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DefenseIsraeli air attack in Gaza, three Palestinians killed
Gaza, Gaza Strip - They were preparing to launch rockets against Israel
Three Palestinians have been killed yesterday in an air strike performed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, as reported by local medical sources. The three belonged to the Islamic Jihad and would have been killed... more
DefenseSwitzerland, currently, renounces to purchase new combat airplanes
Berne, Switzerland - A decision is expected for next Spring. Completed the evaluation's phase for candidates to replace part of Tiger
The federal councillor Ueli Maurer, at the end of his first year as head of defense, sport federal Department (DDPS), has made a positive report on the occasion of a talk with media delegates took place... more
DefenseUS Senators oppose French helicopter carrier's sale to Russia
Washington, USA - It would create problems to the stability of the area
A group of US Senators warned France of the possible consequences of the sale of some "Mistral" class warships, amphibious assault helicopter carriers, to Russia (see AVIONEWS). "We fear this sale sends... more
DefenseSAAB radar systems to Italy
Rome, Italy - Order worth € 46 million
Saab has signed a contract for the sale of its Arthur WLS (Weapon Locating System) to the Italian Army. The order has been obtained in collaboration with the Italian company Selex Sistemi Integrati (Finmeccanica).... more
DefenseChavez accuses: "The USA are violating Venezuelan airspace"
Caracas, Venezuela - And threatens: "We'll shoot down every intruder"
Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, has accused the USA of violating the airspace of the south American country, with a spy aircraft, as reported today by the Russian news agency "RIA Novosti", quoting... more
DefenseUSA: new defense budget bill cleared the Senate
Washington, USA - VH-71 partially safe, F-22 cancelled. Funding for new troops in Afghanistan, the C-17 and the F136 engine
The US Senate today approved with 63 votes against 33, after a night session, the US$636 billion defense budget bill that had already cleared the House of Representatives on Wednesday (see AVIONEWS). The... more
DefenseUSA: new funds for the C-17 and the second F-35 engine
Washington, USA - VH-71 presidential helicopter and F-22 axed from the new House bill
The US House of Representatives approved a new bill for Fiscal Year 2010 defense budget, authorizing new funds for the C-17 and the alternative Lockheed Martin F-35 engine, besides more spending on the... more
DefenseIndia test-fires nuclear missile
New Delhi, India - The Dhanush launched for the sixth time
India yesterday successfully test-fired a Dhanush ballistic missile capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. The launch was performed by a ship off the coast of north-eastern Orissa... more
DefenseCritical Design Review for the new US communication network
San Diego, USA - It will supply better and more secure links to the warfighters
A secure, internet-like tactical network is one step closer to providing joint warfighters with unprecedented access to voice, data and video communications, as well as a level of interoperability never... more
Defense1000 new Italian soldiers in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - To take autonomous control of the western region of the country
Italy will send 1000 more soldiers in Afghanistan, while studying a decreased commitment to Lebanon. The new troops will be deployed in the Asian country in a 14-month time-frame through all 2010, practically... more
DefenseEADS DS IFF MSSR 200 to protect Australian helicopter carriers
Canberra, Australia - The systems will be installed by 2015
EADS Defence & Security (DS) will provide the new "Canberra" class amphibious ships of the Royal Australian Navy with the latest technology identification systems in order to enhance flight safety and... more
DefenseGeneral Atomics to build flight deck systems for the "Ford" aircraft carrier
San Diego, USA - New arresting gear and catapult for the CVN-78
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems division (GA-EMS) was awarded a US$675.2 contract by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, for the production of the advanced arresting gear (AAG) and the... more
DefenseRussia to hold military drills in Siberia in 2010
Moscow, Russia - More than 8,000 troops are expected to participate
The Russian defense ministry today announced that a series of large scale military exercises in Siberia and the far East will be hold in 2010, involving all of the country's armed forces. These drills... more
DefenseEADS DS presents innovative security system
Paris, France - To enhance response to cyber attacks on communication networks
EADS Defence and Security (DS) today announced the launch of a pioneering new solution for the supervision of information system security. The solution, named "Security Cockpit" is a groundbreaking system... more
DefenseBoeing and Australian defense together to study electromagnetic environmental effects
Brisbane, Australia - Open contract for operators who might need it
Boeing Defence Australia has signed a Deed of Standing Offer to provide Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) testing and design services for Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft and systems. The... more
DefenseEstonia worried if Russia will buy a French helicopter carrier
Tallinn, Estonia - National security measures needed for the Baltic country
Estonia is worried of the possibility that Russia might purchase a French "Mistral" class amphibious assault helicopter carrier, as this would lead to a serious imbalance of forces, whether the vessel... more
DefenseNew success for the JASSM-ER missile
Orlando, USA - The sixth positive test out of six performed
Lockheed Martin yesterday announced that its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) successfully completed its sixth flight demonstration in a recent test at White Sands Missile... more
DefenseIran asks Russia to respect the delivery of S-300 missiles
Tehran, Iran - The agreement signed in 2005
The Iranian government is making pressure until Russia respects the contract for the supply of S-300 missile systems to the Islamic state. It was Ahmad Vahidi, minister for defence of Tehran, who declared... more
DefenseBAE Systems will supply ATC services to the Australian Defence Force
Canberra, Australia - The five-year contract will come into effect in January 2010
BAE Systems is going to provide a range of Air Traffic Control operational maintenance services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as announced today by Greg Combet, the country's Minister for Defence... more
DefenseBoeing to supply JDAM kits to the US Air Force
St. Louis, USA - With a contract worth US$72 million
Boeing yesterday announced that it has been awarded a US$72 million US Air Force contract for more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Boeing will deliver them in 2011 and 2012. The... more
DefenseFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Oto Melara, WASS, MBDA
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 767 million (n.m.); adjusted EBITA: 58 million (n.m.)
"Companies: Oto Melara, WASS, MBDA (figures for the MBDA joint-venture are consolidated proportionally at 25%). Revenues were EUR 767 million, in line with EUR 758 million reported in the first nine... more
DefenseFinmeccanica. Performance by sector: Galileo Avionica, Selex Sistemi Integrati
Rome, Italy - Revenues: EUR 4,526 million (+91%); adjusted EBITA: EUR 394 million (+172%)
"Companies: SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems Ltd, Galileo Avionica, SELEX Communications, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, SELEX Service Management, Elsag Datamat, Seicos, DRS Technologies, Vega (which was transferred... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Commander Cigala Fulgosi" patroller into UNIFIL in Lebanon
Rome, Italy - The "Aviere" ship makes a return after more than two months in active service
"The 'Commander Cigala Fulgosi' patroller of the Italian Navy has replaced the 'Aviere' patroller in the ambit of the UNIFIL maritime force (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). The 'Aviere' ship,... more
DefenseNew range record for Lockheed Martin's GMLRS missile
Dallas, USA - Launched at a distance of more than 90 km
Lockheed Martin today announced that it has successfully fired a US Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 km in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The flawless test... more
DefenseThe French ship "Mistral" will arrive in St. Petersburg on November 23
St. Petersburg, Russia - Russia is ready to buy the amphibious assault helicopter carrier
The French helicopter carrier "Mistral" sent to Russia by the government of Paris is going to arrive in the port of St. Petersburg on November 23. Moscow's government in fact is about to buy one of these... more
DefenseBoeing delivers ICBM security systems upgrades
Anaheim, USA - For the US Air Force
Boeing today announced that it has delivered upgraded cryptography devices to Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. The devices provide additional... more
DefenseThe ship built with steel from the Twin Towers arrived in New York
New York, USA - San Antonio class amphibious helicopter carrier
The USS New York, San Antonio class amphibious assault helicopter carrier built with 7.5 tonnes of steel coming from the World Trade Center, destroyed in September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, yesterday... more
DefenseEADS to supply new systems to the South Korean Armed Forces
Paris, France - Both for air traffic management and for IFF identification
EADS Defence & Security (DS) will provide the latest technology identification systems for the newly developed Low Altitude Radar of the South Korean Armed Forces. Defence Electronics (DE), an integrated... more
DefenseFrance to send a "Mistral" helicopter carrier to Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia - The deal for the sale of this ship to Moscow gets closer
The deal between France and Russia for the sale to Moscow of a "Mistral" class helicopter carrier is getting closer. Paris' government in fact decided to send one of these ships, worth about € 500 million, t... more
DefenseOto Melara signs contract worth around 20 million euro for 81 HITROLE Light
Rome, Italy - The turrets will equip the Lince vehicles employed in Afghanistan
"Oto Melara, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract worth around 20 million euro with Italy’s Ministry of Defence - General Directorate of Terrestrial Armaments to supply 81 HITROLE Light turrets. The H... more
DefenseNation’s newest USAF environmental satellite launched
Vandenberg, USA - It has been launched yesterday morning
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, was launched yesterday morning from Vandenberg Air Force... more
DefenseNation’s newest USAF environmental satellite launched
Vandenberg, USA - It has been launched yesterday morning
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, was launched yesterday morning from Vandenberg Air Force... more
DefenseDCNS will perform maintenance on French Navy's ships
Paris, France - Under three contracts for TLS services worth € 310 million
DCNS (Direction des Constructions Navales Services), a French shipbuilder, has been awarded three contracts worth over € 310 million to provide through-life support services (TLS) for the French Navy’s fro... more
DefenseRussia might sell weaponry to Brunei
Moscow, Russia - Ka-52 helicopters and air defense systems
Rosoboronexport, the federal company that manages Russian military exports, yesterday announced its interest in a possible cooperation with the sultanate of Brunei. As reported by the news agency "RIA... more
DefenseNew North Korean missile tests
Pyongyang, North Korea - While it opens to discussions with Seoul
North Korean provocations go on. If on one side it opens to discussions with the government of South Korea, on the other hand it keeps performing missile tests. After launching five short-range missiles... more
DefenseBoeing announces successful GBU-40 SDB-II bomb tests
St. Louis, USA - Dropped by an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter
Boeing announced today it has successfully concluded a 42-month risk reduction program on the GBU-40 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II with a flight test in which the weapon impacted its target. In the latest... more
DefenseIndia tests nuclear capable Prithvi-II missiles
New Delhi, India - Designed to operate both with liquid and solid fuels
India successfully tested today two nuclear capable ballistic missiles Prithvi-II, as reported by the local TV "DD India" quoting defense sources. These rockets have a range of 350 km and are the first... more
DefenseRussia has 5 military contracts underway with Libya
Tripoli, Libya - And is participating in further tenders
Russia has five military procurement contracts underway with Libya, as reported yesterday by the news agency "RIA Novosti", quoting Alexander Mikheyev, deputy director general of Rosoboronexport, the Federal... more
DefenseThe US Senate rejects the VH-71 presidential helicopter
Washington, USA - Defense budget for FY 2010 approved
The US Senate, with 97 favourable votes against 3, yesterday approved the defense budget for FY 2010. The US$325,6 billion plan excludes both AgustaWestland's (Finmeccanica group) VH-71 Kestrel helicopter,... more
DefenseUS$133 million to Lockheed Martin for US army surveillance aerostat systems
Akron, USA - In support of the coalition forces
Lockheed Martin today announced it has received a US$133 million award to provide the US Army with eight additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to support coalition forces. A tethered aerostat-based... more
DefenseIndia deploys Air Force along Pakistani border
New Delhi, India - Using the MiG-29s modernized in Russia
India has decided to deploy its air force along the Pakistani border. According to sources from New Delhi's minister of defense, in fact, the first lot of six MiG-29 aircraft modernized in Russia, scheduled... more
DefenseItaly: 100th year celebrations for Cameri military airport
Novara, Italy - More than 120,000 attended the air show
Celebrations for Cameri (northern Italy) military airport's 100th year ended Sunday, with the participation of more than 120,000 people, in presence of the Italian Air Force chief of general staff, general... more
DefenseFrance and Spain might use Kyrgyz air base
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - After recently reopening it to US operations
The Kyrgyz parliament is evaluating two treaties proposed by France and Spain to decide whether to allow them to use the Manas air base or not for transit of troops and supplies to Afghanistan. Bishkek's... more
DefensePresident Obama meets US commander in Afghanistan on the Air Force One
Copenaghen, Denmark - 25-minute meeting in Copenaghen
American president, Barack Obama, and US forces' commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, met today on board of the Air Force One in Copenaghen, where Obama is to help Chicago in the race to organize... more
DefenseCSTO exercises in Kazakhstan
Matybulak, Kazakhstan - 7,000 troops involved from October 2 to 15
From today until October 15 ex-Soviet CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member countries will hold a series of exercises at Matybulak's training grounds, in Kazakhstan. The drills will be... more
DefenseNorthrop Grumman to supply target tracking systems to the USAF
Rolling Meadows, USA - With a contract valued US$153 million
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a US$153 million contract to provide LITENING G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman... more
DefenseThe Italian Minister, La Russa, signed a cooperation agreement with Pakistanian Defense Undersecretary
Rome, Italy - In the Defense sector
"The Italian Defense Minister, Ignazio La Russa, and the Pakistanian Defense Undersecretary, Gen. Syed Ather Ali, have signed yesterday a cooperation agreement in Defense sector, at Palazzo Chigi, in front... more
DefenseRaytheon gets contract for USAF's IFF identification systems
Marlborough, USA - Worth up to US$100 million
Raytheon announced today it has been awarded an indefinite delivery quantity contract worth up to US$100 million to improve secure combat identification for the US Air Force (USAF). Under the five-year... more
DefenseAn hybrid airship for the US Army in Afghanistan
Washington, USA - Based on the Lockheed Martin's LEMV P-791
The US Army’s Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC) would be planning to deploy an hybrid airship (Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle - LEMV) in Afghanistan by 2011. The airship will be based o... more
DefenseIsraeli fighter hits Palestinian rocket launcher in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel - The attack at the end of the Yom Kippur day
An Israeli fighter aircraft tonight struck a Palestinian rocket launcher in the Gaza strip, as reported this morning by the Israeli Army in a statement, adding that during the Yom Kippur day (Day of Atonement,... more