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Latest newsAerial Common Sensor: the USA select the Embraer ERJ-145
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The well-known Brazilian producer's regional jet to be the new surveillance, command and control platform of US Army and US Navy
The Embraer ERJ-145 will be the platform of the programme named Aerial Common Sensor, for the development of a new surveillance, command and control airplane for US Army and US Navy (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
Latest newsAnother attack performed by Israeli helicopters in the Gaza Strip
Tal al-Zatra, Gaza Strip - Three Palestinians were injured
According to some Palistinian witnesses, Israeli military helicopters fired today missiles hitting Tal al-Zatra village, nearby Beit Hanoun centre and not so far from Jabaliya refugees site. In this area,... more
Latest newsA new coordinated development programme for the JSF
Washington, USA - Producers and customers will have a chance to progressively satisfy their own exigencies while producing this project
The first 1000 days developing the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme have been achieved at the end of July. This programme deals with the new Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole stealth fighter. Its US producer... more
Latest newsHard battles last night among Afghani Army and USA and rebel militiamen
Zhawara, Afghanistan - Two A-10 fighters, a B-1 bomber and four Cobra helicopters have been involved in the combat
A thousand among the soldiers of the Afghani Army and American militaries, supported from the air aid of four Cobra helicopters, a B-1 bomber and two A-10 fighters, have supported last night a hard battle... more
Latest newsA missile launched from an Israeli helicopter would be at the beginning of the explosion happened today in Rafah
Rafah, Strip of Gaza - In effects in the zone it was in course an Israeli military operation
The explosion has happened in the first hours of the morning of today in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza's Strip, near the border with the Egypt. No official confirmation has been given from the Israeli... more
Latest newsLockheed Martin to attend to the Aerial Common Sensor programme
Washington, USA - Its specification derives from a common exigency belonging to both US Army and US Navy
Lockheed Martin will attend to the development of the new Aerial Common Sensor programme, jointly requested both by US Army and US Navy in order to satisfy their common exigencies regarding a new airplane... more
Latest newsEgypt ready to send humanitarian aids to Darfur
Cairo, Egypt - Necessaries and doctors in order to help populations in difficulty
The worsening of Darfur Sudanese region’s situation is more and more worrying even the Arab countries, so that also Egypt’s Government would have recently ensured its own availability for an intervention by... more
Latest newsBritish Ministry of Defence's appreciation for the Eurofighter programme
London, UK - Minister Geoff Hoon considers this airplane as fully respondent to country's defensive exigencies
Eurofighter programme's representatives positively reacted to recent statements by British Defence Minister, Geoff Hoon, regarding the EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighter, which is destinated... more
Latest newsSudan under indictment: the new Mig-29 are being used against rebels in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan - Some witnesses would unveil it while African country's armed forces criticize UN's resolution regarding the ceasefire
Sudan’ situation, with reference to Darfur region, appears to worsen day by day (see for details AVIONEWS). Khartoum’s Government has recently taken delivery of some 12 Mig-29 Fulcrum fighters from Rus... more
Latest newsBAe Systems Australia for the JSF's electronic warfare systems
Sydney, Australia - This company to attend to a ten years development for the important military programme of Lockheed Martin
Australia increases its own participation to the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. BAe Systems Australia has achieved the sign of a contract, which enables it to become a protagonist in developing... more
Latest newsUsa's counter-attack in Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Nine rebels died during struggles; no loss have been found in terms of injured persons among American natives
Answering to a strike performed by Iraqi rebels against an American site in Falluja, military command has ordered a counter-attack by resorting to tanks, artillery and most of all airplanes which have... more
Latest newsUsaf defends the C-130J
Washington, USA - Despite it is not so young, the last Hercules' version appears completely updated regarding avionics and management costs
US Air Force is waiting with bated breath for the delivery of the first new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, whose arrival has been scheduled at the end of this year, despite several critical opinions... more
Latest newsSwiss Air Force could renounce to four air bases
Berne, Switzerland - This programme would fall into the general military spending cutting policy
Switzerland intends to start a military spending cutting policy and it seems that the force which is mainly going to suffer for such decision is just the Air Force. With reference to it, it was thought... more
Latest newsUsaf to increase its presence in the Pacific area
Washington, USA - The basic aim is to prevent the strengthening of terroristic threat in the area and keep North Korea in check
The United States would appear particularly willing to reinforce their own military presence in the Pacific Ocean. It would have been unveiled right by US Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. John P. Jumper,... more
Latest newsEurofighter programme: the first challenge of General Tricarico
Rome, Italy - The new Italian Air Force Chief of Staff will have to succeed in getting funds aimed to cover all orders for the new fighter
General Leonardo Tricarico, recently become the new Italian Air Force Chief of Staff (see for details AVIONEWS), will have to face a relevant problem soon for Air Force. The Eurofighter programme, which... more
Latest newsKongsberg to participate to the production of the F-35
Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian aerospace industry achieves so a cooperation contract for the F-35 programme
During the last months, Norwegian Government threatened to renounce to a possible purchase by the Air Force of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), in case national industry is not involved... more
Latest newsUAVs allowed to fly in Italy
Rome, Italy - The so called unmanned aerial vehicles will be able to operate for defensive tasks
A first important step towards a more complete ruling for the unmanned aerial vehicles's flight activities performed in Italy has been made. The Italian Law schedules now that the so called UAVs can fly... more
Latest newsWeight problems for the F-35? Pratt & Whitney will take care of it
Farnborough, UK – The great company competent in the aviation engine sector appears convinced of the possibility for increasing engine thrust
A mock-up of the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) has been shown neaby the chalet of the American company, carrying on a promotion which seems more and more a major one, also considering... more
Latest newsThe Aermacchi M-311 to fly the next year
Farnborough, UK – The new version of the S-211 will have a new engine, updated avionics and a stronger structure
Aermacchi will be able from the next year to perform the provision of a new basic jet trainer which can satisfy the exigencies of many air forces all over the world. It deals with an upgraded version of... more
Latest newsDenmark selects the MILDS system
Farnborough, UK – Eads and Terma to provide to adapt the F-16s’ fleet
The MILDS system (Missile Launch Detection System) produced by Eads and Terma will be adopted by Danish Air Force and destinated to the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters’ fleet. Deliveries, s... more
Latest newsMarconi Selenia to update the Nato’s Awacs
Farnborough, UK – IFF system and last generation radio to be provided by the Italian company
The role of Marconi Selenia Communications in Nato’s environment is rising. The Italian company has been granted with the sign of a new contract which will enable it to perform a play a major role for t... more
Latest newsThe "Conte di Cavour" has been officially shown in front of Italian President Ciampi (3): aviation aspects
Genoa, Italy - A hangar under flight bridge to host up to 12 helicopters or 8 airplanes
An advanced command room endowed of both state-of-the-art IT and satellite technologies will make such precious symbol of the Italian Navy a perfect instrument in ordeer to lead a multinational long-range... more
Latest newsThe "Conte di Cavour" has been officially shown in front of Italian President Ciampi (2): technical specifications
Genoa, Italy - 244m lenght, 39 m bridge-span, it can carry some 27.000 tons and host 1210 crew persons
The manufacturing of the new Italian Navy's admiral ship started in Genoa Fincantieri structure in summer 2002; today its showing occurred, but it will be completed in 2007, when the air carrier, whose... more
Latest newsThe "Conte di Cavour" has been officially shown in front of Italian President Ciampi
Genoa, Italy - Italian President of Republic: "This ship will be admired"
As alrerady announced by AVIONEWS (see for details AVIONEWS), at Fincantieri facility in Genoa-Riva Trigoso the official showing of the future admiral ship of Italian Navy, the "Conte di Cavour" air carrier,... more
Latest newsAustralia: a new target designation pod for the F/A-18s
Sidney, Australia - It should be available by 2007 in order to strenghten the air-to-surface capabilities of the multirole fighter
Australia carries on its programme for strenghtening its own defence system, by investment aimed to increase also its outer operations. In this sense, the recent effort aimed to update the F/A-18 Hornets... more
Latest newsAerodynamics tests for the T-50 Golden Eagle
Seoul, South Korea - They are aimed to verify aircraft's performance with high angle-of-attack
KAI (Korean Aerospace Industries) will start stability evaluation soon for the new T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer, jointly produced with Lockheed Martin. In particular, the aerodynamics appraisal will... more
Latest newsA new "challenge" coming for Indian Air Force: Flanker VS Fighting Falcon
New Dheli, India - After the supremacy shown against the F-15s during an exercise, Indian pilots could also "fight" against the F-16s
After a recent Pentagon’s report about the supremacy shown by the Su-27 and the Indian Su-30 Flanker fighters, during an exercise occurred last February between Indian Air Force and US Air Force with i... more
Latest newsF-35 JSF's assembly gets started
Fort Worth, USA - The first section to be manufactured will be the forward one
Assembly process for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) at Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, in Texas. The new multirole stealth fighter devoted to replace several combat airplanes in the United... more
Latest newsNato's Awacs to be updated by Thales
Paris, France - Two contracts for such French company which will have to attend to update their communication systems
Nato's surveillance, command and control airplanes will be updated regarding their avionics by Thales. This French company has recently achieved the sign of two contracts: the first one schedules an update... more
Latest newsScanEagle in Iraq with the Marine Corps
Washington, Usa – Two Boeing-made UAVs to provide a useful support for territorial monitoring activities
Marine Corps is going to take delivery of two UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Boeing ScanEagles in order to perform operations in Iraq. The two unmanned aircraft will be deployed to perform reconnaissance... more
Latest newsF-16: the ideal "effector" for NATO's Network Centric Warfare
Washington, USA - The USA suggest to combine benefits of such platform together with the ones of the Link 16 in order to increase operative integration
In an attempt to increase operative integration level not only for their own armed forces but also regarding their military allies in a Network Enabled environment, the United States have decided to accelerate... more
Latest newsFirst available data on the new Chinese J-10 light fighter
Beijing, China - In this airplane the two great historical lessons by West and Russia regarding combat aircraft would meet
First data on the new Chinese-made light fighter, the J-10, would be available now though quite secrecy would still exist on such programme. This aircraft has been at first developed by the Israeli cooperation.... more
Latest newsTanker affair (2): American taxpayers' approval of Pentagons' decision for postponing the final choice
Washington, USA - The KC-135 could anyway remain in service till 2040
Taxpayers associations in the United States have welcomed Pentagon's choice for postponing to the end of the year the final decision on Boeing's programme, devoted to replacing air tankers' fleet for the... more
Latest newsTanker affair: reactions by Congress and industry regarding Pentagon's decision
Washington, USA - Airbus would be ready to promote its solution if USA's Government decided to appraise possible alternatives to the 767
After announcement by US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, related to the need for postponing the final decision on the Boeing 767 Tanker programme (see for details AVIONEWS), the reactions by political... more
Latest newsThe USA send two Harriers’ Squadrons to Iraq
Al Asad, Iraq – They are going to be employed for close air-support in order to help troops on the ground
The transfer of units towards such battlefield occurred on last May 18. But Marine Corps’ representatives have only recently unveiled that two Attack Squadron, the 542nd and the 214th, have arrived in I... more
Latest newsHungarian MI-29s have been upgraded while waiting for the Gripens
Budapest, Hungary – Russia succeeds in carrying on its presence even within Nato’s market
Hungary, while scheduling of waiting till 2009 for taking delivery of the new Saab/British Aerospace JAS-39 Gripen multirole fighters, has decided to upgrade its own Mig-29 Fulcrum light fighters by starting... more
Latest newsMilitary helicopter fired at in Chechnya
Grozny, Chechnya – Strong anti-terrorism contrast actions in Vedeno district
A landing military MI-8 helicopter was fired at in Chechnya near the Dargo settlement of the Vedeno district Tuesday morning. Four servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry's assault combat group were... more
Latest newsPentagon postpones to the end of the year the decision about Tanker’s destiny
Washington, USA – Other solutions devoted to replace the KC-135s are possible
US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, would have postponed to the end of the year the final decision regarding the possibility for US Air Force of taking delivery of a significant number of new Boeing... more
Latest newsBritish Ministry of Defence unveils technical problems for the Typhoon
London, UK - Avionics faults would reduce flight safety
The EF-2000 Typhoon would suffer for significant technical problems regarding flight safety. It would be revealed by a Qinetic's report, an authority of British Ministry of Defence which deals with appraising... more
Latest newsT-38A simulator has been retired
Randolph, USA – The old system will be replaced by a new one more realistic and less expensive
After 26 years of training thousands of pilots, the last full-motion T-38° simulators was retired. To properly copy the aircraft, the old T-38 simulator had cockpits for the instructor and student pilot.... more
Latest newsA military exercise in Aviano from May 25 to 28
Pordenone, Italy - Such activities are aimed to analyze operative capabilities in reacting against various kinds of attack
From tomorrow till next Friday (May 28), Aviano base will be involved in a military exercise which is going to be performed for 72 hours all time long. It has been unveiled by US Air Force, which intended... more
Latest newsGermany is appraising the Eurohawk programme
Berlin, Germany - The surveillance and reconnaissance platform produced by Eads and Northrop Grumman could enter service in 2007
Eads and Northrop Grumman are carrying on their promotion of the so called Eurohawk programme, related to a surveillance and reconnaissance system based on a RQ-4 Global Hawk platform (the well known US-made... more
Latest newsToo many advantages granted to Tanker programme but new air tankers are anyway needed
Washington, USA - It would be stated by American National Defense University's researchers
New feasibility analyses on the Boeing 767 Tanker programme have been carried out by US National Defense University (see for details AVIONEWS). According to such university, what mainly puzzles, even regarding... more
Latest newsUnited Kingdom draws the line to the JSF programme's feasibility
London, UK - Its shipped version appears too heavy to ensure landing procedure safety
British Ministry of Defence has unveiled that feasibility problems would exist for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme, regarding its shipped STOVL (Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing) version,... more
Latest newsThe Raptor hunting 'eagles'
Washington, USA - Just one F/A-22 succeeded in shoot some five F-15 Eagles during a simulated fight
US Air Force’s Secretary James G Roche has revealed, during a specific conference, results concerning the first fighting simulations of the F/A-22 Raptor, hoping this could encourage the carrying on o... more
Latest newsIsraeli forces in a large scale strike against Rafah Camp
Gaza, Anp - Huge deployment of helicopters and armoured vehicles
The Israelian army operation in Rafah, in the south of Gaza Strip, has no limit of time and it will go forward untilthe objective will be achieved said Israelian minister of defense. Israeli air strikes... more
Latest newsBoeing appears optimistic about the 767 Tanker programme
Washington, USA - Nevertheless, a remarkable hostility by Senate and Pentagon exists
Boeing appears particularly optimistic about the 767 Tanker air tanker’s situation, though Pentagon’s hostility for investments on what is thought to be a too expensive programme (see for details AVIONEWS). Acc... more
Latest newsBoeing X-45A Unmanned aircraft flies with T-33
St. Louis, USA - After the unmanned air attack test the American company goes ahead with its project
A Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft (see AVIONEWS article) took a major step forward in aviation when it successfully communicated with a manned T-33 aircraft while in flight May 7 at Edwards Air Force Base... more
Latest newsUSAF defends the 767 Tanker programme but Pentagon thinks to an upgrade for the KC-135s
Washington, USA - A significant upgrade hypothesis with new engines is under examination
After Boeing’s statement defending the value of its 767 Tanker programme (see for details AVIONEWS), this is the time of US Air Force, which would have put into evidence how the KC-135s air tanker fleet i... more
Latest newsWorld F-104 rally will be the place for charity
Rome, Italy - They will take the chance to say good bye to operations made with the famous fighter
This year the "World F-104 Rally" promoted by Italian Air Force (see AVIONEWS article), informs the Air Force chief of staff, will be part of a charity campaign in helping Italian Red Cross activities... more