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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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