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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
Latest newsU.S. NAVY, U.S. AIR FORCE ORDER 59 T-6A TEXAN II AIRCRAFT
WICHITA, USA, The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have ordered 59 T-6A Texan II aircraft and technical support from Raytheon Aircraft Company worth $148.3 million for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System... more
Latest newsRAF IS RUNNING OUT OF PLANES
LONDON, Royal Air Force fleet is decreasing due to the fact that many jets are grounded, have computer problems or have been written off in training accidents. Raf is also having problems holding on to... more
Latest newsGREECE POSTPONES THE PURCHASE OF 60 EUROFIGHTERS ORDERED IN FEBRUARY
ATHENS, GREECE, Costas Simitis, Greece Prime Minister, reported that Greece will postpone to 2004 or even later the purchase of the Eurofighters, built by the European joint-venture including Eads, Alenia... more
Latest newsMACEDONIAN FORCES ATTACK ALBANIAN REBELS
SKOPJE, Two macedonian combat helicopters bombed albanian rebels near the border village of Gracani, close to the capital. Macedonian troops are to launch new offensives in the north of the country. more
Latest newsISRAELI MILITARY AIRCRAFTS VIOLATE LEBANESE AIR SPACE
BEIRUT, LEBANON, According to what reported by Lebanese military sources, Israeli fighters flew over Lebanon's territory several times, braking sound speed, with the consequent sonic "bangs" heard by population.... more
Latest newsBOEING ENVIROMENT X-32B TESTS ARE OK
SEATTLE, USA, Highly positive, according to Mike Heinz (Boeing's Vice-President for the Joint Strike Fighter programme, JSF), the results of the enviromental impact effectuated with the research aircraft... more
Latest newsRUSSIA TO SELL FIGHTERS TO ALGERIA
MOSCOW, Russia will sell three fighters Su-24 to Algeria. The fighters have been overhauled in Siberia. Other 19 aircrafts of the same type will be delivered to the african country in the next months.... more
Latest newsNEW ZEALAND WILL GIVE IN MAY DETAILS ON DEFENCE SPENDING HIKE
NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand should approve in May the new financial balance,that will permit the renewal of its military fleet, composed of Douglas A-4K Skyawk, by now 30 years old, already reduced to 17... more
Latest newsUNITED STATES MAY SEND SPY PLANES TO MACEDONIA
USA, The Pentagon should soon approve NATO's request to send unmanned spy planes to Macedonia, to monitor the borders with Kosovo, where ethnic Albanian rebels moved their troops actually. The U.S. Air... more
Latest newsSLOVAKIA TO POSTPONE MILITARY AIRCRAFT DECISION TO NOVEMBER
BRATISLAVA, Defence Ministry spokesman Pavol Vitko said the government has decided to postpone the decision to replace its ageing fleet of Soviet-designed fighter aircraft until November. Slovakia could... more
Latest newsIRAN TO BUILD RUSSIAN TU-334S
TEHERAN, Russia is negotiating building of about 100 Tu-334 aircraft under license in Iran: the proceeds from this very lucrative project could be reinvested in the Russian aircraft industry. The talks... more
Latest newsUSAF GLOBAL HAWK PRODUCTION STARTS
WASHINGTON, The world's largest UAV, the RQ-4A "Global Hawk", received the first approval of Pentagon for its realization:Defence Department commissioned a first block of six aircraft (along with... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA TO BUY NEW COPTERS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, The Malaysian government will acquire six more new helicopters to replace the navy's old Westland Wasp aircraft. Malaysia, moreover, will receive six GKN Westland Super Lynx... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA AND INDIA TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
MALAYSIA, Malaysian and Indian government agreed to expand defence cooperation to improve the air force of both countries. The agreement should include training, logistics and asset sharing. more
Latest newsIN GEORGIA NEW SU-25 WARPLANE'S TESTS
GEORGIA, Georgia will start to test a new type of the Russia-born Su-25 attack planes next week: the new jet, modernized by Tbilisi Aircraft Building Plant with the help of Israel's Elbipis company, will... more
Latest newsBUNDESWEHR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THREATENS TIGER PROJECT
GERMANY, The franco-german project for the construction of the attack helicopter Tiger, joint by french Eurocopter and german Dasa, is threatened by german Defence Ministry lacking funds, newspaper Bild... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN AIR FORCE WONTS TO MODERNISE ITS FLEET
MOSCOW, Gen. Anatoly Kornukov, its chief, said that the Russian air force will gradually modernise its aging fleet over the next few years, after a decade of funding shortages that have plagued the force:... more
Latest newsSUKHOI TO OFFER VIETNAM THE STATE-OF-THE- ART SU-30 MK AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The russian industry Sukhoi offered Vietnam the sale of the new state-of-the-art Su-30 MK aircraft and the modernisation of Su-24 M4 fleet. Sukhoi General Manager Mikhail Pogosyan added he is considering... more
Latest newsHUNGARY DON'T WONTS U.S. F-16
MOSCOW, Hungary has not denied modernization of MiG-29 warplanes by NATO standards and has not decided to buy 24 American F-16, Hungarian Minister of Economics Gyorgy Matolcsy said in Moscow after a session... more
Latest newsKOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES EXPORTS TRAINER AIRCRAFT
SOUTH KOREA, Korea Aerospace Industries has agreed to sell seven KT-1 air force training aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force for US$60 million. KAI said Turkey, Colombia, Israel and the Philippines are... more
Latest newsCHILEAN GENERAL UNDER INVESTIGATIONS
SANTIAGO, CHILE, The Chilean air force chief of staff, Gen. Hernan Gabrielli has been accused of human rights abuses during the Pinochet era.The investigation is based on allegations by political prisoners... more
Latest newsII WORLD WAR FIGHTER FOUND IN FRANCE
FRANCE, The US fighter, including the mortal remains of the pilot in the cockpit, was found in a french field on the border with Belgium. The finders wondered why the wreckage of the plane hasn't been... more
Latest newsRUSSIA ACCUSES WESTERN COUNTRIES OF SENDING SPY PLANES TO RUSSIAN BORDERS
MOSCOW, Western countries would track up to three spy plane flights every day, said Gen Amatoly Kornukov. A few days ago russian air defense forces were also alarmed by an unidentified balloon that flew... more
Latest newsSLOVAKIA IS DREAMING NATO
SLOVAKIA, The "Slovak Spectator" reported that, following a top-level Defense Ministry meeting on February 9, newly-appointed Defense Minister Jozef Stank put his weight behind proposals for the Concept... more
Latest newsINDIA LODGES PROTEST OVER AIR SPACE VIOLATION
INDIA, The protest was lodged with Pakistan over air space violation in the Chhamb area on monday. The new was reported by defence sources. more
Latest newsBOEING C-40B JETS TO U.S. AIR FORCE
SEATTLE, In a press release the U.S. Air Force said it had ordered one C-40B jet from Boeing Co., a military version of 149-seat Boeing 737-700, and taken options on six others in a deal that could be... more
Latest newsSECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON AIR STRIKES IN IRAQ
USA, In the aftermath of today's airstrikes in Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, "The objective of today's mission by coalition forces was to degrade Iraqi air defense capabilities and thus... more
Latest newsAIR RAIDS IN IRAQ: SADDAM THREATENS RETALIATION
IRAQ, According to the government newspaper "Qadissiya" the air strikes accomplished by american and british warplanes won't pass unpunished. The attacks destroyed radr installations but also killed two... more
Latest newsUS NAVY TO REPLACE CH-46 HELICOPTERS
WASHINGTON, U.S. Navy intends to replace CH-46 helicopters after discovering a crack in a component that helps control the aircraft's flight. Those helicopters, used for troops and cargo transport, have... more
Latest newsRUSSIA DENIES REPORTS THAT ITS BOMBERS VIOLATED JAPANESE AIRSPACE
MOSCOW, The Russian military apexes have categorically denied reports that Russian bombers have violated Japanese airspace: Commander of the Russian Air Force Anatoly Kornukov told Interfax on Wednesday... more
Latest newsPALESTINIAN OFFICER KILLED IN HELICOPTER ATTACK
GAZA STRIP, Masoud Ayyad, a palestinian security officer, was killed today in a helicopter attack considered as a target assasination by palestinian authorities. The man was supposed to be one of the... more
Latest newsBOEING WINS US AIR FORCE ORDER
USA, Boeing signed a $800 million agreement with Department of Defence to suplly U.S. Air Force 7 C-40 aircrafts. The deal includes ten years of associated contractor logistics support. more
Latest newsHUNGARY PLANS TO BUY F-16 FIGHTERS
BUDAPEST, The government of Hungary has started negotiations with Usa to acquire used F-16 military planes to replace Migs. The new was reported by Defense minister. Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace company... more
Latest newsMANY F-18 GRAUNDED TO BE INSPECTED
WASHINGTON, The US Navy decided monday to suspend the use of the most of its hunting F-18, after the discovery of a principle of corrosion in some parts much sensitive of these planes. According to the... more
Latest newsNORWAY AIR FORCE GROUNDS C-130 HERCULES
NORWAY, The six C-130 Hercules transport planes of norwegian air force were grounded after crcks were discovered on the wings of three aircrafts. It will take a minimum of four weeks to carry out repairs.... more
Latest newsJET-POWERED PREDATOR B MAKES SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT.
USA, Predator B 001, GA-ASI's newest turboprop-powered variant of the U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator aircraft system made its first flight successfully. The manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,... more
Latest newsWWII ACE DIED AT 85
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A World War II fighter ace, Johnnie Johnson died in his bed at respectable age of 85 years, after a life of flight. He is awarded to have shooted down 38 enemy aircrafts in WWI and... more
Latest newsRUSSIA SUPPOSED TO SELL 100 FIGHTER ENGINES TO CHINA
MOSCOW, AVN newsagency said Russia will deliver 100 jet engines to China requested to power the SU-27 fighter it is going to build in the next five years. The new wasn't officially confirmed. more
Latest newsUS NAVY GROUNDS F/A-18 HORNET FIGHTERS
WASHINGTON, Us Navy decided yesterday to ground about 700 Hornet fighters after corrosion was found on some wing components by inspectors during a routine maintenance. The planes are to be inspected soon.... more
Latest newsISRAEL TO GROUND DAKOTA MILITARY AIRCRAFTS
JERUSALEM, After 53 years of glorious service, israeli military aviation grounded Dakota aircrafts. The event was celebrated in a ceremony attended by all army's veterans who piloted those planes. more
Latest newsNEW AIRSTRIKES ON IRAQ, SEVEN INJURED
IRAQ, Seven people were injured yesterday by british and US fighter airstrikes over six provinces, Iraq said. US Central Command replied saying no civilian target was striken. more