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Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies (2): background information
Venegono, Italy - A programme launched in early 2000
"Background information The M-346 Programme was launched by Aermacchi in early 2000, after a phase of in-depth studies, market surveys and benchmarking. In order to optimise the training effectiveness... more
Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies
Venegono, Italy - 42 minutes have allowed the new prototype performance to be evaluated
"The second prototype of the M-346, new Aermacchi’s advanced trainer, has performed its maiden flight today. The aircraft has taken off from Venegono airfield at 10:11 am, local time, piloted by Olinto C... more
Latest newsPakistan: air-to-air and anti-ship missiles for the Air Force's fighters
Islamabad, Pakistan - Some 300 Sidewinders and 40 Harpoons for the F-16s and the United States appear willing to provide a go-ahead for the supply
Pakistan goes on asking the United States for taking delivery of weapons to encourage the modernization of its defensive system, remarkably relying upon its aerial component. US authorities could actually... more
Latest newsJSF: final assembly of the first F-35s
Fort Worth, USA - The three fuselage sections and its wings are being manufactured by Lockheed Martin and BAe and then assembled in the US homeland
Lockheed Martin started the final assembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) at its production facility located in Fort Worth (Texas). The new light multirole stealth fighter is being made in... more
Latest newsYoung Greek pilot tries an emergency landing
Lemnos, Greece - He had just 130 flying hours
A young Greek pilot with just 130 flying hours tried a dead stick landing. It happened at the Lemnos Island International Airport, in Greece. While they were going back to the base after a mission for... more
Latest newsHornet against the rebels in Iraq for close support missions
Samarra, Iraq - US Navy revealed details of the mission performed on last May 8 by dropping some six guided bombs
US Navy revealed recently that two F/A-18C Hornet medium-light multirole fighters performed a strike mission against some rebel sites in the Iraqi homeland in the Samarra area, in order to provide proper... more
Latest newsSirio Panel to provide control panels for the A-400M
Toulouse, France - The Finmeccanica-owned company already cooperates with Airbus for the A-320 family airplanes' instruments
The Airbus A-400M gains a new Italian partner: it deals with Sirio Panel, a Finmeccanica-owned company competent for the production of avionics systems related to controls. The programme regarding the... more
Latest newsAngola: Embraer Super Tucano airplanes have been ordered
Luanda, Angola - Among 8 and 12 aircraft which will be able to share tactical data with the African country's fighters
Angola is purchasing a remarkable amount of weapons from Brazil and commercial deals in this sector would have been recently signed in Brasilia during an official visit by the African country’s President. A... more
Latest newsEADS and Raytheon together for the Future Cargo Aircraft programme
Washington, USA - European group has found an important partner in the United States for the promotion of the C-295 as the new US Army's airlifter
EADS signed an important agreement in the United States with Raytheon for the promotion of the C-295 as the new military transport aircraft to be devoted to US Army within the FCA (Future Cargo Aircraft)... more
Latest newsPakistan: JF-17 and F-16 to modernize its Air Force's fleet
Islamabad, Pakistan - A nation-made fighter and the US Viper as then ideal solutions but the financial effort could prove not completely affordable
Pakistan is devoting great efforts for the modernization of its own combat aircraft fleet, both concerning national production and the purchase of new means in the international market. In the first case,... more
Latest newsItaly and UAE signed an agreement for logistics support for Italian forces abroad
Dubai, UAE - Italian Air Force's units to be allowed to operate at airports in the small Arab country
Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, was officially visit the United Arab Emirates yesterday. Minister Martino seize a chance to meet his counterpart in the Persian Gulf’s country and also the S... more
Latest newsThe commander of the Italian "Frecce Tricolori" speaks to the students of the Polytechnic of Bari
Bari, Italy – "I am fortunate as I do what I dreamt to do when I was 5"
The commander of the "Frecce Tricolori" (Italian Air Force aerobatic team), major Paolo Tarantino participated to an initiative organized to celebrate the ‘World Year of Phisics’ at the Polytechnic of... more
Latest newsUnited States, sexual harassment in the Armed Forces
New York, USA – 1700 charges
The figure had a steep increase this year, the Pentagon in fact received 1700 sexual harassment charges which involve members of the Armed Forces. The Pentagon attributes such increase to a grown awareness... more
Latest newsAeronavali: transformation of the second 767 into the Tanker for Italian Air Force has started
Naples, Italy - The Finmeccanica-owned company provides the modification kit also for other worldwide customers
Boeing delivered to Aeronavali (Finmeccanica group), at its facility in Naples (Italy), the second 767-200 commercial airplane devoted to be transformed into a special aerial refuelling version named KC-767A... more
Latest newsAlenia: three factors at heart of the group's success
Rome, Italy - Cooperation with Italian Air Force and leading companies such as Boeing together with R&D
Alenia firmly believes in the C-27J Spartan programme, most of all with reference to the US market towards which Finmeccanica group has important expansion purposes. According to representatives from Alenia,... more
Latest newsKC-330: four states compete in the USA for the production of the EADS' air tanker
Washington, USA - Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina have been requested to provide additional data on potential sites for the future facility
European aerospace and defence holing EADS decided to select four US states out of the original 32 which suggested territorial solutions for the production of the new KC-330. These four states have been... more
Latest newsFrance believes in the Mirage 2000 for the new Indian light fighter
Paris, France - French Government hopes that the selection criteria can favour the Dassault's fighter after the defeat of Airbus for the new Air India's fleet
France does not seem to succeed in accepting the idea that Boeing was awarded with a contract for the purchase of some 50 commercial airplanes by Air India so defeating its rival Airbus (see for details... more
Latest newsF-16: the "Desert Falcon" will protect the United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE - The fighter purchased by the Arab country which took delivery of its first F-16 Block 60 has been renamed in this manner
The first of the new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters (renamed as Desert Falcon) purchased by the United Arab Emirates has arrived in the arab country. Government ordered some 80 multirole combat airplanes... more
Latest newsMig and Sukhoi compete for the future of Venezuelan air defence
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan Government is searching for a solution against the shortages caused by the lack of the F-16s' spare parts delivery from the USA
The USA do not intend to provide spare parts for the F-16 fighters operated by the Venezuelan Air Force due to bad relations between Washington and Caracas. So, the improvement of diplomatic and commercial... more
Latest newsEurofighter: an analysis of a successful programme
Berlin, Germany - Environmental and weapon tests have been completed while the production of the Tranche 2 has started
The four Eurofighter consortium’s members (Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Italy) analyse the situation related to the evolution of the EF-2000 Typhoon project while waiting for the Tranche 1’s full com... more
Latest newsIndian aviation industry's future depends on the LCA
New Dheli, India - The fully national-made light fighter will have to ensure the full technological progress autonomy in this sector
Indian aviation industry’s success appears more and more to depend on the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme related to the new Tejas light fighter. By this project the authorities which are attending t... more
Latest newsBrazil selected EADS CASA for the modernization of tactical transport and maritime patrolling
Brasilia, Brazil - Some 12 C-295 airplanes have been ordered while the P-3 Orion will be upgraded
Brazil is renewing its military transport and maritime patrolling activities thanks to the contribution provided by EADS CASA. Brazilian Government and the European holding competent for the aerospace... more
Latest newsNew F-15K for South Korea?
Seoul, South Korea - Additional forty fighters could be ordered by the end of this month to increase the territorial protection degree against the North Korean threat
South Korea will take delivery of forty Boeing F-15K Eagle multirole twin seats fighters and make them enter service during the next years, as a version exclusively dedicated to the South Korean homeland... more
Latest newsSouth Africa: cooperation agreement for the production of the A-400M
Pretoria, South Africa - Also eight airlifters to be purchased for South African Air Force
South African aerospace industry wilol ensure its own contribution for the designing and construction of the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. A participation agreement has been in fact... more
Latest newsLatin America looks at used aircraft market for air defence
Brasilia, Brazil - A compromise solution to avoid the purchase of new material and fill the gap produced by the necessary retirement of old planes
Latin America’s defence market would appear mainly interested in programmes able to ensure higher security for national territories without relevant efforts related to the purchase of conventional weapon s... more
Latest newsIndia: a "live" evaluation of the F-16 in the Thai land started
Bangkok, Thailand - During an informative and experience exchange involving both Indian and Thai pilots
That Indian Government was interested in carefully evaluating the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s features has been known for a long time when considering the fact that Lockheed Martin is competing in the bid f... more
Latest newsThe Boeing P-8 MMA's design phase to be accomplished in September
Washington, USA -It represents the future of US Navy's maritime patrolling
Boeing has recently started the new design phase for the new P-8 MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) which should be accomplished next September, when a full and final configuration of the new military... more
Latest newsTIPS: EADS welcomed NATO's support for the AGS programme
Berlin, Germany - The European holding to provide a special version of the Airbus A-321 dedicated to surveillance, command and control
European aerospace and defence group EADS welcomed NATO’s approval for an additional EUR 23m fund intended to carry on the TIPS (Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution) programme related to the production o... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: after the success of mission "Eneide" hopes for further simile occasions
Rome, Italy - General Gianfranco Pecci said
General Gianfranco Pecci of Italian Air Force as spokesman of the army and after the success of the mission "Eneide", which jointly collaborated Italian Defence Ministry, Esa, Lazio’s Region and Alenia S... more
Latest newsIndia waiting for documents on the F-16 for the new light fighter
New Dheli, India - Lockheed Martin requested for providing details on purchase cost and delivery timetable but the aircraft will have to beat competitors
Lockheed Martin has been allowed by US Government to provide India with the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters in case such an aircraft is selected by New Dheli’s authorities as the new light c... more
Latest newsElectronically scanned array radar for the F/A-18E Block II
Washington, USA - Boeing shows the first upgrade of the latest version of the Hornet for US Navy
Despite its young age, the latest version of the F/A-18 Hornet (The F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet) is about to be involved by the first relevant upgrade by the installation of the new APG-79 Active... more
Latest newsAirbus KC-330: is Northrop Grumman likely to be a partner?
Washington, Usa - A formal collaboration agreement for the promotion of the USAF's tanker could be signe during the forthcoming weeks
Airbus is well aware about the fact that it must achieve two goals in order to succeed in gaining some successful chances during the tender for the provision of the new US Air Force’s air tanker: first o... more
Latest newsUSAF: "More F/A-22s are needed to ensure the air dominance"
Washington, USA - Representatives from the armed force prove convinced about it despite Pentagon does not intend to purchase a large number of fighter
US Department of defence would think that 179 Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor multirole stealth fighters are enough for US Air Force, but this view clashes with the operational exigencies expressed by the... more
Latest newsT-38 always "in the vigour of youth" for USAF
Washington, USA - The armed force to go on relying on the well known advanced trainer to coach its new pilots
While aviation industry goes on producing new advanced trainers all over the world (two programmes in Russia, two in Europe and at least three projects in Asia), it does not seem that the United States... more
Latest newsAustralia: stand-off missiles for its own Hornets and Orions
Canberra, Australia - It represents the next step for the strengthening of its own defensive system
Australia is certainly an important ally for the United States in the Pacific Ocean and it seized a chance to consolidate such trust granted by Washington also during the recent conflict in Iraq. The common... more
Latest newsCzech Republic: the first six Gripen fighters are combat ready
Prague, Czech Republic - The remaining eight planes leased for ten years are expected to arrive next August
Czech Air Force has recently made its first SAAB/BAE JAS-9 Gripen 4th generation multirole light fighters enter the operational service. THe total number of aircraft of this type leased for a ten years... more
Latest newsBoeing P-8 MMA: devices to increase survivability are under development
Washington, USA - The F/A-18E's lesson will be a major one to understand which are the steps to improve the aircraft's robustness against enemy's fire
The future US Navy’s maritime patrolling aircraft will have to be able to properly face enemy’s fire, also considering the anti-ship operations which it can be expected to perform besides the simple sea... more
Latest newsTourism airplane intercepted over the Tyrrhenian Sea
Trapani, Italy - An Italian Air Force's F-16 took immediately off yesterday to detect the plane which had abnormally kept the radio silence
A South African tourism single engine four seats airplane flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea yesterday alarmed Italy due to its radio silence and this fact warned Italian Air Force. An Italian Air Force’s -... more
Latest newsA-400M: Stork Fokker to provide its contribution for the airplane's electric section
Amsterdam, Holland - The dutch company to attend to the plane's wing electric wiring
Dutch aerospace company, Stork Fokker, will attend to wing electric wiring for the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. Dutch firm has been selected by such European leading group as a partner... more
Latest newsRaptor: the dream comes true
Washington, USA - Pentagon's go-ahead for the mass production of the new stealth fighter whose first airframes will be combat ready even at the end of 2005
The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor stops representing an "X" aircraft and a weapon system in doubt for the future. Pentagon has recently provided its go-ahead for its mass production in order to endow US... more
Latest newsJet training: operational flexibility means commercial strength
Washington, USA - Analysts would think that a new military trainer must be flexible and endowed with good performance to be a competitive one
Competition in the military trainers international market is tending to become more and more a fierce one in the forthcoming ten years. Analysts in the aerospace sector prove convinced of it as they found... more
Latest newsSingapore: "Eurofighter does not meet our operational requirements"
Singapore - The EF-2000 Typhoon out from the tender in which only the F-15 and the Rafale are now competing
The EF-2000 Typhoon will not be the new fighter of Singapore Air Force. Government decided to exclude the Eurofighter four-nations consortium aircraft (promoted by British BAe) from the official bid for... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: here is the first combat ready single seat Typhoon
Grosseto, Italy - It will be operated by 4th Fighter Wing and it follows the twin seat versions suitable for pre-operational training
The first Italian Air Force’s single seat Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighter arrived at Grosseto Air Base. The airplane, belonging to 4th Fighter Wing "Amedeo D’Aosta", follows the... more
Latest news"Noble Javelin 05": NATO exercise under banner of the "rapid response capability"
Gando, Spain - Italian Air Force provided the necessary support for the command and control activities during operations
NATO military exercise "Noble Javelin 2005" was held among the Gando Air Base (Canaries Islands, Spain) from March 28 to April 14. The event involved an overall number of 3000 persons coming from 16 Atlantic... more
Latest newsJoint operational flexibility trials for the Gripen
Stockholm, Sweden - Some aerial refuelling tests involving Swedish and South African air forces have been successfully performed
The SAAB/BAe JAS-39 Gripen, despite representing a sufficiently proven weapon system today, is being still involved by a series of important operational evaluations, basically intended to show its adaptation... more
Latest newsChile: the first F-16 for Air Force is ready
Santiago, Chile - Ten multirole airplanes have been ordered in the F-16C and the F-16D versions and they will be all in service by 2006
Chilean Air Force will take delivery of its first Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighter soon, as recently completed at the well known US maker’s Fort Worth facility (Texas). The S... more
Latest newsA market for 4000 combat airplanes during the next ten years
Washington, USA - According to the latest forecasts by US analysts
Forecast International released recently the results related to its forecasting study concerning the defence market during the next ten years with reference in particular to the combat airplanes section.... more
Latest newsUSA suspended the Israeli cooperation for the JSF
Tel Aviv, Israel - Till the matter related to Israeli UAV technology export towards China is solved
USA’s Government decided to suspend the Israeli industry’s cooperation for the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme related to the new Lockheed Martin F-35 light multirole stealth fighter. A delicate cho... more
Latest newsP-8A: the MMA "unveils" its name
Washington, USA - Boeing announced the official name of the new maritime patrolling aircraft for US Navy based on the 737-800
The new maritime patrolling aircraft of US Navy will be called P-8A. This would be in fact the name selected by Boeing for the MMA programme (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft), related to a new airplane... more
Latest newsKC-330: 32 states in the USA want to produce it
Toulouse, France - The tender for the selection of the site where to build the facility for the production of the air tanker promoted for USAF has started
There are some 32 states in the USA suggesting to Airbus their candidacy for the production of the European group’s proposal for the new US Air Force’s air tanker. There would be about 70 sites potentially cap... more