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Latest newsSerbian Air Force pilots will train in USA
Belgrade, Serbia - On the field of the military cooperation between the two Countries
The military cooperation between Serbian and US armed forces, which allowed two US Air Force F-16 bomber fighters to land in Batajinica base, near Belgrade, last week (see AVIONEWS for details), has been... more
Latest newsGPS and Laser/GPS guides for Tornados
Rome, Italy - The armament has been tested by RSV in Pratica di Mare
The Flight Experimental Division in Pratica di Mare (Rome) made two droppings to test the use of GPS and Laser/GPS guide armament on Tornados. GPS guide was applied to the dropping of a JDAM bomb and Laser/GPS... more
Latest newsUS F-16s land in Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia - On the field of a military cooperation agreement
For the first time American combat aircraft landed in a Serbian military base. It happened yesterday to two F-16 bomber fighters belonging to the US Aviation 55th squadron in Europe, which went to the... more
Latest newsUAV for Italian Coastguard?
Rome, Italy - In the meantime a new ATR and two A-139s are coming
The General Commander of Italian Port Authorities, Admiral Luciano Dassatti, announced that Coastguard could use UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicles) aircraft in the next future, for remote-control sea monitoring... more
Latest newsNew appointment with "Frecce Tricolori"
Ravenna, Italy - PAN will open the Summer season of Cervia
They continue, despite last days polemics (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2 and 3), the Italian shows of the Italian acrobatic platoon (PAN) of the Air Force. On next June 18, on the beach of Cervia, Ravenna,... more
Latest newsIn US Air Force opinion Al Zarqawi's killing was a technological success
Washington, USA - They are necessary a lot of fund to mantain the current operative standard
According to US Air Force the large funds spent every year by Washington’s Administration to have new technologies in the military field are spent in the right way. The proof arrived in the last days w... more
Latest newsNew humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - IAF's doctors will cure eye's disease in Togo and Ghana
It started on last Saturday, from the military airport of Pratica di Mare (Rome), the 7th humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force "Ridare la luce" (Give back the light). About 36 people, doctors,... more
Latest newsByelorussian aircraft violated Italian air space
Ravenna, Italy - The plane was intercepted by an Italian Air Force's F-16
On last Saturday an Italian Air Force’s F-16 fighter took off by Cervia Base (Ravenna), to intercept an aircraft which was flying over our air space without the necessary certifications. The plane, a B... more
Latest news100,000 people to attend to Frecce Tricolori's show
Verona, Italy - No protests against the PAN
After the polemics of the last days (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), about the presumed uselessness of the National Acrobatic Platoon (PAN) of the Italian Air Force, yesterday the Frecce Tricolori’s s... more
Latest newsItalian-Maltese naval drill on June 15 and 16
Rome, Italy - Air means by Navy, Coastguard and Air Force will take part too
The annual bilateral Italy-Malta naval drill called "Channel 06" will take place in Mediterranean waters and it will see naval units and air means of the two Nations (other than Greek and French boats)... more
Latest news"Frecce Tricolori"'s success in Spain
Murcia, Spain - There was also Felipe of Borbon, Spanish crown prince
No comment from Rivolto near Udine, which is the base of the Italian Air Force acrobatic platoon (PAN), to the declaration of communist senator Lidia Menapace, who said that "Frecce Tricolori" are a money... more
Latest newsPolemics at Italian Senate's Defense Commission
Rome, Italy - The communist candidate to the presidence said Frecce Tricolori are futile
Yesterday they were elected the president of the Commissions of Italian Senate, and immediatly the polemics exploded when it was made known that at Defense Commission, with the help of center-right coalition,... more
Latest newsChavez confirmed his intention to buy Russian fighters
Caracas, Venezuela - In the South-American country it could be built also a Kalashnikov facility
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed his country’s intention to purchase Russian Sukhoi SU-35 fighters to replace the F-16s made in USA currently in service in Caracas’ Air Force. Far back Chavez is... more
Latest news"Smart operations" for USAF
Washington, USA - The Secretary Wynne underlines the importance of ASFO 21 programme
Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of US Air Force and promoter of ASFO 21 (Air Force Smart Operations), recently declared that the USAF self-improvement programme, which is called "Smart Operations", is a cornerstone... more
Latest newsItalian Government's effort for the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato
Yesterday it took place a meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato. In the summit they talked about the not easy economic situation in which... more
Latest newsEurofighter's billionaire offer for Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Five billion dollars of orders promised
Turkey received an offer by the European consortium which produces the Eurofighter, which involves UK, Italy, Spain and Germany, to become the fifth partner of the program. With its adhesion Ankara will... more
Latest news"Frecce tricolori" at Perugia University
Perugia, Italy - Colonel Tarantino, Frecce tricolori Chief, talked with the students of the university
On last Friday Colonel Paolo Tarantino, Chief of the "Frecce tricolori", the acrobatic platoon of the Italian Air Force, lectured a lesson at Perugia University for the Social communication and advertising... more
Latest newsUSAF is looking for new soldiers
Washington, Usa - It is necessary to increase the personnel of the Special Forces
It is always more evident the necessity of new soldiers for the US Armed Forces, which are engaged from years in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US Air Force decided to look for new recruits of the... more
Latest newsNo political reason in the suspension of the air parade on next June 2
Rome, Italy - General Tricarico said it
General Leonardo Tricarico, Staff Chief of Italian Air Force, made clearness about the suspension of the air parade during the June 2 Armed Forces’ military parade. "There is not a political reason, b... more
Latest news"Frecce Tricolori" at "Dumbo's Day 2006"
Perugia, Italy - At the Umbria International Airport Perugia-S. Egidio
The "Dumbo’s day 2006", an air show which will host the Italian Acrobatic Patrol (PAN), "Frecce Tricolori", is taking place Sunday May 28 at the Umbria International Airport Perugia-S. Egidio. Since t... more
Latest newsIn Greenland to recover US fighter bombers buried under ice
Berlin, Germany - It is what a German journalist wants to do
A German journalist keen on flight, Dieter Hermann, intends to manage an expedition to Greenland because he is convinced he can recover five Second World War-aged Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter bombers,... more
Latest newsThe 21st Aviation Group of the Italian Army on a EU mission in Bosnia
Cagliari, Italy - It will be engaged in "Althea" Mission until November
The men from the 21st Aviation Group of the Italian Army, "Great Bear", are leaving today from Cagliari-Elmas military airport, Sardinia, to Bosnia-Erzegovina, where they will be engaged in "Althea" EU... more
Latest newsVenezuela cannot sell F-16s to Iran
Washington, USA - US Department of State says that
After Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rodriguez’s comment about US embargo on weapons (see AVIONEWS for details), a new prohibition comes out: according to the Department of State Venezuela cannot sell F-16s t... more
Latest newsAlternative fuel for American fighters
Washington, USA - USAF will make some tests on B-52s
USAF, the "New York Times" said, is about to start some tests to try out alternative fuel on its aircraft, within an energy saving program. A F-16 burns 105 litres per minute and in 2005 US Air Force spent... more
Latest news"Spring Flag 2006" in Sardinia
Decimomannu, Italy - All Italian, Israeli and German Air Force tactic aircraft lined up
The multinational drill named "Spring Flag 2006" is being conducted in these days by Air Forces of several European Countries at Decimomannu Airport, Sardinia, under the command of Colonel Roberto Ferro... more
Latest news53rd anniversary of Italian Army Aviation
Tallil, Iraq - All the staff of the 6th ROA joined the ceremony
The ceremony for the 53rd anniversary of the Italian Army Aviation constitution took place yesterday at the military airport in Tallil, Iraq, before the Italian Air Force 6th ROA (Autonomous Operative... more
Latest newsIreland: found the fragment of a US jet fallen in Florida
Dublin, Ireland - The aircraft sank into Mexican Gulf 4 years ago
In 2002 a US military jet sank in the Mexican Gulf, near Key West (Florida), and now a fragment of that aircraft has re-emerged in Ireland, in the West Cork area, after covering more than 8000 kilometers... more
Latest news"Spring Flag 2006" since May 8 to 27
Cagliari, Italy - The air drill is in progress in Sardinia
"The "Spring Flag 2006", the most important air drill of the Air Force which takes place currently in Italy started yesterday, Monday May 8 at Cagliari-Decimumannu airport and it will end on next May 27.... more
Latest newsNorway will not abandon the F-35-JSF program
Oslo, Norway - It was announced by Norwegian Government
The Government of Oslo made known that Norway will not abandon the program for the new military aircraft F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Norwegian decision arrived after months of negotiations in which... more
Latest newsLast flight for the C-141
dayton, US - The aircraft became famous to have carried back the us prisoner of Vietnam
The last flight of the C-141 took place at Dayton, Ohio, at the US Air Force’s base of Wright-Patterson. At the ceremony there were a lot of ex-prisoners of Vietnam. This type of aircraft infact became f... more
Latest newsIt will be the C-296M of EADS-CASA the transport military aircraft of the Finnish Armed Forces
Helsinki, Finland - Beat the C-27J of Alenia Aeronautica
The Finnish Defense Ministry ordered two C-296M aircraft, for military transport, to the Spanish EADS-CASA which will replaced the old Fokker F-27 owned by Finnish aviation. According to the signed deal,... more
Latest newsUS Senate approved a funding for Boeing C-17
Washington, USA - The funds are part of that ones given for the war in Iraq and hurricane "Katrina"
US Senate approved a USD 227.5 funding to continue production of the C-17 military transport aircraft of Boeing. The funding is a part of the money given exceptionally for the war in Iraq and for hurricane... more
Latest news"Spring Flag 2006" from May 8 to 27
Cagliari, Italy - The air drill will take place in Sardinia
"Spring Flag", the most important annual air drill of the Italian Air Force, will start on Monday May 8 at Decimomannu (Sardinia) airport and it will end on the 27th of this month. This year EAG (European... more
Latest newsCoalition forces mobilization in Iraq and Afghanistan
Washington, USA - USAF publishes recent data
US Air Force (USAF) makes known mobilization data of devices recently used in Iraq and Afghanistan missions. In the first case Coalition aircraft flew 34 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties,... more
Latest newsChina tests a new interceptor aircraft
Beijing, China - First flight test carried out this morning
It should be a last generation aircraft, the Thunder 4, completely projected and built by the Asian giant, which now is testing it with a series of flight tests, the first of which has been carried out... more
Latest newsMeeting between General Tricarico and AMI ex-staff
Rome, Italy - Italian Air Force activities and aircraft were introduced
Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Leonardo Tricarico, met the Armed Force staff no longer in service, in the field of an initiative aiming at supplying the state of the art of projects, programs,... more
Latest newsNew fire control radars on USAF's B-1Bs
Washington, USA - A USD 180m contract with Boeing
US Air Force has awarded Boeing a USD 180m contract to upgrade the fire control radar on its fleet of 67 B-1B Lancer long-range bomber aircraft. Boeing said it will deliver modified aircraft beginning... more
Latest newsUS air raid in Afghanistan killed three Talebans
Kabul, Afghanistan - Five more men and a Police man were killed during an attack to a Police station
Kabul Government’s and US Army’s official sources made known yesterday that during an American air raid made Monday against a supposed Taleban guerrillas base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, South of... more
Latest news"San Diego Air Show": the history of military aviation on exhibition in Texas
San Diego, Usa - Simulated bomb blasts by vintage Vietman War aircrafts
The exhibition lasted three days, from Friday, April 21st to Sunday 23rd. The 12th Annual exhibition with the theme " Wings of the Silver Screen: The Planes, Pilots and Filmmakers of Aviation Movies and... more
Latest newsA spy plane shot down in Iran
Teheran, Iran - It is the second one this month
"Iran" government newspaper reports yesterday Iranian Armed Forces shot down a spy plane near Qeshm island, in Hormuz Strait. The news talk about an aircraft belonging to foreign forces, but they do not... more
Latest newsUS Air Force looking for more economic ways to keep its planes in the air
Washington, Usa - Constructors and suppliers tighten their belts
Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert III, director of strategic planning and chief of staff for plans and programs at USAFS headquarter, speaking last Wednesday at the annual meeting of Lean Aerospace Initiative,... more
Latest newsLong times for the new USA's bomber
Washington, USA - Fund for the upgrade of the B-52, B-1 and B-2 have been given
US Air Force is waiting the green light by the Pentagon to start the financing and the planning of a new long-range strike bomber. But probably, because of the complexity of the operation and of the bureaucratic... more
Latest newsMIG hopes to improve orders in Egypt and India
Moscow, Russia -Russian fighter plane constructors hope in larger orders
In the general scene of the offer sale to India, partecipants are Boeing with its F/A-18 to replace the old MIG-21, Lockheed Martin proposed its F-16 and the European EADS its fighter plane Eurofighter.... more
Latest newsTurkish-Swiss relationship in crisis
Bern, Switzerland - Swiss aeronautic industry excluded by a contract race in Turkey
The relationship between Turkish and Swiss Government are more and more difficult. Pilatus, a Swiss industry of the aeronautic sector, was excluded by Ankara ba the race for the achievement of a USD 500... more
Latest newsThe ground tests of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed
Fort Worth, USA - Lockheed Martin announced it
Lockheed Martin announced to have successfully completed, with 5 days ahead of time, the structural tests on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat aircraft (see for details AVIONEWS). The first flight... more
Latest news"Antica Babilonia": positive balance for "Predator" and "Mangusta"
Nassiriya, Iraq - Italian Air Force means used in Iraq
Italian Air Force Colonel, Ludovico Chianese, commander of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) interforce group belonging to the air component of "Antica Babilonia" mission, showed the balance of the 4 Italian... more
Latest newsAgreement between Italian and Croatian Air Forces
Rome, Italy - Closer cooperation between the military aviations of the two countries
Yesterday in Italian Air Force’s headquarters an important two-sided agreement has been signed between our country and Croatia in the field of Defence. General Viktor Koprivnjak, Croatian Air Force’s Sta... more
Latest newsGreek military aircraft disappeared by radars
Athens, Greece - Search and rescue operations in progress
This morning Greek radios made known the news about the disappearance of a Mirage-200 fighter aircraft of Greek Air Force, engaged in a training flight, by the radars. The plane disappeared at 9:30 am,... more
Latest news"The Mountain Lion-Cougar" Operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The offensive is supported by US Air Force
About 2500 American and Afghan military men are involved in an operation called "The Mountain Lion-Cougar" in order to re-conquest a strategic territory in Eastern Afghanistan. The offensive, supported... more
Latest newsUS military aviation will be engaged in Iraq for a long time
Washington, USA - USAF Staff Chief Michael Moseley declared it
Yesterday the USAF Staff Chief, Michael Moseley, said that in his opinion the USAF will have to remain for long time in Iraq, "Also after the withdrawal of the major portion of US and coalition land forces".... more