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DefenseRUSSIA HAS MOVED SOME BOMBERS NEAR ALASKA
ALASKA, According to Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon, Russia has moved two of its TU-95 strategic bombers at Anadyr airbase near Bering sea, and another three at Tiksi airbase, on Laptev sea, allegedly... more
DefenseINDIA TO NEGOTIATE WITH BAE FOR JET FIGHTER TRAINERS
INDIA, Indian government confirmed it is in advanced talks with BAE to buy 66 jet fighter trainers. Twenty-four Hawk trainers will be bought directly from BAE, the other 42 aircrafts will be built locally... more
DefenseNEW ROUND OF TESTS FOR SU-30MKI FIGHTER
MOSCOW, The new round of tests of the russian multifunctional Su-30MKI fighter has begun at the Irkutsk Aircraft-Building Society (IABS), where the aircraft was built. India ordered 40 units of the fighter.... more
DefenseTURKISH ARMY TO NEGOTIATE WITH BOEING TO BUY SEVEN AWACS
TURKEY, The new was reported by turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit. The deal worths $1,5 billion. Ecevit added that in case the talks with Boeing would have negative result Turkey will start new negotiations... more
DefenseBOMBED SUDANESE CITY, 4 KILLED AND 32 INJURED
NAIROBI, KENYA, A fighter of sudanese air force dropped 17 bombs on Ikotos, 280 km east of Juba, in the south of Sudan. The attack killed four people and seriously injured other 32 people. It was launched... more
DefenseJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER X-35A TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER
EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA, The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter X-35A broke the sound barrier in its twenty-fifth flight test. Test pilot Tom Morgenfeld siad "this is another example of our flight test program... more
DefenseITALY TO RENEW TORNADO'S LEASING
ROME, Italian Senate's Defense Committee said the leasing of 24 air defense "Tornado ADV" will be renewed. Minniti, the italian defense undersecretary, said the Chamber of Deputies approved an expense... more
DefenseEU SUMMIT IN NICE TO CLEAR RAPID REACTION FORCE
PARIS, Among the issues of the European Community's summit taking place in Nice on Decemember 7 and the day after there is the definition of the Rapid Reaction Force. Germany will commit 18.000 troops,... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE TO NEGOTIATE WITH FINMECCANICA FOR C27J PLANES
ROME, Italian Ministry of Defense is planning to purchase 12 C27J planes from Finmeccanica aerospace industry giving back the G22 fleet in exchange. An announcement of the negotiation was put in the italian... more
DefenseKOREA TO BUY RADAR SYSTEMS FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Korean government has decided to buy four sets of FPS-117E1 radar system from Lockheed Martin of the United States by 2003. The deal worths USD 54,5 million. Korea recently canceled... more
DefenseRUSSIA COULD SELL RADAR TO CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Klebanov and chinese Prime Minister Zhu Ringji recently discussed the sale of four to six Beriev A-50 advanced radar aircraft. The deal would significantly... more
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