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DefenseAssignments and advancements for Italian Army and Navy
Rome, Italy - Cecchi is the new Chief of General Staff for the EI
Italian Council of Ministers has approved, under a proposal by Minister of Defence Antonio Martino, the appointment of the General of Army Corps Filiberto Cecchi as Chief of General Staff for Italian Army;... more
DefenseItaly: "In Iraq until December 31, 2005"
Rome, Italy - CDM approved a bill for carrying on the humanitarian and military mission up to the end of the year
Italian Council of Ministers gathered last June 24, under the proposal of Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gianfranco Fini, and Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, has... more
DefenseConscription to retire starting from July 1st
Rome, Italy - Italian CDM approved to anticipate the date of the end of the military service
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, announced that conscription in Italy is suspended forever as Council of Ministers approved his proposal for anticipating at June 30 2005 the end of levy. So... more
DefenseJapan: "Humanitarian mission in Iraq will continue"
Tokyo, Japan - The statement by Nippon Premier after the attack suffered in Samawa
The explosion occurred in the South of Iraq yesterday involving an armoured vehicle of a Japanese military convoy, will not cause troops’ withdrawal from the country. Japan’s Government has confirmed it... more
DefenseIsrael: "Ready to perform aerial strikes over the Palestinian territories if the withdrawal is affected"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Sharon-led Government proves convinced about the need to act firmly against Palestinian armed movements in case of problems for Israeli troops
Israeli Government would intend to manage firmly the progressive withdrawal of its troops from the Palestinian territories. Tel Aviv’s Government considers security as the real priority in this period a... more
DefenseA military joint exercise in Afghanistan
Herat, Afghanistan - It was attended by Italian, Turkish and Spanish troops
Turkish soldiers have taken part to a joint patrolling of the Afghani city of Herat together with Italian and Spanish militaries: check actions have been carried out throughout the night by a sensible... more
DefenseSenate's Defence Committee held an hearing about some research and develop programs of Armed Forces
Rome, Italy - General Giuseppe Bernardis has been heared
The 4th Italian Senate Defence Committee has performed yesterday an informal hearing with the Chief of the IV Division at General Secretary for Italian Ministry of Defence, General Giuseppe Bernardis,... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Grecale" ship of "Enduring Freedom" operation comes back
Rome, Italy - In La Spezia after four months of activity
"Next June 23, the ’Grecale’ frigate will come back in La Spezia after four months of activity in Arabic Sea waters and Indian Ocean, within the ’Enduring Freedom’ operation. The cooperation of the nav... more
DefenseTaiwan: ships and airplanes moving towards contended territories
Taipei, Taiwan - Diplomatic tensions with Japan which absolutely excludes the hypothesis of an armed reaction
Military ships and airplanes have travelled towards the Diaoyu islands today "for an inspection of Taiwan’s waters", according to what stated by Formosa’s Defence Minister. Air and naval monitoring is... more
DefenseDi Paola: "The Italian defence goal must be a high degree of usability"
Rome, Italy - Italian Chief of General Staff analyses the situation on national defence with reference to a series of important matters
Italian Chief of General Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, commented recently about a series of relevant matters concerning Italian defence. Admiral reminded that Italian effort in international operations... more
DefenseAmsterdam: Italian Undersecretary Berselli expected to visit the UDT today
Amsterdam, Netherlands - European conference about undersea military technology
The Netherlands’ Capital will host starting from today up to June 23, the Conference "Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) Europe 2005", the 18th edition of the international exhibition of undersea military t... more
Defense"Folgore" paratroopers in Sudan for "Nile" operation
Khartoum, Sudan - The peacekeeping mission asked by the UN
Italy’s first paratroopers for the 183rd Regiment "Nembo" of "Folgore" Brigade based in Pistoia, arrived at Khartoum International Airport to operate the peacekeeping mission asked by the UN, named UNMIS (... more
DefenseAfghanistan: Colonel Vinaccia gives way to Colonel Restaino
Kabul, Afghanistan - Spell at the head of Italian contingent at Kabul
Italian soldiers of Italfor 10 contingent are about for returning home after four months spent in Afghanistan. The handing over cerimony has been held yesterday: Colonel Luigi Vinaccia gave way to Colonel... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Sorbet Royal 2005", the Nato's SAR exercise for submarines in trouble
Taranto, Italy - An international force composed by the naval units and submarines
"An international force composed by the naval units and conventional submarines participates to the Nato’s Sar exercise of submarines; all this is ’Sorbet Royal 2005’ (Soro-05). At the international pract... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Sorbet Royal 2005", the Nato's SAR exercise for submarines in trouble (2)
Taranto, Italy - Italian, English and American aircraft involved
"The conventional submarines of Italy (Primo Longobardo), Holland (Dolfijn), Russia (Shaktyor), Spain (Siroco) and Turkey (Preveze) lay down on the sea floor with all the crew on board. The SAR team with... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Nauras 2005", the bilateral Italy-Libya exercise
Rome, Italy - From tomorrow, June 21 to July 6
"The fourth edition of the ’Nauras’, the bilateral exercise between the Italian and Libyan Navies, will take place in the Central Mediterranean waters during the period starting from tomorrow, June 21... more
DefenseMartino: "Multinational forces in Afghanistan maybe for additional ten years"
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister of Defence takes such a possibility into consideration as it has been already expressed by NATO's officers
Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino commented recently on the presence of a multinational contingent and the Italian troops in the Afghan territory, underlining that the coalition forces are quite... more
DefenseRussian war industry in search for new customers
Moscow, Russia - The end of the "Cold War" and URSS' falling forced to sector’s knees
The war sector of the Russian Federation has lost its traditional customers of the "Cold War" age by this time; it urgently needs new markets for surviving. Arms’ industry represented the hearth of Russian e... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Garbin 2005", the Italian-Croatian naval bilateral exercise
Rome, Italy - From today and it will continue until June 21
"The first edition of ’Garbin 2005’, the Italian-Croatian naval bilateral exercise, will take place starting from today and until June 21 in the Central Adriatic waters. The activity is to increase the... more
Defense17th Anti-aircraft Regiment to join Italian contingent in Bosnia-Erzegovina
Latina, Italy - It will take place of Alpine troops from Feltre
The 17th Italian Anti-aircraft Regiment named "Sforzesca" based in Sabaudia (Latina, Lazio Region), will join the Italian contingent in Bosnia-Erzegovina for British-led Althea mission, under the aegis... more
DefenseItalian Defence Committee approved program for sharing tactical information
Rome, Italy - The vote has been opened by the introductory speech of senator Luigi Manfredi
The Defence Committee for Senate of Italian Republic, gathered at the consultory stage about Government acts, has approved yesterday the proposal on "Multiyear program regarding the settlement of possible... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "Sorbet Royal 2005" Nato's exercise for the research and rescue of submarines in trouble
Taranto, Italy - From 17 to 30 of June, will involve 2000 people coming from 14 countries
"The ’Sorbet Royal 2005’ Nato’s exercise will take place this year in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Taranto, from 17 to 30 of June 2005 and it will involve about 2000 people coming from 14 count... more
DefenseExamination of Italy-Kuwait's memorandum has been completed
Rome, Italy - It has been started the examination of dismantlement on Russia's nuclear submarines
Italian Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee has completed yesterday the examination on DDL regarding ratification and execution of memorandum of understanding between Italy and Kuwait about cooperation o... more
DefenseThe IV Committee started examination on Defence multiyear's programs
Rome, Italy - Research for developing a technological-practical demonstrator and surveillance system
The Italian Senate’s Defence Committee has started yesterday the examination on the multiyear program of research for developing a technological-practical demonstrator of Engineers Corps’ pioneer vehicle, whi... more
DefenseMartino is officially visiting Paraguay
Asuncion, Paraguay - The heart of the discussion is the matter of international security
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, is in Paraguay for seeing the highest authorities of the State: President of Republic Nicanor Duarte Frutos, Deputy President of Republic Luis Alberto Castiglioni,... more
DefenseThe joint military drill Italy-Malta's "Canale 05" has started (2): the means dispatched by Italy and Malta
Catania, Italy - Naval and air units from AMI and MMI
Italian Navy is taking part to the drill with "Mimbelli" destroyer and light combatant vessel "Cigala Fulgosi" equipped with an AB-212 helicopter, a sea-going tug "Classe Polifemo", two SH-3D choppers,... more
DefenseThe joint military drill Italy-Malta's "Canale 05" has started
Catania, Italy - To improve cooperation and operative abilities of air-naval forces engaged on peace-support actions
The joint military drill of Italy with Malta named "Canale 05" will end next Saturday June 18. It started last Friday June 10 into the sea and the air space of Augusta (Sicily Region); the event (which... more
Defense"Canale 05": Italy and Malta together to ensure more security in the Mediterranean Sea
Augusta, Italy - The important air-naval exercise to which also other European, African and Middle Eastern countries participate started today
Italian Air Force and Italian Navys’ means are performing an important air-naval exercise starting nearby Sicily’s Augusta Bay today on coordination with Malta’s units, and activities will go on till... more
DefenseNATO: how its political role is important for European Union?
Brussels, Belgium - It is no longer the cornerstone of global strategy, according to Germany, but the USA fear that EU is aiming to more autonomy in the military field
It seems that no sufficient general clearness and mutual understanding exist between the United States and the Atlantic Alliance’s European members about which kind of current and future role NATO should p... more
DefenseNATO troops to go to Darfur
Brussels, Belgium - While state members will provide planes to transport African militaries to the region
During the meeting started yesterday in Brussels by the NATO headquarters (see for details AVIONEWS), ministers of Defence from state members, have approved the aid to peace-keeping operations in the Region... more
DefenseItaly-Mauritania agreement on defence under Italian Government's review
Rome, Italy - Council of Ministers to take ratification into consideration today
Italian Council of Ministers gathered early today at 9:30am in Palazzo Chigi. The agenda includes also the review of two bills concerning the ratification of Italy-Macedonia agreement about cooperation... more
DefenseOver USD 1000m of global military expenditure in 2004
Stockholm, Sweden - USD 162 for every inhabitant of the world
A study made by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has revealed that world nations paid out more than USD 1000m for military equipments in the past year, whose half has been allocated... more
DefenseNATO: state members defence ministries meeting in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium - Organization's defensive capabilities, nuclear equipment and current efforts abroad in the centre of attention
NATO state members defence ministries are meeting in Brussels today, at its headquarter. Issues under analysis during such meeting will be included in the double planning concerning Atlantic Alliance’s n... more
DefenseNorth Korea: "We have non-conventional defensive capabilities to protect ourselves against the USA"
Pyongyang, North Korea - It would have been recently stated by a representative from the Communist regime
"North Korea has already a sufficient number of nuclear weapons and it is producing further". These were the word recently spoken by North Korean Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs during a TV interview.... more
DefenseUS and Australia to perform military drill
Sydney, Australia - The largest bilateral exercise undertaken by the United States
The joint exercise of US forces together with Australian forces started today off the State of Queensland’s coast and will involve 11,000 US soldiers and 6000 Australian servicemen, up to the end of t... more
DefenseAfghanistan: first Italian troops called on KMNB have landed
Kabul, Afghanistan - One hundred soldiers took off from Malpensa yesterday
The first 100 Italian soldiers destined to take part in Kabul Multi-National Brigade (KMNB) for the first Italy-led NATO mission -which is expected to affect 600 Italian militaries- have left around 6:00pm... more
DefenseVenezuela: new weapon systems and a 2 million soldiers reserve to face a prospective US invasion
Caracas, Venezuela - President Chavez's fear has been immediately give the lie by Washington
Venezuelan President Chavez is paying great attention to the increase of defensive capabilities of its own country and he would have decided to set the foundation of a reserve by the recruitment of about... more
Defense"Mar Baltic Action" drill has been completed
Ventspils, Latvia - It has been attended by eleven nations
More than 400 soldiers, 28 aircraft from different countries (USA, Russia, Latvia, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania), 40 war ships and two submarines have... more
DefenseSyria: test launch with three Scuds but a missile fell in Turkey
Damascus, Syria - Official apologies by Syrian authorities addressed to Turkish Government while Israel fears for trials aimed to create a non-conventional arsenal
Syria performed the launch of three SS-1 Scud surface-to-surface missiles on last May 27. Trials would have all been made in the Northern region of the country but one of the ballistic rockets would have... more
DefenseIran: Shahab-3 ballistic missile succesfully tested
Teheran, Iran - In the meantime, news came from the USA about material useful to develop nuclear technology and destined to Iranian and North Korean lands has been seized
Iranian armed forces successfully tested recently a Shahab-3 short-medium range ballistic missile. It deals with a solid-propelled weapon system able to hit its target about 2000 km far from its launcher... more
DefenseRussia to withdraw its troops from Georgia by 2008
Moscow, Russia - The deployment of military airlifters appears a major measure
Russia and Georgia have finally achieved an agreement on the future withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgian territory. According to what has been set by Foreign Ministries of both countries, about 3000... more
DefenseThe quadrilateral conference on Euro-Mediterranean relations has been completed
Rome, Italy - It was dedicated to international political-military themes
The quadrilateral conference, named "Talks C4", has been held in Rome from May 25 to May 27 and was focused on political-military, economic and social aspects that unite the nations of Mediterranean area:... more
Defense"Drawsko" drill performed in Poland has been completed
Stettino, Poland - The redeployment of Italian troops has started and is expected to end next June 9
Italian soldiers engaged in the military drill occurred in the Polish town of "Drawsko" over a month, are coming back in Italy from Stettino Airport. The deployed Italian forces belong to the Command... more
Defense"Combined Joint European Exercise" has been completed
Rome, Italy - It aimed to promote a better comprehension of challenges concerning Military Forces in the international ambit
The "Combined Joint European Exercise 2005", organized by the Italian Centre for High Studies on Defence, has been completed last May 26 after 8 days of works: the event has been attended by some 60 Italian... more
DefenseFraticelli visited headquarters of "Taurinense" Alpine Brigade
Civitavecchia, Italy - The Alpines are about to take command of the KMNB
The headquarters of "Taurinense" Alpine Brigade has received, early today, the visit of Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Giulio Fraticelli, went to Civitavecchia, by the Centre for Army Simulation... more
DefenseSenate: a NATO dossier published on "Osservatorio Transatlantico"
Rome, Italy - Opinions and surveys about relations between the two strands of Atlantic
The change of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is the matter focused by the 10th dossier published on the "Osservatorio Transatlantico" (Transatlantic Observatory), the periodical edited by... more
DefenseSenate approved funds for Italian Defence Ministry's investments
Rome, Italy - They will be destined for the current year
The Italian Defence Committee of Senate, gathered at the consultory stage about Government’s acts, has concluded yesterday, the exam on "Report concerning the destination of availability of fund for D... more
DefenseSigonella's role in fighting against terrorism and weapon illegal traffic
Sigonella, Italy - Meanwhile, acts of protest would be under setting to be held nearby the base on next June 2
Sicily’s base located in Sigonella is an important cornerstone for the United States in fighting against international terrorism, especially when considering the joint action that this military infrastructure c... more
DefenseMBDA about to acquire LFK and BGT
Berlin, Germany - The European missile group would significantly reinforce its role in Europe and in the international market
European EADS/Finmeccanica/BAe-owned missile group MBDA would be about to acquire German LFK and BGT. In case the double business is achieved, MBDA would remarkably strengthen its own European role in... more
DefenseEU: the Battle Groups shape up in Northern Europe
Brussels, Belgium - One to involve countries in the Scandinavian area while the other one to mainly consist of Baltic states and Central Europe
The 13 Battle Groups scheduled within the EU Rapid Response Force start shaping up. Northern Europe is certainly an example as two agreements were signed in Brussels yesterday. The first one regards the... more