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Latest newsThe new F-35 JSF’s name will be "Lightning II"
Washington, USA – The name of the Joint Strike Fighter was announced
The US Air Force Chief of Staff, General Michael Moseley, and the Defence Vice-Minister, Gordon England, announced the name for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas:... more
Latest news135 aircraft attended to civil and military parade in Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela - Commemoration for Indipendence Day
Last Wednesday morning, at 10 o’clock, it is led off the civil and military parade of Caracas that has seen involvment of 133 aircraft, among airs and helicopters, of National Armed Force. The main attraction o... more
Latest newsTwo US Apaches shot down in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The news reported by Al-Sharqiya TV
Iraqui TV, Al-Sharqiya, reports news about two US helicopters which were shot down in Moqdadiya area, North-East of Baghdad. The Arab satellite TV, Al-Arabiya, broadcast a video, which had been already... more
Latest newsThe name for the F-35 will be disclosed tomorrow
Washington, USA – "Lightning" choice is likely
The Pentagon will reveal the name chosen for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter tomorrow during an official ceremony. The most probable name seems to be "Lightning" or "Lightning II", as it had been already... more
Latest newsSynthetic fuel for American military aircraft
Washington, USA – USAF is starting tests on B-52s
US Air Force is about to test synthetic fuel on B-52 bomber fighters, as an alternative to JP-8 jet fuel. Tests should be made at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Pratt... more
Latest newsUsa: the air base of Pope to the Army
North Carolina, Usa - The airlift missions will keep operating from there
The air base of Pope in North Carolina, where operates the active-duty 43rd Airlift Wing of Air Force, will became US Army airfield within next two or three years. Instead of the 43rd Airlift Wing that... more
Latest newsCuts for US Air Forces
Washington, USA - It will be necessary to cut some programs
These are hard times for the US Air Forces. The Pentagon in fact could start an austerity period, pressured by the necessity to decrease its budget, which increased exponentially in the last years to face... more
Latest newsMilitary cooperation among Usa and East Europe
Sofia, Bulgaria - First joint military training
"Immediate Response 2006" is the coded name for the three-sided military manoeuvres among Bulgaria, Romania and Usa. From July 17-23 will take place first joint military training in Bulgaria’s Novo S... more
Latest newsBad weather in Northern Italy, 9 militaries injured in American military base of Aviano
Pordenone, Italy - Also an helicopter has been damaged
The bad weather that hit yesterday Northern Italy has bothered many discomforts to the American military base Usaf of Aviano (Pordenone). A violent cloudburst with wind that, according to the militaries... more
Latest newsRAAF is afraid of capability gap in F-111 and F/A-18 bomber fighters replacement
Sydney, Australia - The aircraft should be replaced by F-22s in 2010
RAAF, the Australian Royal Air Force, should renew its bomber fighter fleet, which is made up of F-111s and F/A-18s, in 2010, according to USD 16bn Joint Strike Fighter program. The American F-22 Raptor,... more
Latest newsEAG Air Forces meeting in Spain
Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain - ESR requirement document was signed
The meeting of Air Forces Chiefs of European Air Group (EAG) member Countries took place last days at the air base in Torrejon de Ardoz, near Madrid. The Air Force Chiefs of Staff from Italy, Spain, France,... more
Latest newsUSAF sends updated version of its U-2 to South Korea
Seoul, South Korea - The new Dragon Lady spy airplane offers better performances
The Pentagon makes known that it sent an uploaded version of its spy airplane, U-2S Dragon lady, which offers better security conditions and more info to pilots compared to old models, to Osan air base... more
Latest newsIn Amendola the SU-22 of the Polish Air Force
Foggia, Italy - Based on the airport from 19 to 30 of this month
On the Amendola’s airport (Foggia), from 19 to 30 of this month, are based some Sukhoi SU-22 of the 7th TFS or 7th ELT (Eskadry Lotncictwa Taktyczego) by the Sily Powietrzne (Polish Air Force) located i... more
Latest newsSerbian Air Force pilots will train in USA
Belgrade, Serbia - On the field of the military cooperation between the two Countries
The military cooperation between Serbian and US armed forces, which allowed two US Air Force F-16 bomber fighters to land in Batajinica base, near Belgrade, last week (see AVIONEWS for details), has been... more
Latest newsGPS and Laser/GPS guides for Tornados
Rome, Italy - The armament has been tested by RSV in Pratica di Mare
The Flight Experimental Division in Pratica di Mare (Rome) made two droppings to test the use of GPS and Laser/GPS guide armament on Tornados. GPS guide was applied to the dropping of a JDAM bomb and Laser/GPS... more
Latest newsUS F-16s land in Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia - On the field of a military cooperation agreement
For the first time American combat aircraft landed in a Serbian military base. It happened yesterday to two F-16 bomber fighters belonging to the US Aviation 55th squadron in Europe, which went to the... more
Latest newsUAV for Italian Coastguard?
Rome, Italy - In the meantime a new ATR and two A-139s are coming
The General Commander of Italian Port Authorities, Admiral Luciano Dassatti, announced that Coastguard could use UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicles) aircraft in the next future, for remote-control sea monitoring... more
Latest newsNew appointment with "Frecce Tricolori"
Ravenna, Italy - PAN will open the Summer season of Cervia
They continue, despite last days polemics (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2 and 3), the Italian shows of the Italian acrobatic platoon (PAN) of the Air Force. On next June 18, on the beach of Cervia, Ravenna,... more
Latest newsIn US Air Force opinion Al Zarqawi's killing was a technological success
Washington, USA - They are necessary a lot of fund to mantain the current operative standard
According to US Air Force the large funds spent every year by Washington’s Administration to have new technologies in the military field are spent in the right way. The proof arrived in the last days w... more
Latest newsNew humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - IAF's doctors will cure eye's disease in Togo and Ghana
It started on last Saturday, from the military airport of Pratica di Mare (Rome), the 7th humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force "Ridare la luce" (Give back the light). About 36 people, doctors,... more
Latest newsByelorussian aircraft violated Italian air space
Ravenna, Italy - The plane was intercepted by an Italian Air Force's F-16
On last Saturday an Italian Air Force’s F-16 fighter took off by Cervia Base (Ravenna), to intercept an aircraft which was flying over our air space without the necessary certifications. The plane, a B... more
Latest news100,000 people to attend to Frecce Tricolori's show
Verona, Italy - No protests against the PAN
After the polemics of the last days (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), about the presumed uselessness of the National Acrobatic Platoon (PAN) of the Italian Air Force, yesterday the Frecce Tricolori’s s... more
Latest newsItalian-Maltese naval drill on June 15 and 16
Rome, Italy - Air means by Navy, Coastguard and Air Force will take part too
The annual bilateral Italy-Malta naval drill called "Channel 06" will take place in Mediterranean waters and it will see naval units and air means of the two Nations (other than Greek and French boats)... more
Latest news"Frecce Tricolori"'s success in Spain
Murcia, Spain - There was also Felipe of Borbon, Spanish crown prince
No comment from Rivolto near Udine, which is the base of the Italian Air Force acrobatic platoon (PAN), to the declaration of communist senator Lidia Menapace, who said that "Frecce Tricolori" are a money... more
Latest newsPolemics at Italian Senate's Defense Commission
Rome, Italy - The communist candidate to the presidence said Frecce Tricolori are futile
Yesterday they were elected the president of the Commissions of Italian Senate, and immediatly the polemics exploded when it was made known that at Defense Commission, with the help of center-right coalition,... more
Latest newsChavez confirmed his intention to buy Russian fighters
Caracas, Venezuela - In the South-American country it could be built also a Kalashnikov facility
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed his country’s intention to purchase Russian Sukhoi SU-35 fighters to replace the F-16s made in USA currently in service in Caracas’ Air Force. Far back Chavez is... more
Latest news"Smart operations" for USAF
Washington, USA - The Secretary Wynne underlines the importance of ASFO 21 programme
Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of US Air Force and promoter of ASFO 21 (Air Force Smart Operations), recently declared that the USAF self-improvement programme, which is called "Smart Operations", is a cornerstone... more
Latest newsItalian Government's effort for the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato
Yesterday it took place a meeting between the Defense undersecretary Casula and the Italian Air Force Staff Vice-Chief Gen. Panato. In the summit they talked about the not easy economic situation in which... more
Latest newsEurofighter's billionaire offer for Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Five billion dollars of orders promised
Turkey received an offer by the European consortium which produces the Eurofighter, which involves UK, Italy, Spain and Germany, to become the fifth partner of the program. With its adhesion Ankara will... more
Latest news"Frecce tricolori" at Perugia University
Perugia, Italy - Colonel Tarantino, Frecce tricolori Chief, talked with the students of the university
On last Friday Colonel Paolo Tarantino, Chief of the "Frecce tricolori", the acrobatic platoon of the Italian Air Force, lectured a lesson at Perugia University for the Social communication and advertising... more