANAGEMENT IS DEVELOPING MODIFICATIONS OF THE PLANE
MUNICH, After the parliamentary question in which Senator Semenzato asked to know wheter the Eurofighter was going to be converted into a fighter, which he defined Eurobomber, optimized for air-to-ground... more
DefenseNEGOTIATIONS FOR GREECE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EUROFIGHTER CONSORTIUM ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES
ATHENS, GREECE, The negotiations for Greece's participation in Eurofighter project could be completed in coming days. Greece has promised to buy 60 units of the plane, worthed dlrs 4.8 billion. The european... more
DefenseBOEING X-32A JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FLIES AGAIN
USA, Boeing X-32A Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator resumed flight yesterday afternoon, after a stop of three weeks due to a hydraulic problem. It flew 30 minutes from Edwards AFB, California. An "interim... more
DefenseBELGIUM TO BUY SEVEN MILITARY AIRBUS NEXT YEAR
BRUSSELS, The belgian government will buy seven military Airbus A400 next year. The contract worths about one billion euro. The new was reported by an official of belgian ministry of Defense. Belgium also... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER EQUIPPED WITH THRUST VECTORING NOZZLE
MADRID, Spain could play a relevant role in the Eurofighter project if the initiative of Turbo Propulsores S.A. (ITP), partner of Eurojet Group in the development and manufacturing of EJ2000 turbofan,... more
DefenseOSPREY DECLARED FULLY OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE BY PENTAGON
USA, The Pentagon team scrutinizing U.S. Marine's MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft declared it operationally effective and suitable, following succesful trials about two weeks ago. Testers detected problems... more
DefenseU.S. FORCES TO DENY RUSSIAN PLANES DEFIED RADAR
TOKYO, JAPAN, U.S. Navy denied the news reporting that russian jets slipped past the radar defenses of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the sea of Japan. A spokesman of the U.S. Navy said russian aircrafts have... more
DefenseFOUR FIGHTER MODELS OFFERED TO ITALIAN AIR FORCE
ROME, ITALY, The official proposal for a 45 fighter supply to Italian Air Force is expected for november, 20; the aircrafts will be payed considering flight hours accumulated. In this way, Italian Air... more
DefenseDASSAULT PLANNED A NEW "STEALTH"
PARIS, Dassault Aviation's vice president Bruno Revelli announced that the company developed and flew an unmanned stealth fighter. It will be the beginner of a new generation of manned and unmanned fighters... more
DefenseCHINA TO DEVELOP NEW MILITARY AIRCRAFT
CHINA, According to what U.S. experts said during Zhuhai air show, China is developing a new military aircraft to be used by Navy. It is a military version of 60-seat MA-60 regional aircraft, which is... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER: FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS STARTED IN ENGLAND
LONDON, The final assembly of the euopean aircraft Eurofighter has started today in a hangar of Warton air base, England. The new was confirmed by BAe Systems. The fighter will be completed before the... more
DefenseINDIA ORDERED 32 RUSSIAN FIGTHER PLANES
LONDON, India will take delivery of the first batch of ten 32 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters from Russia late next year The remaining planes will arrive before the end of 2003. The Indian Ministry... more
DefenseBAE WINS CONTRACT TO UPGRADE MISSILE SYSTEM
LONDON, BAe Systems signed an agreement with british Defense ministry after it won the bid to upgrade Sea Dort embarked missile systems used by Royal Navy. more
DefenseSOUTH AFRICA: OPPOSITION ASK FOR AUDIT IN MULTIBILLION ARMS DEAL
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, A South Africa government opposition parliamentary commission has requested an examination on a multibillion dollar arms deal. The government has valued the package required by... more
DefenseBELGIAN AIR FORCE TO BUY FOUR EMBRAER
BRUSSELS, The belgian Air Force bought four aircrafts, two EMB-135 and two EMB-145 which will be delivered between May 2000 and April 2002. The contract worths about 3,5 billion of beligian francs. The... more
DefenseISRAEL: "ARROW 2" ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEM PUT INTO OPERATION
WAPA-TEL AVIV, Israeli ministry of Defense announced that the "Arrow 2" anti-missile system has been put into operation after a series of trials. The system was developed by israeli industry and financed... more
DefenseNORTH KOREA TO STOP MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, U.S. secretary of state Albright said in a press conference that North Korea intends to drop the missile development program. The president kim Jong II declared her this intention... more
DefenseNATO GROUNDS GREEK FIGHTERS INTERCEPTED BY TURKISH AIR FORCE
ATHENS, The greek fighters taking part in Nato military manoeuvres in Turkey for the "Destined Glory 2000" operation have been grounded by Nato "because of an interception by turkish fighters". Nato air... more
DefenseMV-22 DECLARED EFFECTIVE, SUITABLE FOR LAND-BASED OPERATIONS
USA, The Department of the Navy announced that the MV-22 Osprey has been judged operationally effective and operationally suitable for land-based operations, validating eight months of comprehensive... more
DefenseRUSSIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS GOES TO IRAN
IRAN, According with a CIA director John A. Lauder report, dated October 5, presented to U.S. Senate Commission for Russian relationship evaluation, Iran own some russian chemical weapons, also suitable... more
DefenseAFTER 28 YEARS ATTACH AIRCRAFT GREEK LANDED TO TURKY
ANKARA, Galley was Nato exercise "Destiny Glory 2000", in which ,after 28 years of closing, attach aircraft landed to greek territory, followed by five F-16 and three C-130, hellenics too. more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE US AIR FORCE FLIGHT SECURITY
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE SECURITY US AERONATIC
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
DefenseU.S. GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED ITALY TO LEASE F-16 AIRCRAFTS
WASHINGTON, WAPA's advance informations about the intention of italian government to lease U.S. Air Force's were confirmed in Washington, where DoD notified to Congress that italian ministry of Defense... more
DefenseAMI TO LEASE US SCRAPS
LONDON, Officials of London U.S. embassy admitted that italian ministry of Defense has an option to buy 26 Lockheed Martin F-16D/F (Block 15) air supremacy fighters in leasing. US Defense Department will... more
Defense"FANTI ALATI" RETURN TO KOSOVO
ROME, The "fanti alati", the soldiers of the 66th bersaglieri regiment will return to Balcans. The boarding at Ravenna's naval port and Bologna's airport has already started and they are expected to leave... more
DefenseYEMENI PLANE IS FLYING TO IRAQ TO BREAK EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, After the jordan plane landed at Baghdad airport the other day , the first arab flight to break embargo, today another plane took off to Iraq from San'a, Yemen. The plane carries about 100... more
DefenseRC EURODEPUTY LUISA MORGANTINI WILL FLY TO BAGHDAD AGAINST EMBARGO
BRUSSELS, Rifondazione comunista's eurodeputy Luisa Morgantini, president of Ue assembly's Group for Peace, will fly tomorrow to Baghdad boarding a scheduled flight "to break air passengers embargo imposed... more
DefensePEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAN COUNTRIES GOES AHEAD
SEUL, The defense ministry of the two korean countries are continuing the peace talk started yesterday on Cheju Island, on the South Korea. This is a good way to maintain the detente process inaugurated... more
DefenseJORDAN PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD, FIRST ARAB FLIGHT AGAINST EMBARGO
AMMAN, A jordan delegation of about 80 people, including three ministers (Social Development, Health, Rural Affairs), deputies, senators, medical staff, arrived to Baghdad from Amman on a Royal Jordanian... more
DefenseEVEN JORDAN WILL MAKE SOLIDARITY FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
AMMAN, After Rissia and France, Jordan announced it will land politicans and officials to Iraq. Jordan will be the first arab country to break air embargo. The new was reported yesterday morning by government... more
DefenseBRITISH WARSHIPS IN ADRIATIC FOR AIR MANOEUVRE: "NOTHING TO DO WITH MILOSEVIC"
LONDON, A fleet of 15 british warships are involved in a defense air manoeuvre with other Nato members. The scheduled exercise involves aircraft-carrier, support ships, amphibious. About 5000 soldiers... more
DefenseA SECOND FRENCH PLANE WILL LAND IN BAGHDAD NEXT FRIDAY DESPITE OF EMBARGO
PARIS, A second plane, carrying politicians and intellectuals and leaving from Paris, will land in Baghdad next friday. They all will protest against embargo and anglo-american sanctions. The french ex-minister... more
DefenseAN ECHELON FOR GERMANY
BERLIN, According to what reported by records of Investigating Commission in Strasbourg, the German intelligence Service, named BUD, ha developed and is utilizing an electronic eavesdropping system to... more
DefenseAIRCRAFTS FLEW FROM PARIS TO BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD, Did Saddam Hussein health condition got worse? Or as iraqi vicepremier Tarek Aziz said the new is just an opportunism of western countries? One thing is sure: the aircrafts landed in Baghdad coming... more
DefenseU.S. AIRCRAFT SHOT BY IRAQI ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE
BAGHDAD, "Our brave anti-aircraft defense shot an enemy fighter" said a military spokesman. But Pentagon officials denied saying all aircrafts involved in the air raids in the north of the country... more
DefenseIS FRANCE SPYING US?
ROME, According to what reported by records of Temporary Investigating Commission which is investigating on Echelon and, in the same time, on other events as the unauthorized electronic eavesdropping,... more
DefenseITALY AND FRANCE SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO BUILD FOUR ANTI-AIRCRAFT FRIGATES
ROME, Italian and french ministers of Defense signed an agreement to build four "Horizon" anti-aircraft frigades. They will be manufactured by a joint-venture composed of italian Fincantieri and Finmeccanica... more
DefenseTHEL ANTI-ROCKET LASER RAY SYSTEM SUCCESFULLY TESTED IN ISRAEL
JERUSALEM, The second test of an anti-rocket tactical system based on high energy laser ray use and named Thel was succesfull. In the firing house of White Sands, Usa, an high energy laser ray intercepted... more
DefenseISRAEL REQUESTS TO U.S. A POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF FUEL AND AIRCRAFTS
WASHINTON, The government of Israel has requested to USA a possible purchase of JP-8 aviation jet fuel and 14 Beech King Air B200CT/T fixed wings aircraft with engines, spare engines, spares and repair... more
DefenseNORTH KOREA SOLD MISSILES TO GHEDDAFI
LONDON, According to the british newspaper Sunday Telegraph North Korea sold Lybia long range missiles able to reach Israel and southern countries belonging to Nato. The first missile stock, valued $300... more
DefenseKOREAN MINISTERS OF DEFENSE OPEN PEACE TALKS
SEOUL, North and South Korea decided to open peace talk to reduce tension around the 38th parallel. To pursue this goal, the two countries' ministers of Defense started talks today aiming at strategic... more
DefenseTHIRD RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT LANDS IN BAGHDAD TO DELIVER HUMANITARIAN AIDS
BAGHDAD, Russia continues keeping in touch with Baghdad neglecting embargo and no fly zones established by Uno. The third flight in two months was made by a Tupolev-154 of Vnukovskie Aviolinii'. The aircraft... more
DefenseU.S. A-10 USED URANIUM BULLETS: DEFENSE DEPT. DENIES LEUKEMIA RISK
ROME, A-10, the U.S. ground attack aircraft shot 31.000 uranium bullets in the 100 missions accomplished in Kosovo. The highway Pec-Djacovica-Prizren would be the most striken zone, not far from were italian... more
DefenseIRAQ, EIGHTY AIR RAID FOR U.S. AND BRITISH FIGHTERS
BAGHDAD, New air combats in the sky of Baghdad between U.S. and brithsh fighter protecting no-fly zones and anti-aircraft iraqi bases. Yesterday there were 56 air raids in the south of Iraq and 24 in the... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE PURCHASED 22 HERCULES C-130J FOR 46TH BRIGADE
PISA, Italian Air Force decided to replace the old Hercules C-130 of 46th brigade with the new hercules C-130J which will be officially unveiled in Pisa. The 22 aircrafts, ten in stretched version,... more
DefenseRUSSIAN PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD TO BRING MEDICINES AND A DELEGATION OF OIL EXPERTS
BAGHDAD, No fly zones seems not to block Iraq allied forces. A russian Yak-42 plane, carrying medicines and a group of oil experts, landed on sunday in Baghdad. Moscow government had in writing warned... more
DefenseWILL THE U.S. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE ACCELERATE?
WASHINGTON, A senior US defence official said on Friday that testing for a proposed national missile defence (NMD) system must be accelerated if even a limited capability was to be deployed before... more
DefenseEADS WILL DELIVER IRAQ 20 NEW PLANES
BAGHDAD, An EADS delegation will arrive to Baghdad at the end of September to negotiate a contract to supply Iraq 20 new planes. Iraqi government ordered last month the reopening of Saddam Hussein international... more
DefenseJSF TAKES OFF
PALMDALE, The next-generation fighter aircraft, Boeing X-32, manufactured for JSF project, Joint Strike Fighter, took off on Monday for the first time from Palmdale, California from Edwards Air Force base.... more