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Latest newsWar against terrorism to reach Eastern Africa
Nordholz, Germany - German warplanes ready to take-off to Kenya
Three German reconnaissance aircraft will depart tomorrow and Thursday to reach Kenya, where they will be employed in surveillance and patrolling operations in Eastern Africa territories, within the international... more
Latest newsUs troops keep on with Gardez siege
Gardez, Afghanistan - Front reinforced
More attacks on Gardez, where Us aircraft kept on bombing both Talibans and Al Qaida supporters hidden in bunkers and caves in the mountains close to Gardez, Afghanistan. Front against rebels has been... more
Latest newsAnaconda Mission still running
Gardez, Afghanistan - Al Qaida hunted down by Us troops
"We'll keep on going on in the area until we'll be able to drive Al Qaida extremists and talibans from their hole", stated major Bryan Hilfery of the Us Army. Fighter-bombers B52 and anti-tank A-10 took... more
Latest newsAlgerian air force bombs Salafite Group posts
Algeri, Algeria - The operation "hot zone" are into Cabilia mountains area
In the zone of Yourdyoura, the Algerian air force is bombing since several days the posts of Salafita Group led by integralist chief Hassan Hattab. This is one of the worst and more ferocious integralistic... more
Latest newsNew Israeli raid in Bethlehem
Jerusalem, Israel - F-16 shot against Olp buildings
New Israeli air attack in Bethlehem last night, when F-16 fighters bombed Olp local buildings. Always yesterday two Palestinians have been killed in fightings in northern and central Gaza Stripe.... more
Latest newsAnaconda operation continues
Afghanistan - Heavy bombing reported in east of the country
Despite accident of the last days, the Anaconda operation goes ahead. Heavy bombing by U.S. aircrafts have been reported in the East zone of the country, also near Khost, in proximity to the front of the... more
Latest newsIsraeli air attack in Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank - F-16 bombed Force 17
Israeli fighters F-16 attacked Force 17 headquarters in Bethlehem this morning before the dawn. At least two missiles hit president Arafat security corps buildings, thus bombed once again after last Tuesday... more
Latest newsSudanese government helicopter attack killed 17 people
Sudan - An U.N. relief food location has been under attack
A Sudanese government helicopter attack killed seventeen civilians and injured many more at a U.N. relief food distribution location in the oilfield area of Bieh, Western Upper Nile, southern Sudan. The... more
Latest newsIsraeli raid on the city of Gaza
Gaza, Middle East - At least three injured
Tel Aviv government F-16 fighters attacked this morning Palestinian security buildings in the north of the city of Gaza. Three people have at least been injured in the raid. (m/cesn) more
Latest newsUs helicopter crashed this morning (2)
Kabul, Afghanistan - Pentagon confirms "it was shot down"
According on what Us defense officials told Nbc News, the Us Army helicopter crashed this morning in eastern Afghanistan was shot down. Of the combat troops aboard the Chinook CH-47, 6 soldiers have been... more
Latest newsSecond attack of the day to a Us helicopter
Kabul, Afghanistan - Dark day for the Us troops in Afghanistan
After the Chinook CH-47 shot down this morning, another Us helicopter has been hit today. Fortunately this time the aircraft was able to come back to the military base. One soldier died for the injuries.... more
Latest newsUs helicopter crashed this morning (2)
Kabul, Afghanistan - It was shot down
According on what Us defense officials told Nbc News, the Us Army helicopter crashed this morning in eastern Afghanistan was shot down. Of the combat troops aboard the Chinook CH-47, 6 soldiers have been... more
Latest newsIsraeli helicopters attack refugee camp
Nablus, West Bank - Palestinian sources report one slight injured
Israeli helicopters attacked a refugee camp near Nablus, West Bank, following a suicide attack to a control point. Palestinian sources report one slight injured. (Gio/B) more
Latest newsColombian peace talks broken
Bogota, Colombia - Air Force bombs 85 strategic points of the FARC
According to a Colombian president Andres Pastrana public announcement, the peace process between the government and Revolutionary Colombian Armed Forces (FARC) has been interrupted yesterday, when a FARC... more
Latest newsSudan fighter bombed humanitarian aid center
Rome, Italy - A 9 years old boy was killed
A Sudan government fighter bombed a humanitarian aid center in Akuem, East Aweil county. The airplane attack killed a nine years old boy, Akuc Tong Duan, and caused 7 injured. The incident occurred at... more
Latest newsNew look for the Us Air force
Washington, Usa - September 11th on the fuselage
"Spirit of September 11th", "Let's roll" and other similar phrases are to be written on some of the Us Airforce aircraft fuselage. In remembrance of last September tragedy, american military aviation... more
Latest newsPoland to reduce its fighters acquisition
Warsav, Poland - 4 new warplanes instead of 16 "second hand" ones
According to what stated by the Polish Defence Ministry, Jerzy Szmajdzinsky, Poland will reduce from 60 to 48 the number of fighters Warsav government is going to buy. Three are the main competitors remaining... more
Latest newsNo medals for William Raney
Trento, Italy - Us Embassy in Italy officially denies
No award for 31 years old captain William Raney, one of the Prowler crew members that last February 3rd 1998 caused 20 deaths in the Cermis tragedy. "No medal has been given to captain William Raney for... more
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