Defense
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DefenseRUSSIA COULD SELL RADAR TO CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Klebanov and chinese Prime Minister Zhu Ringji recently discussed the sale of four to six Beriev A-50 advanced radar aircraft. The deal would significantly... more
DefenseNATO AGENCY OF EUROFIGHTER MANAGEMENT IS DEVELOPING MODIFICATIONS OF THE PLANE
MUNICH, After the parliamentary question in which Senator Semenzato asked to know wheter the Eurofighter was going to be converted into a fighter, which he defined Eurobomber, optimized for air-to-ground... more
DefenseNEGOTIATIONS FOR GREECE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EUROFIGHTER CONSORTIUM ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES
ATHENS, GREECE, The negotiations for Greece's participation in Eurofighter project could be completed in coming days. Greece has promised to buy 60 units of the plane, worthed dlrs 4.8 billion. The european... more
DefenseBOEING X-32A JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FLIES AGAIN
USA, Boeing X-32A Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator resumed flight yesterday afternoon, after a stop of three weeks due to a hydraulic problem. It flew 30 minutes from Edwards AFB, California. An "interim... more
DefenseBELGIUM TO BUY SEVEN MILITARY AIRBUS NEXT YEAR
BRUSSELS, The belgian government will buy seven military Airbus A400 next year. The contract worths about one billion euro. The new was reported by an official of belgian ministry of Defense. Belgium also... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER EQUIPPED WITH THRUST VECTORING NOZZLE
MADRID, Spain could play a relevant role in the Eurofighter project if the initiative of Turbo Propulsores S.A. (ITP), partner of Eurojet Group in the development and manufacturing of EJ2000 turbofan,... more
DefenseOSPREY DECLARED FULLY OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE BY PENTAGON
USA, The Pentagon team scrutinizing U.S. Marine's MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft declared it operationally effective and suitable, following succesful trials about two weeks ago. Testers detected problems... more
DefenseU.S. FORCES TO DENY RUSSIAN PLANES DEFIED RADAR
TOKYO, JAPAN, U.S. Navy denied the news reporting that russian jets slipped past the radar defenses of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the sea of Japan. A spokesman of the U.S. Navy said russian aircrafts have... more
DefenseFOUR FIGHTER MODELS OFFERED TO ITALIAN AIR FORCE
ROME, ITALY, The official proposal for a 45 fighter supply to Italian Air Force is expected for november, 20; the aircrafts will be payed considering flight hours accumulated. In this way, Italian Air... more
DefenseDASSAULT PLANNED A NEW "STEALTH"
PARIS, Dassault Aviation's vice president Bruno Revelli announced that the company developed and flew an unmanned stealth fighter. It will be the beginner of a new generation of manned and unmanned fighters... more
DefenseCHINA TO DEVELOP NEW MILITARY AIRCRAFT
CHINA, According to what U.S. experts said during Zhuhai air show, China is developing a new military aircraft to be used by Navy. It is a military version of 60-seat MA-60 regional aircraft, which is... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER: FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS STARTED IN ENGLAND
LONDON, The final assembly of the euopean aircraft Eurofighter has started today in a hangar of Warton air base, England. The new was confirmed by BAe Systems. The fighter will be completed before the... more
DefenseINDIA ORDERED 32 RUSSIAN FIGTHER PLANES
LONDON, India will take delivery of the first batch of ten 32 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters from Russia late next year The remaining planes will arrive before the end of 2003. The Indian Ministry... more
DefenseBAE WINS CONTRACT TO UPGRADE MISSILE SYSTEM
LONDON, BAe Systems signed an agreement with british Defense ministry after it won the bid to upgrade Sea Dort embarked missile systems used by Royal Navy. more
DefenseSOUTH AFRICA: OPPOSITION ASK FOR AUDIT IN MULTIBILLION ARMS DEAL
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, A South Africa government opposition parliamentary commission has requested an examination on a multibillion dollar arms deal. The government has valued the package required by... more
DefenseBELGIAN AIR FORCE TO BUY FOUR EMBRAER
BRUSSELS, The belgian Air Force bought four aircrafts, two EMB-135 and two EMB-145 which will be delivered between May 2000 and April 2002. The contract worths about 3,5 billion of beligian francs. The... more
DefenseISRAEL: "ARROW 2" ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEM PUT INTO OPERATION
WAPA-TEL AVIV, Israeli ministry of Defense announced that the "Arrow 2" anti-missile system has been put into operation after a series of trials. The system was developed by israeli industry and financed... more
DefenseNORTH KOREA TO STOP MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, U.S. secretary of state Albright said in a press conference that North Korea intends to drop the missile development program. The president kim Jong II declared her this intention... more
DefenseNATO GROUNDS GREEK FIGHTERS INTERCEPTED BY TURKISH AIR FORCE
ATHENS, The greek fighters taking part in Nato military manoeuvres in Turkey for the "Destined Glory 2000" operation have been grounded by Nato "because of an interception by turkish fighters". Nato air... more
DefenseMV-22 DECLARED EFFECTIVE, SUITABLE FOR LAND-BASED OPERATIONS
USA, The Department of the Navy announced that the MV-22 Osprey has been judged operationally effective and operationally suitable for land-based operations, validating eight months of comprehensive... more
DefenseRUSSIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS GOES TO IRAN
IRAN, According with a CIA director John A. Lauder report, dated October 5, presented to U.S. Senate Commission for Russian relationship evaluation, Iran own some russian chemical weapons, also suitable... more
DefenseAFTER 28 YEARS ATTACH AIRCRAFT GREEK LANDED TO TURKY
ANKARA, Galley was Nato exercise "Destiny Glory 2000", in which ,after 28 years of closing, attach aircraft landed to greek territory, followed by five F-16 and three C-130, hellenics too. more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE US AIR FORCE FLIGHT SECURITY
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE SECURITY US AERONATIC
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
DefenseU.S. GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED ITALY TO LEASE F-16 AIRCRAFTS
WASHINGTON, WAPA's advance informations about the intention of italian government to lease U.S. Air Force's were confirmed in Washington, where DoD notified to Congress that italian ministry of Defense... more
DefenseAMI TO LEASE US SCRAPS
LONDON, Officials of London U.S. embassy admitted that italian ministry of Defense has an option to buy 26 Lockheed Martin F-16D/F (Block 15) air supremacy fighters in leasing. US Defense Department will... more
Defense"FANTI ALATI" RETURN TO KOSOVO
ROME, The "fanti alati", the soldiers of the 66th bersaglieri regiment will return to Balcans. The boarding at Ravenna's naval port and Bologna's airport has already started and they are expected to leave... more
DefenseYEMENI PLANE IS FLYING TO IRAQ TO BREAK EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, After the jordan plane landed at Baghdad airport the other day , the first arab flight to break embargo, today another plane took off to Iraq from San'a, Yemen. The plane carries about 100... more
DefenseRC EURODEPUTY LUISA MORGANTINI WILL FLY TO BAGHDAD AGAINST EMBARGO
BRUSSELS, Rifondazione comunista's eurodeputy Luisa Morgantini, president of Ue assembly's Group for Peace, will fly tomorrow to Baghdad boarding a scheduled flight "to break air passengers embargo imposed... more
DefensePEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAN COUNTRIES GOES AHEAD
SEUL, The defense ministry of the two korean countries are continuing the peace talk started yesterday on Cheju Island, on the South Korea. This is a good way to maintain the detente process inaugurated... more