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DefenseGeneral Cecchi against the cuts to Defense
Rome, Italy - "Absolutely insufficient" the terms of 2006 budget
Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Filiberto Cecchi, has publicly joined the protest against the cuts in Defense budget planned by 2006 financial acts (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2 for details). In occasion... more
DefenseUSA-Japan's test for space shield come out well
Washington, USA - Preparatives against North Korean threats
The tests for the realization of the space shield, wanted by USA and some of its allies, goes on (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday there was a combined test with Japan at Hawaii island to verify the... more
DefenseBerselli: "Military training is of prime importance"
Rome, Italy - He said so prior to his visit at Military Academy in Modena
"Military training institutes are the flower in Italy’s buttonhole; they represent a Country’s essential component because they train future commanders, who will be tasked to ensure stability and security als... more
DefenseAmerica meditates upon troop drawdown in Iraq?
Washington, USA - This week the meeting of Generals Abizaid and Casey with President Bush
The US Defense Secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, announced in December that in 2006 there would have been troops level cuts in Iraq up to 7000 soldiers. Just this week, General John Abizaid, commander of... more
DefenseIAF: AgustaWestland's first HH-3F helicopter to the Italian Air Force
Brindisi, Italy - The delivery ceremony took place in Agusta's hangars in Brindisi
This morning the delivery of the first HH-3F helicopter of AgustaWestland to Italian Air Force in the new avionics version code C. The delivery ceremony took place in the AgustaWestland’s hangars in B... more
DefenseNorth Korea launched wrongly two missiles in direction of China and Japan Sea
Tokyo, Japan - Anxiety of Pacific nations
Today a Japanese news made known that North Korea should have launched two ground-to-air missiles, during a drill, in direction of China and Japan Sea. Currently there are not denials from Pyongyang. Japanese... more
DefenseDi Paola visits Italian contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq
Rome, Italy - Italian Defense Chief of Staff recommended professionalism and humanity
Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, in his journey to Middle-East in the day before yesterday visited Italian contingent soldiers at Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan. With him Italian... more
DefenseFrance and UK will develop together new aircraft-carriers
Innsbruck, Austria - Agreement signed by the two Defence Ministers
Yesterday the Defence Ministers of France and UK Michèle Alliot-Marie and John Reid signed a cooperation agreement to develop new aircraft-carriers. The signature happened at Innsbruck, during the informal... more
DefenseItalian Defence must quit new airplanes
Rome, Italy - Budget cuts blocks acquisition of means and technologies
The last "Additional note to prevision state for Defense in 2006", delivered by Italian Defence Ministry to the Parliament, talks clearly: heavy budget cuts planned for 2006 will block the acquisition... more
DefenseNuclear summit EU-Iran failed
Vienna, Austria - Next Monday AIEA will take decisions about ayatollahs' uranium enrichment
Today summit in Vienna between UE’s triad, composed by Great Britain, France and Germany, and Iran’s delegates failed trying to unblock the dispute on Teheran’s nuclear plan. French Foreign Minister, Phili... more
DefenseItalian Navy: British First Sea Lord visits Palazzo Marina
Rome, Italy - Today a job visit will take place
"Today on Thursday March 2 in Rome at Palazzo Marina, Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy, and, according to British tradition, First Sea Lord, will see for a job visit his Italian... more
DefenseUav planes and robotic soldiers for future urban warfare and wars
Singapore - The experts talk about new war technologies
Urban warfare experts think that in terrorism era conventional weapons are no longer enough: new tactics and tecnologies are necessary. In an Asiatic security conference, they talked about robotic soldiers... more
DefenseNorwegian delegation at Italian Defence Ministry
Rome, Italy - Italian General Cecchi receives Norwegian Chief of Staff, Mood
Yesterday morning General Robert Mood, Norwegian Chief of Staff, has paid an official visit to General Filiberto Cecchi, Italian Army Chief of Staff. The foreign delegation’s visit is justified by the n... more
DefenseMilitary missions veterans victims to pathologies: they talk about depleted uranium again
Rome, Italy - Military Observatory denounces noxious substances use which cause different sorts of tumor
The Italian Military Observatory denounced Italian military authorities for the 44 dead military men and more than 300 ill men because of depleted uranium used by Italian Army in foreign missions, among... more
DefenseVisit in Italy of the NATO General Secretary
Rome, Italy - Interviews scheduled with the maximum Authorities of the State
After few days by the end of the informal summit of Nato in Taormina, February 9-10, General Secretary of the Alliance, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will be in Italy again for the 40th anniversary of the settlement... more
DefenseThe world looks at Iran with worry
Moscow, Russia - Alarm for Iran nuclear program
Russia’s top military officer, General Yuri Baluyevsky, warned the United States that a military strike against Iran’s nuclear plants could incite a global Muslim uprising. The risk is high and involves the... more
DefenseTerroristic base in Iraq destroyed
Washington, USA - deep attention to avoid to hit civil people
las february 15 aircraft of the International Coalition made an air strike against a terroristic base near Baghdad. terrorists were using a former Iraqi regime munition storage bunker for the warehousing... more
DefenseAsset for EUR one million delivered to Iraqi soldiers
Rome, Italy - A new proof of the Italian effort for Iraq's rebirth
Yesterday Italian soldiers deployed at Nassiriya delivered to the Iraqi Army assets for EUR one million. The third Brigade, commanded by Gen. Saad Ali Atti who thanked Italy for this further proof of generosity,... more
DefenseStarting "Noble Manta 06"
Naples, Italy – Annual anti-submarine drill is beginning next Friday
From the 17th of February to the 1st of March, ten NATO Nations are lining up 8 submarines, 15 patrollers and 8 surface units in the most important annual anti-submarine drill, "Noble Manta 06", which... more
DefenseMartino: "If I will be again Minister of Defence the budget for the Armed Forces will increase to 1.5% of Gdp"
Rome, Italy – Until the end of the year Italian troops will leave Iraq
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, doesn’t exclude the possibility, if the Italian right parties won the next elections, to present again his nomination for the Ministry of Defence. "In that c... more
DefenseNew coordinator in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy – General Errico and NATO Isaf Operation
Italian Army General Danilo Errico is the new regional coordinator of West Afghanistan (RAC West) in the field of NATO Isaf Operation. Errico succeeded Italian Air Force General Umberto Rossi, who was... more
DefenseEurope and Defence
Brussels, Belgium - ASD President pleads for R&T
Europe needs to get its act together in Defence Research and Technology: that is the strong appeal of Tom Enders, the CEO of EADS and President of ASD, Europe’s Aerospace and Defence Industry Association. A... more
DefenseTaormina summit: security guaranteed by an air shield
Rome, Italy - Satisfaction was expressed by Italian Air Force for the confirmation of the validity of the defence device made in progress
The informal NATO summit, that took place in Taormina (Sicily) on February 9-10, finished without incidents. An important device of air security contributed to guarantee a quiet carrying out of the works.... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (9): Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: "A common effort to accomplish the coalition duties"
Taormina, Italy - Coalition countries will divide the efforts to face toward the new duties
Every countries will contribute according with its resources to carry on the duties, more and more, that NATO has to undertake to face toward the new emergencies and the fight against terrorism. NATO is... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (8): Jaap de Hoap Scheffer the first Secretary on board of Russian fleet
Taormina, Italy - For the first time in the history
Jaap de Hoap Scheffer will leave this afternoon Taormina on board of an helicopter of the Italian Navy, attended by the Italian Minister of Defence and by the Russian one, to go to Messina where he’ll b... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (6): Sergey Ivanov "We engage to make respect not proliferation treaty"
Taormina, Italy - For Russia the solution with Iran is the diplomacy
Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov, during works of this morning in Taormina engaged so that Russia controls about the respect to not proliferation nuclear treaty to all countries. For the Federation... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (7): British Minister "Cohesion to confront terroristic emergency is necessary"
Taormina, Italy - John Reid, Her Majesty's Minister of Defence, underlines the necessity to power the forces in front to the international emergencies
British Minister of Defence, John Reid, meeting journalists underlined the necessity to power the NATO Forces in front of the more and more current terroristic menace. "Our country is in forefront to face... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (4): satisfaction by its General Secretary and by Russian Defence Minister for meeting's result
Taormina, Italy - "Active Endeavour", also Russian naval units in Mediterranean with NATO's naval squads
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s General Secretary, expressed satisfaction at the end of the meeting with Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov. The cooperation between the coalition and Russia is consolidated t... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (5): Sergey Ivanov "We excercise with Italy, France and Germany"
Taormina, Italy - In the collaboration perspective with NATO, Russia prepares to exercise with allies
Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Ivanov, underlined the intention to organize joint exercises with NATO’s countries and in particular with Italy, France and Germany to be ready to operate in synergy i... more
DefenseAlso Eurofighters to defend the Olympics of Turin
Rome, Italy - Italian Air Force will be the first to use the new European fighter in a real operative mission
Italian Air Force communicated that also the new European fighter Eurofighter will be used to garantee the security of the Winter Olympic Games that will start this evening at Turin. The Aviation makes... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: the first day of works concluded
Taormina, Italy - Martino and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met the press
Concluding the first day of works of the NATO’s informal meeting, in progress in Taormina, the Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, together with NATO’s General Secretary, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: Martino: "There is an accurate organization behind the protest about publication of vignettes"
Taormina, Italy - During the works particular attention to the Middle East situation
For the Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, to move the masses against west and Danish in particular, there is an accurate organization that aims at to destabilize the Middle-East area and procreate... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (2): Sergey Ivanov meets the Defence ministers of the coalition
Taormina, Italy - The maritime support by Russia in Mediterranean at the centre of the meeting
The cooperation of Russia to the operations in progress by NATO in Mediterranean, "Active Endeavour", and in other sceneries is at the centre of attention of talks between Sergey Ivanov, Russian Defence... more
DefenseNATO's meeting (3): Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Darfur in agenda also today
Taormina, Italy - Prolongation of missions and balance of the operations in Pakistan at the centre of the works
Also today the agenda of the works is rich by NATO’s Defence Ministers gathered in Taormina. Among the topics discussed, the prolongation of missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Darfur where the c... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: this morning the works in Taormina restarted
Taormina, Italy - Dense the agenda of them, the meeting with Russian partners today
The NATO’s Defence Ministers have met this morning at 9:00 the Russian partner present at the informal meeting in Taormina. Peacekeeping, Middle East and terrorism among the topics discussed on agenda a... more
DefenseNato meeting (3): Martino Italian minister opens
Taormina, Italy - The small town is a cultural crossroad, the right place to talk about democracy
During his opening talk of Nato’s two-days Sicilian meeting, Italian Minister of Defense, Antonio Martino, underlined that Taormina is the right place to talk about democracy, for its historical past c... more
DefenseNATO summit (2): Russian cruiser "Moska" berths at Messina
Messina, Italy - Delegation of the Black Sea Fleet in the Strait city
Cruiser "Moska", the ship "Azov" and the high water puller "SB-36" of the Black Sea fleet are arriving in Messina’s harbour. Russian crew will take part to the events organized in the city for the commemoration o... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: at Catania a naval platoon of the coalition
Taormina, Italy - Nine units are docking in the port ready to intervene
Ships of the Atlantic coalition are docking in Catania’s harbour in occasion of the NATO’s meeting that will start this afternoon in Taormina. The naval platoon is ready to intervene if it was necessary for... more
DefenseGreen light of EU to the agreement between Finmeccanica, BAE and EADS
Brussels, Belgium - The agreement will not undermine competition in European Economic Space
European Commission gave yesterday green light to the buyout by MBDA, joint venture between Finmeccanica, British BAE System and the French-German EADS, of the EADS Deutschland’s missile part. Considering t... more
DefenseNew Minister of Defense head Cabinet is General Abrate
Rome, Italy - He succeeds to Admiral Paolo La Rosa
New Minister of Defense head Cabinet is General Biagio Abrate, 55 years old, Alpine (an Italian corpse) from Cuneo. He succeeds to Admiral Paolo La Rosa, who is going to cover the assignment as Italian... more
DefenseNATO's meeting: the first delegations in Sigonella
Taormina, Italy - Catania's air base welcomes the first delegates of the coalition that tomorrow will take part to the summit in the "Jonio's jewel"
The first delegations have arrived in Sigonella, from yesterday afternoon, engaged in the NATO’s meeting in Taormina. The Italian Air Force’s base, after a "Restyling" necessary following to the rainstorms tha... more
DefenseMartino: the new challenge for NATO is terrorism
Catania, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence aims to create a collective security system
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, anticipated some issues of the next NATO summit of Taormina. The scenery in which the Atlantic Alliance moves along is changed, the risk now isn’t war but t... more
DefenseRumsfeld: more troops for the NATO Response Force
Washington, USA - During the next NATO summit in Taormina Secretary to Defence will ask a bigger effort to the partners of the Alliance
During the next NATO summit of Taormina, that will take place on February 9-10 (see for details AVIONEWS), the US Secretary to Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, has the intention to pressure to the partners of... more
DefenseIran is going to make air-to-surface missiles Misagh-2-type
Teheran, Iran - The heavy armament's Iranian program goes on
The Islamic Republic of Iran, by a spokesman, the Minister of Defense Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, claimed that from yesterday started the building of air-to-surface missiles "Misagh-2"-type. These weapons... more
DefenseNATO summit (2): dialog between Mediterranean countries is fundamental
Brussels, Belgium - The introduction to the press of agenda of the next informal meeting of the Alliance in Taormina
Italian Ambassador at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Maurizio Moreno, presented yesterday at Brussels the agenda of the next informal meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Alliance that will... more
DefenseItalian Navy: top-level replacement next Wednesday
Rome, Italy - Admiral Biraghi, after two years, leaves his place to Admiral La Rosa
"Wednesday 8th February 2006, at Palazzo Marina, in Rome, there will be the transitional ceremony between Admiral Sergio Biraghi and Admiral Paolo La Rosa. Antonio Martino, Italian Defence Secretary, and... more
DefenseMartino about defence cuts
Rome, Italy - Despite that Italy was able to keep faith to its international assurances
In an interview to "Radio Dimensione Suono", Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino said that "There isn’t necessity to say to the sodiers to resist because real soldiers, that have an hight sense of honor, d... more
DefenseGeneral Filiberto Cecchi talks about Italian Armed Forces
Bolzano, Italy - The Italian Staff Officer for an interview in Dobbiaco (Bolzano)
General Filiberto Cecchi, Italian Army Staff Officer, released an interview on the occasion of his visit to Italian Alpine troops’ Skiing Championships in Dobbiaco (Bolzano, extreme north side of Italy). T... more
DefenseAdmiral Di Paola in official visit to London
London, England - Above all to talk about the Middle-Eastern situation
Giampaolo Di Paola, Italian Defense State Chief, met yesterday his British colleague Michael Walker. In the middle of the discussion the situation of countries involved in war in Persian Gulf, where Italian... more
DefenseNewness for shooting range of Salto di Quirra (Sardinia)
Cagliari, Italy - Founds allocated to improve the structures
Italian Government decided to allocate EUR 18m to improve the structure of the shooting range in Salto di Quirra, in Sardinia. The decision allows to carry out practise and tests for remote contrlol planes,... more