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ReportDomodedovo airport terrorists go on trial
Moscow, Russia - Preliminary hearing held behind closed doors
Today August 20, 2012, four men suspected of being behind the deadly suicide bomb attack at Moscow airport are due to appear in court. As well-known, a suicide bomber struck the arrivals area of Moscow-Domodedovo... more
ReportSaudi Arabia: no Iran-bound Israeli aircraft through its air space
Tel Aviv, Israel - "We will shoot down any fighter heading to Tehran"
A strange declaration was reported today by many press agencies worldwide which quoted an Israeli newspaper. Saudi Arabia, an old enemy of Iran and one of the strongest allies of the United States in... more
ReportAntarctica: rescue aircraft saves injured Antarctic researcher
McMurdo, Antarctica - Dangerous mission successfully performed
A team of Australian medics completed today a dangerous and audacious rescue mission today. The team, which took off from McMurdo, landed the airplane on an icy runway in minus 30C temperatures. The... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: "We killed a Russian General in Syria"
Damascus, Syria - Moscow: "There are no officers with that surname"
Clashes in Syria continue without a break. President Assad's Alawite troops are taking hits while the Free Syrian Army is obtaining more space on mass-media channels. In particular, today August 8,... more
ReportTel Aviv calls for action against Sinai: Egypt attacks
Tel Aviv, Israel - Rafah border closed
Israel and Egypt have replied to the attack against an Egyptian checkpoint near the Israeli border operated by Islamist militants from the Sinai peninsula. Today, attack helicopters hit many towns in the... more
ReportAfghanistan: troops return, fighter aircraft stay
Kabul, Afghanistan - Air bridge for Belgian soldiers withdrawal
As scheduled under the international intervention troops withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the first detachments have started the air bridge to return home after the mission. Today, August... more
ReportSyria: Prime Minister defects after airport capture
Aleppo, Syria - The escape was assisted by the Free Syrian Army
Riyad Hijab, the Syrian prime minister and president Assad's deputy, emerged today in Jordan saying he had defected from the regime in Damascus after the capture of the airport of Aleppo (AVIONEWS) and... more
ReportIsrael: warplanes struck tanks from Egypt
Tel Aviv, Israel - They seized a tank to penetrate into the border, but the IAF prevented the attack
First major security emergency for Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, who immediately summoned his military council. Today, local press agencies reported that Islamist gunmen had attacked an Egyptian checkpoint... more
ReportNuclear aircraft carrier? No, thanks
Sydney, Australia - China: too much US Navy steel in the Pacific
Washington continues to carry on its programme to shift 60% of the US Navy in the Pacific. It should be said that 60% of the US Navy means six Nimitz-class aircraft carrier task forces. These sea-squadrons... more
ReportF-22 Raptor fighter aircraft: issues continue
Pearl Harbor, USA - Emergency landing, but the incident is not related to hypoxia-like cases
As well-known by AVIONEWS followers, the F-22 Raptor is the fifth-generation air dominance fighter aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin. It was the first fifth-generation fighter which entered into service,... more
ReportChina gives scores for concern. Too many warplanes and aircraft fighter programmes
Tokyo, Japan - "It is not looking to improve national defence, but to long-distance attacks"
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has recently won a competitive tender in Japan against the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon. In particular, the contract will provide... more
ReportFinmeccanica: news about ORNGE
Toronto, Canada - AgustaWestland calls for compensation
Rainer Beltzner, former ORNGE board chair, "Stunned a legislative inquiry" with new information on the former CEO, Chris Mazza and about the alleged illegal payments related to a contract for Italian helicopters... more
ReportSyria: rebels conquer the airport of Aleppo and hit Assad's air base
Aleppo, Syria - "We have tanks too now"
AVIONEWS continues its in-dept analysis on the Syrian situation. Some days ago Assad forces was reported as close to winning the civil war against the Free Syrian Army, but today the situation continues... more
ReportMil Mi-24 helicopters open fire over Aleppo, but rebels hold fast
Aleppo, Syria - "We burned their tanks. This will be their grave"
News from Aleppo, the largest city of Syria, which has been struck by heavy clashes over the last days. The operation in Aleppo seems to be the largest military operation launched by Syrian troops against... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: 200.000 refugees leave Aleppo after day-long attack
Aleppo, Syria - New camp opened in Jordan
Bloody week-end in Syria. The alawite armed forces have launched an assault on Aleppo, Syria's most populous city. The regular army attacked with tanks, aircraft and helicopter gunships. Many fights... more
ReportAircraft and energy: black-out leaves 300 million people without power in India
Delhi, India - Airports unaffected due to dedicated power plants
A large black-out has left more than 300 million people without power in the north of India. Lights in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (a state with more people than Brazil) went out in the evening. Electricity... more
ReportOpen Skies: American aircraft flies over Russia
Moscow, Russia - The reconnaissance mission will also include Belarus
Open Skies Treaty programme missions continue. The Treaty is the international agreement which established a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of its member states. It... more
ReportFrench prime minister cuts the aircraft of the minister of Transports
Paris, France - "Doubtful usefulness and high cost"
The French premier Jean-Marc Ayrault has officially asked that the state aircraft reserved to the minister of Transports be cut, since he judges it too expensive. "I've asked the minister of Ecology,... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: Moscow will keep Tartus
Moscow, Russia - "That base is our, and we will keep it"
Russia will keep its naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus despite the worsening civil war in the country. The base, the only which faces the Mediterranean Sea, will remain property of Russia. This declaration... more
ReportSyrian crisis, Russia: "EU sanctions are like an air and sea blockade"
Moscow, Russia - Measures adopted in Brussels reinforce embargo on arms
The Russian response to the sanctions introduced imposed by the European Union against Syria was not long in coming: Moscow Ministry of Foreign Affairs released on Wednesday 25/07/2012 a bulletin, which... more
ReportThere is a stowaway on the aircraft, and he is 11 years old
Rome, Italy - English kid manages to travel alone and without ticket from Manchester to Rome
In the sequel of the famous blockbuster "Home alone", Macaulay Culkin manages to slip out of his parents hands, and to get on board of a New York-bound aircraft. On 24/07/2012 a similar event involved... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: Obama warns Damascus
Damascus, Syria - The United States are ready to stop chemical weapons deployment
The United States president Barack Obama has warned the Assad's regime in Syria about the potential use of chemical weapons against civilians or foreign troops. Yesterday, Damascus declared it is ready... more
ReportThe threat of an aerial attack against Iran returns
Tel Aviv, Israel - Tel Aviv accuses Tehran of the terrorist bombing against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria
The front pages of almost all the major dailies worldwide have been dedicated to the bomb attack which killed 7 Israeli tourists and wounded many more in Bulgaria. Tel Aviv immediately declared it is sure... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: Damascus burns
Damascus, Syria - USA: "We need to come together to support a transition"
The explosion which killed the Syrian president brother-in-law, defence minister and head of the Syrian crisis team yesterday July 18, 2012, was only the beginning of a new attack made by the Syrian rebel... more
ReportAircraft and crisis. Syria: "Suicide bomb" kills defence minister
Damascus, Syria - Alawite army loosing morale after face off against Turkey and Nato
The Syrian defence minister, Daoud Rajiha, was killed last night by a suicide bomb attack. He has been defence minister for less than a year, serving previously as chief of staff. The bomb exploded... more
ReportAircraft and helicopters surround Chinese stranded frigate at Half Moon Shoal
Manila, Philippines - "The ship is well within the 200-nautical miles zone recognised by international law"
China cannot dismiss more accusations about Chinese warships patrolling in Philippines' territorial waters, since a Chinese frigate has struck Half Moon Shoal, just 110km from western Palawan province. Philippine... more
ReportRoad to Damascus airport closed after clashes in the city
Damascus, Syria - "Obama must intervene before next elections"
The road to the airport of Damascus has been closed after heavy clashes in the suburbs which forced Assad's regular troops to shell the city to repel the attack. The news comes a few days after the... more
ReportRussian warships head to Syria: "No attack helicopters on board"
Moscow , Russia - "Standard Club's actions were baseless and unjustified"
On July 11, 2012, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy-head of Russia's Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, said that the Russian Navy would carry out its duty to defend Russian shipping in... more
ReportLondon airspace restrictions to start for Olympics security
London, United Kingdom - CAA distributed more than 60,000 leaflets
The English Ministry of Defence has reported that personnel and equipment from the Royal Navy, the Royal Army and the Royal Air Force will be in place from Saturday, July 14, 2012, to secure the London... more
ReportRussia needs new rules for international air shows
Moscow, Russia - The cancellation of the "Russian Knights" display has been a real "Scandal"
The Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation and the local Defense Ministry are preparing a new agreement regulating Russia's participation during international air shows. The... more
ReportIran follows Syria: large-scale air-defense drills with fighter aircraft and helicopters completed
Tehran, Iran - "A response to the enemy's psychological warfare against Iran"
The Iranian Army ha successfully (according to local sources) completed a three-day air-defense exercises. During the drills, the Iranian Army and the Iranian Air Force allegedly downed several unmanned... more
ReportMoscow looks to Kazakhstan to deploy anti-aircraft missile batteries
Moscow, Russia - Russia replies to the European missile shield
Moscow continues its negotiations with Kazakhstan on establishing an integrated air defense network by 2013. The idea is to deploy a system capable of facing with the European missile shield deployed by... more
ReportSyria: Air Force conducts drills with fighter aircraft
Damascus, Syria - Training against a potential invasion continues
The Syrian Air force has started a military exercise involving fighters and attack fighters. The news was reported today by a local state-run press agency. The drills, which local sources said "Simulated... more
ReportMoscow stops arms deliveries to Syria until stabilization. No Yak-30 aircraft supply.
Damascus, Syria - "No contracts until political solutions"
Moscow will not deliver any new generation types of weapons to Syria until the situation will be stabilized. The news has been revealed today by Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy head of the Federal Service... more
ReportFinmeccanica sells technology to Damascus: Wikileaks reports 2.5 million emails
Rome, Italy - Relations between Selex Sistemi Integrati and Damascus after the beginning of the conflict
While the UN and Nato is condemning Russian arms exports in Syria, the latest revelation from Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, reports that Finmeccanica is among the firms which supply technology... more
ReportAircraft and crisis: Western countries ask Moscow to find asylum for Assad
Moscow, Russia - Kofi Annan proposes a transitional government body in Syria
Despite declarations after the extraordinary Nato summit called by Turkey after the F-4 Phantom II aircraft that was shot down, new revelations about the Syrian situation suggest a potential Nato involvement... more
ReportUrals joyride Antonov airplane. Carrier licence suspended
Moscow, Russia - The biplane has been often used for illegal flights
Avi-Azov, the little domestic Russian airline that had a light aircraft go missing over the Ural mountains last month (June 11, 2012), has been banned from flying (AVIONEWS). "After an inquiry, the... more
ReportAircraft and conflicts: United States apologizes. Pakistan reopens Afghan supply routes
Islamabad, Pakistan - New threats from the Taliban
International press agencies reported today the reopening of the Afghan supply route. The route was blocked one year ago as a countermeasure against US Predator and Reaper drone strikes in Pakistan. In... more
Report"Syrian helicopters are a test for Ankara"
Ankara, Turkey - Experts worldwide condemn the lack of a Turkish response
"I do not think the Assad army is being restricred much by the Turks. They are just trying to protect themselves so Assad doesn't hurt them again" said a Free Syrian Army general. Internation press agencies... more
ReportSyria. Assad: "I regret 100% that a Turkish warplane was shot down by Syrian forces"
Damascus, Syria - Turkish F-16 patrol the border; Syrian soldiers defect
"I say 100% if only we had not shot it down" said Assad after the event which has eroded the relations between Syria and Nato, most of all Turkey (AVIONEWS). "We learned that the jet belonged to Turkey... more
ReportTwo helicopters crash in Spain
Valencia, Spain - They went down while fighting wildfires
Two helicopters crashed in Spain yesterday while fighting wildfires around Valencia. In particular, both the helicopters were operating at Cortes de Palla, battling a large blaze that has raged since... more
ReportAircraft and defence: first military agreement between South Korea and Japan
Seoul, South Korea - This is the first pact since 1945
South Korea is going to sign a military agreement with Japan soon. It should be noted that it would be the first pact since World War II. The agreement aims for sharing intelligence about North Korea... more
ReportUS Air Force C-130 aircraft boost Colorado wildfire fight
Colorado Spring, USA - Four airplanes from the 302nd Airlift Wing have been sent to Colorado Spring
Wildfires continue around Colorado Springs, USA. Four Air Force C-130 aircraft have been sent to help the operators fighting against blazes. The aircraft are equipped with special retardant sprays. Each... more
ReportNato defends Ankara: "We stand together with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity"
Brussels, Belgium - 15,000 victims, not 10,000
The extraordinary Nato summit invoked by Turkey under the Article 4 after the Turkish F-4 aircraft shooting down has produced its first results, revealing Ankara will consider a threat any Syrian military... more
ReportTurkish F-4 airplane shooting down: the Syrian version of events
Damascus, Syria - "What Turkey said is baseless and inaccurate"
Damascus is trying to defend itself about the shooting down of the Turkish F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft while the entire world continues to condemn the civil war which caused more than 10,000 victims... more
ReportTurkey-Syria. Italian minister Terzi: "We cannot start Libya-like operations to solve the crisis".
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - "Russia must play a key-role in solving the situation"
The Italian Foreign minister Giulio Terzi, currently in Luxembourg, reported he called Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign minister. The Turkish minister said to Giulio Terzi that "The shooting down... more
ReportCarabineri police member Manuele Braj dies in Afghanistan. Two other soldiers wounded
Adraskan, Afghanistan - "A rocket allegedly hit a sentry box"
The Italian President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano sent a letter of condolence to Manuele Braj's relatives, the Carabinieri police member who died today in Afghanistan due to an explosion at a military... more
ReportTurkey is on a war footing: "NATO must accept Article 4"
Damascus, Syria - Extraordinary Nato meeting tomorrow
"That was not an act of aggression against Turkey, but defense of the country sovereignty" the Syrian Foreign minister replied to the accusation against Damascus. Today, Turkey called for an emergency... more
ReportSyria: F-4 aircraft wreckage found. Pilots still missing.
Ankara, Turkey - "Ready to take all necessary measures against Syria"
The Syrian government has confirmed the Turkish F-4 Phantom aircraft shooting down (AVIONEWS). Today June 25, 2012, international press reports underlined that this event damaged the relation between the... more
ReportRussia confesses helicopter delivery to Syria
Moscow, Russia - "They were being transported in dismantled form"
On Thursday, Russia acknowledged for the first time a cargo ship was carrying attack helicopters to Syria for the Bashar al-Assad regime. The ship which headed back to Russia, would arrive at the port... more