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DefenseIndonesia: soon the request to buy new airplanes and helicopters
The C-130J and CH-47 will be requested from the United States
As part of the program to modernize the armed forces of Indonesia, the Minister of Defense from Jakarta announced that contacts with the United States will soon be launched to buy new helicopters and new... more
DefenseGermany: double purchase of aircraft for Luftwaffe?
The F-35s by 2025 and then the new Typhoon
The German Air Force has asked potential bidders in the competition to replace the old Panavia Tornado aircraft to accelerate the prospects of delivery of the new aircraft before 2025. Among the possible... more
DefenseGreenland: three Chinese airports, a risk for NATO countries
Strong interest of China on the island
Greenland through the Nuuk government is trying to get more and more autonomy from Denmark, so much so that it could soon become officially independent from Copenhagen. This from the United States can... more
Defense"Vostok-2018": Putin will be present at the military exercise
In Ukraine, smaller response trainings with 10 NATO countries
At the "Vostok-2018" (East 2018) exercise, which will be held from 11 to 17 September in the eastern Transbaikal region, Vladimir Putin will take part, as reported by the Russian press. The largest training... more
DefenseIndia-USA summit: sale of armed drone aircraft on the table
Relations between the two countries growing and consolidating
The talks in Delhi between the United States and India will begin today to try to improve political relations and to increase the collaborations in the field of defense, since Washington over the years... more
DefenseChina: Su-35 aircraft it will be a problem for the United States?
It will increase the offensive capabilities of the Chinese Air Force
During the wait for the Chengdu J-20 aircraft that should have stealth capacity but for which the time is not clear before becoming operational, the Beijing Air Force has equipped itself with the Russian... more
DefenseCold war scenarios in the Med between the US and Russia
Tension between maritime patrol aircraft and submarines rises
Cold war scenarios in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea where the United States and Russia are "facing" by sending submarines and maritime patrol aircraft in to the area. While Russia brought part... more
DefenseAircraft. USA: from 2019 operational the Agadez base
Among the largest installations of the USF from where the attacks with drones will start
The United States has begun to build what will be one of the largest Air Force (USAF, US Air Force) bases outside the US territory. An investment of about $ 280 million for the military installation that... more
DefenseUSA: published report that warns the Air Force
Too many long operations will create operational problems in the future
The report published by "Rand" on the future of the US Air Force (Usaf, Us Air Force) confirmed the concerns of senior air force officials about the possibility of maintaining current operating rhythms... more
DefenseIran: short-range ballistic missiles deployed in Iraq
They could hit Israel and US bases
Iran, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would have installed short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, which could put all regional enemies -Israel and US military bases in the Middle... more
DefenseUSA: permanent the presence of two B-52H in the skies adjacent to China
Aircraft in flight to deter any possible action
While Russia and China are preparing for the "Vostok-2018" exercise -which should involve 300,000 soldiers- and the Beijing government continues its assertive policies towards countries bathed by the East... more
DefenseFrom tomorrow Russian Navy exercise in the Mediterranean
Engaged 25 naval ship and at least 30 aircraft
After deploying ten surface naval units and two submarines in front of the coast of Syria, the Russian Minister of Defense has announced that in the next 8 days they will be engaged in an exercise in the... more
DefenseBrazil: the "new" Atlantic helicopter carrier arrived in Rio de Janeiro
It is the former HMS "Ocean" purchased for GBP 80 million from the UK
After being dismissed in March 2018 by the Royal Navy the former HMS "Ocean" arrived at the week-end in Brazil, where it will be used by the Brazilian Navy as a helicopter carrier with the name of the... more
DefenseUSAF: the new training aircraft will be announced by the end of September
Favored the "clean-sheet" presented by Boeing and Saab. The quotation for the T-100 is down
After the US Air Force (USAF) has received all the offers from the various aerospace industries involved in the tender for new generation advanced training aircraft, in the coming weeks it will be -as... more
DefenseRussia: 300,000 soldiers for the Vostok-2018
It should be comparable to the Soviet exercise in 1981
More than 300 thousand soldiers and 1000 aircraft will take part in September in one of the biggest exercises in the world, Vostok-2018 in Russia. Minister of Defense Segei Shoigu has confirmed it yesterday.... more
DefenseRussia. accusations against British aircraft: they would provoke Russian ones
Tensions between the two countries continue
Russia has accused the Royal Air Force (RAF) of intercepting its airplanes on the Black Sea -when they violate NATO airspace- in a dangerous way, constantly provoking Russian forces in flight. An accusation... more
DefenseUnited States: "bait" missiles successfully tested
They will be used to deceive enemy anti-aircraft systems
The Pentagon has announced its success in testing the MALD-X project, namely the simultaneous launch of small "aircraft-decoy" capable to create confusion and to interfere in enemy anti-aircraft defense... more
DefenseRussia: lost a nuclear-powered cruise missile
Russians and Americans are trying to recover it
Russia -according to "CNBC" report- is trying to find the nuclear propelled cruise missile "Burevestnik" that fell into the sea during the failed test last year. Three surface vessels and two submarines... more
DefenseSerbia: 2 modernized MiG-29 aircraft presented
Fleet renewal and revitalization program
In a ceremony held yesterday at the presence of the Serbian Head of State Alekandar Vucic, the Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin and Chief of Staff Ljubisa Dikovic were presented to the press -referring... more
DefenseTurkey: deliveries of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in 2019
Now the risk is that the tension with Washington rises
Despite the strong critics and the accusations made by the United States against Turkey, according to what the director of Rosoboronexport (the Russian state agency that deals with the export of defense... more
DefenseRussia: military exercise of Russian Air Force waiting for the Zapad 2018
Training activity involving 20 aircraft and helicopters
While waiting for the Zapad (West in Russian) 2018 exercise to take off, the Russian Air Force has carried out a training activity in Transbaikal in which both air combat and special forces attacks against... more
DefenseBoeing: military sector towards the future but with an eye to the past
Constant profits thanks to the "old" F/A-18 and F-15
The defense sector of Boeing seemed to have undergone a major and deep crisis in which it seemed that its two F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-15 Eagle/Strike Eagle military aircraft were close to retirement,... more
DefenseIndia: critics at the Government for the purchase of Boeing P-8I aircraft
The best offer would have been that of the Airbus A-319
The institution that control and examines Indian public spending (CAG) has accused the Minister of Defense and the Government of having violated the procurement processes in the acquisition of 8 P-8I Neptune... more
DefenseTaiwan: new cruise missile should hit China
All Air Force planes can already transport it
With China increasing its political pressure on Taiwan, the small State of the island of Formosa has decided to add to its arsenal a cruise missile that gives the possibility to the Air Force to hit the... more
DefenseLatvia: 4 UH-60 Blak Hawk helicopters purchased from the US
A political choice rather than a military choice
Latvia will soon purchase 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US in order to increase the mobility and speed of the armed forces of Riga on the eastern flank of NATO, the one considered to be of greater... more
DefenseSweden: Patriot anti-aircraft missiles from the US for defense from Russia
A step that brings Stockholm closer to NATO
The government of Sweden has given the green light to the agreement with Raytheon to buy -through the program for sales of weapons abroad in the United States- the anti-aircraft missile defense system... more
DefensePhilippines: is it possible a purchase of aircraft from Russia?
Neither the president nor the foreign minister exclude the eventuality
Today the Philippine Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said that the Philippine government will continue in its project to buy arms from Russia... more
DefenseFrance: the sale of Rafale planes to Egypt blocked by the USA
The reason is the presence of American components in the SCALP missiles
France is trying to find a way to reduce the dependence on the US in the export of cruise missiles SCALP -which it has inside American components-, which blocks the sale of additional Rafale fighter planes... more
DefenseIsrael: will stop buying F-35 aircraft to order other F-15s?
The idea of Air Force would be to use the "old" fighter for a long time
An interesting question that opens up many perspectives is why the Israeli Air Force (IAF) would prefer to buy more F-15 and F-35 aircraft, mainly because the Ra'am (Thunder) -the name used in Israel for... more
DefenseIndia: USD 1bn to the USA for a new anti-aircraft system
This move brings the two countries closer together
Historically India has always been more distant from the United States than Pakistan, but in recent years the paradigm has slowly been reversed thanks to some acquisitions in the military made by New Delhi... more
DefenseRussia: work on a new ground-effect vehicle missile-launcher
The aircraft should serve to defend the Arctic routes
In Russia, work is underway to develop a new Ground-Effect Vehicle (GEV) -aircraft which combines the seaplane with the hydrofoil- belonging to the Orlan class, which could give the armed forces of Moscow... more
DefenseUSA: in the future all ships as aircraft carriers?
A system able to take off drones even from smaller units
The future of the US Navy could be that all ships in the fleet become small aircraft carriers. This is predicted by DARPA's engineers (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) who are working on a joint... more
DefenseAntonov: great steps forward for the An-188 aircraft
Close the agreement with Turkey for the production of the transport plane
There isn't only the agreement signed with Boeing to resume the mass production of aircraft, because the Ukrainian aerospace company Antonov is making great progress also in the negotiations to produce... more
DefenseF-35 and military expenses on the table of the Conte-Trump meeting
Not just the economy and trade, but we will also talk about defense
Today begins the State visit to the United States of America that includes the meeting between the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the American President Donald Trump today in the White House to talk... more
DefenseIsrael: 11 billion dollars to renew the fleet
Airplanes, helicopters and tilt-rotors arriving for the aeronautics
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is planning one of the largest agreements ever signed with a foreign aerospace manufacturer; on the plate according to "Israel Hayom" there would be 11 billion dollars to be... more
DefenseUSA: fifth generation airplanes will be soon in Europe
The USAF commander in Europe and Africa told the news
During the week there was a press conference of the commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, general Tod Wolters, in which he announced that the US Air Force (USAF) shortly, after the summer,... more
DefenseUS: no funds for the Air Force JSTARS aircraft
The Congress rejected the USAF request
The will of the US Air Force (USAF) was to upgrade and modernize the fleet of Northrop Grumman E-8 JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) aircraft developed by the old Boeing B-707, but... more
DefenseRussia: "Admiral Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier operational in 2021
Subjected to maintenance for 2 and a half years
When the maintenance and technological upgrades for the only Russian aircraft carrier -the "Admiral Kuznetsov"- will end, they will have to spend another seven months before seeing it come back into service.... more
DefenseCJ EU sets aside the judgment of the General Court on the ‘Spanish tax lease system
The General Court had annulled the Commission’s decision that that system constituted State aid
From May 2006, the Commission received a number of complaints against what has been called the ‘Spanish tax lease system’ (‘the STL system’). The complaints were that that system allowed maritime shippin... more
DefenseIveco-Oto: consortium signs contract with Italian Ministry of Defence
For 10 Centauro II armoured vehicles
The Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium (CIO), which is 50% owned by Leonardo, signed today a contract worth 159 million Euros with the Italian Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of the first 10 new Centauro... more
DefenseMattis: "Congress doesn't block F-35 aircraft sales to Turkey"
A letter from the US Defense Secretary to reiterate his position
In a letter sent to the United States Congress, Secretary of Defense James Mattis asked not to prohibit sales of the F-35 plane to Turkey to prevent the cost of the aircraft from increasing again, which... more
DefenseJapan: the Aegis Ashore program will continue
The defense system from intercontinental ballistic missiles will cost about 5.4 billion USD
In Japan, the concept of military defense is changing over time, and the ballistic aspect is gaining ground even as a result of the continuing threats that came -and could continue to come- from the North... more
DefenseIsrael: first operational employment of David's Sling
Used to intercept two SS-21 Syrian missiles
Israel used yesterday for the first time the "David's Sling", the medium-range anti-missile interception system, to intercept two SS-21 Tochka launched from Syria to Israel.When these were identified by... more
DefenseFrance: in 2025 2% of GDP in defense, but 1 in 3 helicopters is on the ground
The situation beyond the Alps is paradoxical between the grandeur and the problems with the veichle
French President Emmanuel Macron has approved the new defense budget which contains an increase in military spending -to be able to modernize the armed forces- and which will allow France to reach 2% of... more
DefenseSaab launches anti-ship missile system RBS15 Gungnir
Showed at the "Farnborough Airshow" for the first time
Saab announces the RBS15 Gungnir next generation anti-ship missile system that is shown at the "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" (July 16-22) for the first time.The option to engage targets from... more
DefenseTurkey: the first aircraft carrier will arrive in 2021
Anadolu will be able to give the sea the air projection on the seas
Turkey will also have its first aircraft carrier built entirely autonomously by 2021. The Anadolu will give at the Turkish Navy the ability to projection on the seas around the world -being able to navigate... more
DefenseUS Navy: USS Ford close to the last test phase
12 months in which all the systems will be tested to make it operational
It will bring more than 75 aircraft with hypothetically unlimited autonomy -given that it is powered by two nuclear reactors- we're talking about the new US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford that will... more
DefenseChina: joint exercise on an area large as Taiwan
The activities of the Chinese armed forces will start today and end next Monday
The Chinese armed forces will conduct from today until next Monday -according to the "Global Times"- an interforce training in the East China Sea, in an area almost identical to the size of the island... more
DefenseNATO Summit (2), Trump's extraordinary press conference
After the new accusations launched on Twitter, the US president announces an agreement
New accusations by US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit taking place in Brussels to the allied countries, especially against Germany. The White House used Twitter to attack the... more
DefenseNATO Summit, recognized the threat from the Mediterranean
Eyes on Russia, but in the meantime the Naples hub will soon become operative
Despite the divergences that had emerged in the hours before the NATO summit in Brussels, a general agreement was reached. Italy could be satisfied with the results obtained because the threat from the... more