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Latest newsBOEING WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE TO UPDATE C-130 FLEET
USA, Boeing has won a $4 bn contract with Pentagon to upgrade the US Air Force's C-130 fleet avionics. Boeing will develop a moder cockpit avionics system and the modifications will be carried out at the... more
Latest newsISRAELIAN FIGHTERS ENTERS LEBANIAN AIRSPACE
NEBATIYEH, LEBANON, Israeli Fighter aircrafts entered lebanian airspace flying at low-level and surpassing sound barriers many times. According to a Israel Army spokesman, the news according which the... more
Latest newsUS TECHNICIANS ARRIVE IN CHINA FOR TALKS ABOUT SPY PLANE
BEIJING, A team of four technicians and embassy personnel today arrived in Beijing to discuss on how to take the spy plane apart. They should meet over the weekend with representatives of the chinese Foreign... more
Latest newsUSA AND CINA TO DEFINE PROCEDURES FOR EP-3E REPATRIATION
HAINAN, CHINA, After about two months of nagociations and tensiones between Usa and China for the accident occurred to the electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3E, collided on April 1st against a Chinese... more
Latest newsEADS AND DASSAULT PULL OUT OF BIDDING FOR CONTRACT FOR THE CZECH AIR FORCE
PRAGUE, Czech Defence Ministry spokesman Milan Repka said that Eads and Dassault Aviation pulled out of Czech fighter contract bidding. Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced their withdrawal too. Therefore... more
Latest newsEUROPEAN COMPANIES TO BUILD NEW FIGHTER PLANE
HAMBURG, Financial Times Deutschland reported that European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Dassault Industries, Alenia SpA, Saab AB and BAe Systems PLC and Eads would jointly develop a fighter... more
Latest newsISRAELI AIR FORCE SHOOTS DOWN LEBANESE JET
ISRAEL, The air force of Israel has shot down a lebanese civilian plane after it crossed into israeli air space, said a military spokesman. No details where released about the pilot. The plane was shot... more
Latest newsCHINA AND USA FIND AGREEMENT ON THE SPY PLANE
USA, The U.S. Navy spy plane detained in the chinese air base on Hainan island will be dissembled and shipped home. Usa and China have finally agreed over its destiny. The announcement was given by a spokesman... more
Latest newsGREECE TO BUY TIPHOON FIGHTERS AFTER 2006
ATHENS, Greece will buy several Typhoon military planes after 2006, Defence minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said today. Last March, Greece announced it was planning to buy 60 Typhoon fighters from Eur... more
Latest newsFIRST BOEING C-17 FOR UNITED KINGDOM ARRIVES AT RAF BRIZE NORTON (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster II: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accomodation: two pilots, loadmaster, 208 troops, 102 paratroops Lenght: 174 ft Wingspan: 165 ft Height: 55 ft Empty... more
Latest newsFIRST BOEING C-17 FOR UNITED KINGDOM ARRIVES AT RAF BRIZE NORTON
RAF BRIZE NORTON, UNITED KINGDOM, The first of four Boeing C-17 military cargo aircraft being leased to the United Kingdom Royal Air Force arrived today at RAF Brize Norton, its new home base. The Ministry... more
Latest newsRUSSIA TO ASSIST EAST COUNTRIES TO UPDATE MIG-29
MOSCOW, Russia is expected to sign soon an agreement with several countries of Eastern Europe on mutual standardization, modernization and service maintenance of jet fighter MiG-29. The deal should be... more
Latest newsEP-3E CREW DECORATED
MARYLAND, USA, The entire crew of the U.S. electronic surveillance EP-3E aircraft, forced to land in the island of Hainan after a collision with a Chinese F-8 fighter, has been decorated by Defense Secretary... more
Latest newsUKRAINE DISMANTLES ITS LAST TU-95
KIEV, UKRAINE, Ukraine disassembled its last remaining Soviet Tu-95 strategic bomber yesterday, as part of the disarmament project launched under the US-Ukrainian Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.... more
Latest newsFLOOD IN SIBERIA: MILITARY AVIATION BOMBS ICE BARRIER
SIBERIA, The Russian military aviation was forced to help the populations near the Lena river, bombing, 70 times, an enormous ice barrier, which stopped the water's flux. In the last hours, more than 18,000... more
Latest newsISRAELI AIRCRAFTS ENTER IN LEBANON AIRSPACE
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Some Israeli fighters entered in Lebanon airspace, and surpassed the sound barrier, causing concerns in Beirut city residents. Lebanon reported often these violation of its airspace by... more
Latest newsRUSSIA: KORNUKOV, THE ENTIRE FLLET OR OF AIR FORCE NEEDS TO BE MODERNISED
MOSCOW, Russian Air Force’s Commander in Chief Anatoly Kornukov said, during a conference held in Novgorod, that 100% of the Russian Air Force's helicopters and planes need to be modernised to be equipped w... more
Latest newsPAN AM WILL OPERATE WEEKLY FLIGHTS FOR DOD
PORTSMOUTH, USA, Pan American Airways has been selected by the US Department of Defense to begin weekly military flights which will originate at Norfolk Naval Air Station and travel to Jacksonville... more
Latest newsCOAST GUARD'S AIRCRAFT AND SHIP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED
WASHINGTON, USA, The American Coast Guard's aircraft and ship modernization program has been approved last May 10 by the House Transportation Committee's Coast Guard panel. The project expects an initial... more
Latest newsP166 DL-3 AIRCRAFTS ARE ON A MISSION IN ERITREA
ERITREA, Two P166 of Italian Air Force are accomplishing several missions in Eritrea, amongst Onu's Unmee project in Africa, to accomplish photographic reconaissance operations. In service from the end... more
Latest newsAUSTALIA DOESN'T EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF USING WOMEN ON THE FRONT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The Australiam Premier, John Howard, declared that he dosn't exclude the possibility of inserting also the women in the troops that could be actively used on the front in the case... more
Latest newsTAIWAN INAUGURATES NEW SQUADRON OF WARPLANES
HSINCHU, CHINA, Taiwanese Air Force inaugurated 58 French-made Mirage fighter jets, equipped with advanced radar-guided missiles. The president Chen Shui-bian presided over the ceremony. "We don't intend... more
Latest newsCHINA PROTESTS AGAINST THE RESUMPTION OF USA SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS OVER CHINESE COASTS
CHINA, China protested against the resumption of the USA surveillance flights over the Chinese coasts and consequently will not allow United States to repair and fly home the electronic surveillance EP-3E... more
Latest newsIRAQ: USA EVALUATES THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING FLIGHTS ON ''NO-FLY ZONES''
WASHINGTON, USA, A Pentagon official declared that the American government is taking in consideration a sharp reduction of the patrols, conducted by American and British pilots, following the many menaces,... more
Latest newsINDIA LAUNCHES ALSO ITS UAV ''LAKSHYA'' WITHIN THE WAR-GAMES ALONG PAKISTAN'S BORDERS
NEW DELHI, INDIA, The Indian government, which is carrying on the biggest war-games in 13 years along Pakistan's borders, decided to launch its latest surveillance UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) "Lakshya".... more
Latest newsNEW ZEALAND CUTS ITS COMBAT AIR FORCE
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand's defence forces will find themselves without a Combat Air Force following the government's new riforms announced on Tuesday. The attention will be focused on United... more
Latest newsPENTAGON CONFIRM ISRAELI MISSILES ON F-8 CHINESE FIGHTERS
WASHINGTON, USA, After a careful analysis of videotape images of the Chinese F-8 fighter which have intercepted and damaged the U.S. EP-3E intelligence-gathering aircraft, which landed after accident at... more
Latest newsTHAILAND WILL BUY TWO BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS BY THE END OF THE YEAR
THAILAND, Thailand army is going to purchase from United States two Black Hawk helicopters, costing 10 USDm each, within this year. The Bangkok Post reports the Thailandese army has the necessary budget... more
Latest newsGLOBAL HAWK'S FIRST MISSION IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, The Global Hawk, first American military long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, built by Northrop Grumman, took off on Friday from RAAF Base Edinburgh to operate the first of the 12, 24-hour,... more
Latest newsUS NAVY CONTINUES TRAINING EXERCISES ON PUERTO RICO
PUERTO RICO, The US Navy will go ahead with the four-day training exercises, scheduled for Friday and then postponed, on Puerto Rico, besides the prostests of the inhabitants of the island. Puerto Rico,... more
Latest newsRESCUE OPERATION IN ANTARCTICA: 11 PEOPLE RETRIEVED
NEW ZEALAND, A New Zealand's military C-130 "Hercules" aircraft, departured from Christchurch, New Zealand, reached, after 7 and a half hour flight, the Antarctica research station of McMurdo, to rescue... more
Latest newsUNMANNED AIRCRAFT CROSSES THE PACIFIC OCEAN
WASHINGTON, USA, An unmanned aircraft, an American Air Force Global Hawk, flew accross the Pacific Ocean, setting a record without precedent. The unmanned plane (Uav), took off from Mojave desert and landed... more
Latest newsPENTAGON PROMOTES A MISSILE DEFENSE EXPANSION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, USA, A Pentagon panel, headed by retired Air Force Gen. James McCarthy, issued on April 30 a report recommending to Bush's administration the increase of Us missile defense, including both... more
Latest newsTHE US NAVY REPLACES THE OLD DOUGLAS C-9 ''SKYTRAINS'' WITH NEW BOEING 737-700CS
USA, The US Navy replaced its elderly Douglas C-9 "Skytrains" with six new Boeing 737-700C, called, in the military version, C-40A "Clipper". The delivery of the first four aircraft was made on Saturday... more
Latest newsMARINES DON'T RENOUNCE TO THE OSPREY
USA, Besides the two serious air crashes occurred to the Boeing MV-22 "Osprey" convertiplanes, killing 23 American soldiers, Marines don't intend to renounce to the project, that in origin expected... more
Latest newsBAE SYSTEMS WANTS THE PRODUCTION OF EUROFIGHTER TO CONTINUE
UK, British BAe Systems said it will pledge to continue Eurofighter production despite Greece pulling out of an order for 60 of these warplanes. greek government said they are going through financial straits... more
Latest newsFLIGHT ASSISTANT ATTACKED WITH A BOTTLE SATISFIED WITH THE SENTENCE
MALAGA, SPAIN, After a long wait, finally justice has been done for the flight assistant attacked three years ago by a drunken with an empty bottle, first on the head and then in the face, while flying... more
Latest newsUPGRADED SUKHOI SU-25 ''SCORPION'' MAKES ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
TBLISI, The upgraded Su-25 "Scorpion" made its official maiden flight today at the TAM airfield in Tbilisi, Georgia. The fighter is equipped with an advanced avionics system including Weapon Delivery and... more
Latest newsISRAELI MISSILES ON CHINESE FIGHTERS
WASHINGTON, USA, Pentagon technicians have had a unpleasant surprise when, carefully looking images of the Chinese F-8 fighter with which U.S. electronic surveillance EP-3E aircraft collided and subsequently... more
Latest newsBOEING, USAF FINALIZE CONTRACT FOR 10 ADDITIONAL F-15E AIRCRAFT
ST. LOUIS, The Boeing Company and U.S. Air Force have finalized contract terms for 10 F-15E aircraft, which will sustain production of the world's best multi-role fighter into 2004. The aircraft will have... more
Latest newsSUDAN-IRAQ COOPERATION CHARGES
KHARTOUM, SUDAN, Spla, the Sudanese liberation army, has laid against Khartoum government an accusation of cooperation with Iraq in chemycal arms production. As an example of collaboration, the rebels... more
Latest newsSRI LANKAN AIR FORCES BOMB TAMIL TARGETS
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, As Sri Lanka Defence Ministry's spokesman declared, there was an air-raid at Nagathivanthurai and at Muhamalai, in northern Jaffna peninsula, where the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... more
Latest newsLOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD ON SHOW AT DUXFORD'S IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
CAMBRIDGE, GREAT BRITAIN, Imperial War Museum's Director, Ted Inman, announced the acquisition of a new military aircraft of historical interest, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, in service from 1964 to 1990.... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED BY PENTAGON (2): PILOTS TALK ABOUT PROJECTUAL MISTAKE
WASHINGTON, USA, A U.S. Navy pilot, who asked to not be identified, has been reached by telephone by WAPA, after that the Pentagon admitted that the convertiplane MV-22 Osprey, used by the Marines, has... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED ALSO BY THE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, USA, Also the Pentagon recognizes as valid the accusations made by the U.S. Navy pilots towards the covertiplane MV-22 Osprey, object of many polemics after two serious accidents that provoked... more
Latest newsSECOND MEETING BETWEEN AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AND SPY PLANE CREW
CHINA, On the island of Hainan an other meeting between the US diplomats and the spy plane crew took place. The crew seems to be in good conditions and is looking forward to being released although the... more
Latest newsDELAYED MEETING WITH US CREW
CHINA, The American Embassy in China announced that the planned meeting between the American diplomats and the US spy plane crew in the island of Hainan has been delayed without an official explanation:... more
Latest newsUSA DIPLOMATS MEET SPY AIRCRAFT CREW
PEKING, The diplomatic moves between Washington and Peking continue: the Chinese Government authorized today at 10 am Italian time in Haikou, island of Hainan, a second meeting between American diplomats... more
Latest newsU.S. ELINT AIRCRAFT: DIPLOMATS VISIT CREW
HAINAN, CHINA, All 24 components of the crew of the U.S. EP-3E Aries II electronic surveillance aircraft landed in Chinese military base of Hainan, after collision with a Chinese fighter, are in good health.... more
Latest newsTHE ''SECRET'' SYSTEMS OF THE EP-3 LANDED AT HAINAN
HAINAN, CHINA, The EP-3E Aries II aircrafdt, used by U.S. Air Force to intercept and analyze electromagnetic emissions is equipped with a large number of sophisitcated systems and devices, most of which... more