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Latest newsPredator spy plane launching missiles in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Against a group of men
A spy plane RPV Predator monday has launched a Hellfire air-to-ground missile against a group of persons in the eastern part of Afghanistan. The supposed guerrilla members came there with a group of trucks... more
Latest newsTel Aviv immediate retaliation to suicide attack
Jerusalem, Israel - Air attack during the night
After the Palestinian suicide attack caused 4 deaths last night in the Jewish colony of Hamra, Israelian fighters bombed military plants in the surroundings of Nablus, south of Jerusalem, in retaliation.... more
Latest newsRAF in pilot shortage
A GBP 50.000 worth strategy to keep pilots way from civil aviation
The most famous Air Force in the world, the British RAF, tries to persuade its pilots not to switch to civil aviation with a lump sum up to GBP 50.000. The decision was born in order to reduce increasingly... more
Latest newsIsraeli planes enter lebanese airspace, hezbollah opened fire
Anti-aircraft fire had no positive results
Two Israeli Air Force jets violated airspace in the southern Lebanon, over an area since a long time controlled by hezbollah party. Airspace violations are very frequent, but the sciite extremists always... more
Latest newsISRAELI AIR ATTACK
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, According to Israeli air force sources, today have been performed several air attack, using F-16 aircrafts, against buildings of the governator of Tulkarem, answering to the terroristic... more
Latest newsTHE THIRD ITALIAN C-130 LANDED AT BAGRAM
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Around 10.30 a.m., Rome time, the third Lockheed C-130 of the Italian Air Force landed at Bagram airport, north of Kabul, offloading another part of the ISAF Battle Group. As the two... more
Latest newsNATO AWACS IN USA
BRUSSELS, Nato council approved the proposal to send other two Awacs aircraft to Usa, to strengthen the group of five planes already operational since October 2001. Awacs have been requested by US government.... more
Latest newsTHE SECOND ITALIAN AIR FORCE C-130 LANDED AT BAGRAM AIRPORT
KABUL, The second IAF Lockheed C-130 landed today at Bagram airport, north of Kabul, at 10.10 a.m. Rome time. The aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi (U.A.Emirates) carrying two vehicles, freight and 11 army... more
Latest newsMILITARY MANOEUVRES IN THE ARABIAN EMIRATES
ARAB UNITES EMIRATES, Some Emirates air force units, together with French army units, started military manoeuvres upon the Arabian territory. These manoeuvres have been foreseen by an agreement concerning... more
Latest newsSUPPORTING ATL-2 AIRCRAFT SENT TO DJIBUTI
PARIS, FRANCE, France sent two additional aircrafts to Djibuti in order to oversee Oman sea and the sea in front of Somalia. These Dassault Breguet Atlantic ATL-2 will support the two Howkeye planes... more
Latest newsPROWLER FLIGHT IS UNSECURE
USA, According to a DoD sources declarations, the flight of over half of the U.S. EA-6B Prowler aircrafts, known for their ability to blind enemy anti-aircraft radar is at risk. The 1970s-vintage plane,... more
Latest newsHEAVY US BOMBING REPORTED IN AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, Heavy overnight bombing was also reported around Khost, headquarters of a former minister in the ousted Taliban regime, Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the former ruling militia's officials most... more
Latest newsU.S. ATTACKS CONTINUE ON TALIBAN SITES
AFGHANISTAN, U.S. jets bombed for all yesterday's duration, eastern Afghanistan, targeting remnants of al Qaeda, as an intensive hunt continued for fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, while... more
Latest newsGLOBAL HAWK CRASHES DURING RECONNAISSANCE MISSION ON AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, A Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft supporting military operations in Afghanistan crashed on Dec. 30 while operating a reconnaissance mission over the central Afghanistan. U.S. Defense... more
Latest news32 CIVILIANS DIED UNDER AN U.S. ATTACK
AFGHANISTAN, According to declarations of tribal leader Ghazi Nawaz Tani, under an U.S. air attack that to had to strike an Al-Quaida’s base in the East of Afghanistan, would be died 32 civilians. more
Latest newsAFGHANISTAN: DANGER FOR HELICOPTER WITH U.S. GENERAL FRANKS
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Last Saturday, with the investiture of the new Afghan government, some helicopters with military authorities on board have experienced a dangerous enemy attack. This notice, that has... more
Latest newsPAKISTAN TO BUY MILITARY PLANES FROM CHINA
PAKISTAN, Pakistan announced it is to acquire two squadrons of F-7MG fighter jets from China. The first batch of planes is to be delivered in March. Pakistan made the decision of acquiring fighters in... more
Latest newsU.S. AIR FORCE OPENS AIRBASE IN KIRGHIZISTAN
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Pentagon sources, U.S.Air Force is creating a new, aitterrorism base in Kirghizistan, from which will operate several transport and combat aircraft and which will home over... more
Latest newsU.S. BOMBERS CEASED OPERATIONS AS THERE ARE NO MORE TARGETS
AFGHANISTAN, According to Pentagon sources, seem that U.s. bomber aircraft have ceased their bombing operations on Afghanistan territory, as there are no more strategically valuable targets to... more
Latest newsUS PLANES UNDER FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, Cnn reported that two US C-130 transport planes flying south of Kandahar in a desert area came under fire from ground to air missiles. The aircrafts were not hit, a spokesman for Marin... more
Latest newsPAKISTAN HELICOPTERS WATCH AFGHANI BORDERS
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, According to Pakistani military sources, Army helicopters hover at border with Afghanistan to prevent militants from entering country. Also hundreds of paratroopers patrolled the narrow mountain... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN GENERAL ADMITS THAT COUNTRY'S SKY IS NOT UNDER CONTROL ANYMORE
MOSCOW, The russian general Alexander Shramchenko, chief of russian Radar Forces, in an interview, said that due to the obsolescence of ex-soviet weapons, the country is facing serious problems with... more
Latest newsISRAELI FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OVERCOME SOUND BARRIER NEAR BEIRUT
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Two Israeli fighter aircrafts overcome the sound barrier near Beirut, Lebanon. It isn't the first time that this occur, as the Lebanian authorities have presented their protests. more
Latest newsCZECH REPUBLIC TO BUY JETS FROM SAAB
PRAGUE, The Czech government announced today it has ordered 36 Gripen jet from swedish Saab in a $2bn contract. Gripen fighters are operated by swedish air force and 28 of these jets were ordered by South... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTER ATTACK IN THE GAZA STRIP
JERUSALEM, A large number of Apache AH64D Israeli heicopters have carried out a series of attacks, started in the night, against several targets in Gaza Strip, including several Force 17 sites, the Arafat... more
Latest newsU.S. HELICOPTERS CARRY TROOPS AND VEHICLES TO KANDAHAR
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, In an U.S. effort to drive out the remaining Talibans of Al Qaida terroristic organization, Army helicopters carried many troops and vehicles to Kandahar, to cut out any possibilities... more
Latest newsPAKISTANI HELICOPTERS LAUNCH PARAS IN AFGHANI BORDER ZONE
PAKISTAN, To avoid escaping to Pakistan of terroristic components of the Al Qaida organization, among which their commander Osama bin Laden could be hided, the Pakistani Army launched by helicopters... more
Latest newsUS WARPLANES STRIKES TORA BORA
AFGHANISTAN, US bombing raids were focused on the mountains around Tora Bora to hit Al Quaeda fighters. "There is repeated day and night (U.S.) bombing. All of Tora Bora has been taken by our Mujahideen.... more
Latest newsISRAELI F-16 AIRCRAFTS DROP BOMB ON GAZA
PALESTINE, Israeli F16s dropped bombs in Gaza City in a retaliation against the Palestinian territories. Two young men were killed and many others were injured and taken to hospital. The bombs also hit... more
Latest newsAFGHANISTAN: B52 BOMBERS HIT TORA BORA ZONES
AFGHANISTAN, According Afghani sources, several B52 U.S. bomber aircrafts have heavy hit the Tora Bora zone, where is believed to be refuged under a mountain shelter, the terrorists chief Osama Bin Laden.... more
Latest newsPROBABLY WILL BE USED FOR HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS THE KULJIAB AIRBASE
KULJIAB, TAGIKISTAN, According to Italian Air Force sources, the recover of the former-Soviet airbase of Kuljiab, in Tagikistan, under inspection to assure its suitability to Italian Tornado and C-130... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTERS HIT GAZA AIRPORT
GAZA, The revenge of the Israeli Army at the Palestinian terroristic attacks of the last days has hit the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat general headquarter in the Ramallah city, but the leader is reported... more
Latest newsSTRONG U.S. RAIDS HIT KANDAHAR
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, A large number of U.S. aircraft started since first hours of today to hit the Taliban sites near the Kandahar airport, trying to weaken the resistance of the Talibans who oppose... more
Latest newsFRANCE ASKS KIRKYZSTAN PERMISSION TO USE AIR BASES
FRANCE, Kyrgyzstan Foreign Ministry press office said that France has demanded permission for using the country's military air bases for operations in the nearby Afghanistan. Parliament would have to approve... more
Latest newsGERMAN MILITARY PLANES FLY TO TURKEY
GERMANY, Three Transall german military transport planes took off to Turkey this morning to reach the air base of Incirlik. The planes, which took off from Usa miilitary base of Ramstein, are to deliver... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN MILITARY PLANES LAND IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, Three Ilyushin 76 russian cargo planes landed this morning at Bagram airport, about 20 km far from Kabul. The aircrafts carried some technicians to take part in the russian mission against Taliban.... more
Latest newsUP TO 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR AIRPLANE SPOTTERS CAUGHT IN GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE, Yesterday the espionage charge for the 12 Britons and two Dutch tourists, caught to spot and shoot photos to military aircraft in flight near Megara airbase west of Athens, was expanded... more
Latest newsTHE ITALIAN JOURNALIST CORPSE BACK TODAY IN ITALY
ROME, ITALY, This morning the body of the italian journalist Maria Grazia Cutuli of the "Corriere della Sera", killed in a Taliba ambush, has been taken on an Italian Air force aircraft expressly arrived... more
Latest newsGREECE KEEPS IN PRISON THE 14 AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS CHARGED OF SPYING
ATHENS, GREECE, Freedom hopes were dashed today for a group of plane-spotters held in Greece on suspicion of spying, as reported in a former news by Avionews. The 12 Britons and two Dutch tourists, detained... more
Latest newsCIVILIAN SPOTTERS OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT CHARGED WITH SPYING BY GREEK AUTHORITIES
ATHENS, GREECE, Greek military authorities have been charged with spying some enthusiasts that were outside a Greek military airbase looking at aircraft flying over them. Literally thousands of plane spotters... more
Latest newsACCORDING TALIBAN, KANDAHAR AIRPORT IS NOT UNDER NORTH ALLIANCE CONTROL
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, According Taliban chiefs, Kandahar airport is not under North Alliance control, as was confirmed previously by the Kandahar Mujaheddin governator Gul Agha spokesman. more
Latest newsAL- JAZEERA KABUL OFFICES HIT BY U.S. AIRCRAFTS
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, According to Al-Jazeera television management, its offices in Kabul have been hit by U.S. aircrafts during a raid on Afghan capital. There are no information about the TV correspondant... more
Latest newsITALY: BRAVO ALERT AT AMENDOLA AIR BASE
FOGGIA, ITALY, Accordine to unofficial sources, Bravo alert was put on at italian air base of Amendola. A huge movement of Amx military aircrafts was reported. The base hosts the 32nd aeronautical formation.... more
Latest newsSPAIN: TORREJON AIR BASE CLOSED TO PERMIT US AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
TORREJON, SPAIN, The spanish military base of Torrejon was closed to permit movements of american fighters and cargo military planes. The base hosts a US F-16 unit. more
Latest newsTALEBAN ANTI AIRCRAFT SITES ALMOST ALL DESTROYED
AFGHANISTAN, According to a Pentagon spokesman, the today's mission of U.S. bombers on Afghanistan have recorded a near zero opposition by the Taleban anti aircraft sites, that seems are almost all destroyed... more
Latest newsU.S. AIRCRAFTS LAND IN AFGHAN AIRPORT
BEGRAM, AFGHANISTAN, According to North Alliance sources, U.S. aircraft landed in the airport of Begram, north of Kabul. This is the first time that an Afghani airport in "conquered" by U.S. aircrafts.... more
Latest newsINDIA TO DEVELOP NEW COMBAT AIRCRAFT WITH RUSSIA
MOSCOW, Russian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Ilya Klebanov, announced that India will take part in the development of a fighter plane of the fifth generation. The project is to be unveiled... more
Latest newsAIR FORCE TO LAUNCH NEW RECRUITING COMMERCIALS
WASHINGTON, USA, The Air Force announced today that it will launch its third year of paid television advertising with two new, 30-second commercials set to air on network, cable and syndicated programs... more
Latest newsROYAL JORDANIAN AIR FORCE SIGNS CONTRACT FOR 16 FIREFLIES
DAMASCUS, JORDAN, The Royal Jordanian Air Force signes a contract with British aeronautical firm Slingsby Aviation for acquisition of 16 training aircrafts T67M260 Firefly. The Firefly is a two seats,... more
Latest newsU.S. AIR FORCE USES B-52 AGAINST TALIBAN
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. air force eployed today a large B-52 bomber aircraft in a bombing operation on north Taliban position of Kabul. B-52, which is able to carry a large weapons payload, has not, until... more