Military aviation
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Military aviationMI-8 of the Croatian Air Force in visit in Italy: it will operate with the HH-3F
Rimini, Italy - After the Polish Sukhoi and Hungarian Mig-29
Still a visit from an East Air Force on a base of the Italian Air Force. After the Polish Sukhoi and Hungarian Mig-29, it's the time of a Mil MI-8 MTV-1 H-251 (code 95987) of the HRZ i PZO (Hrvatsko Ratno... more
Military aviationBoeing: laser cannons for US fighters
Washington, USA - Ground tests were made
By the end of next year Boeing will install a rotating turret below a test airplane with a laser cannon that will strike ground targets, showing the military capabilities of high-energy lasers. The company,... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin rolls out for first F-22 slated for operations in the Pacific Region
Marietta, USA - It is a fighter ables to entry in enemy territory without to be intercepted from radar
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first combat capable F-22 stealth fighter destined for basing and operations in the Pacific Rim yesterday. Raptor 4087 completed its final assembly with Air Force leaders... more
Military aviationNATO troops bombed and killed a Taleban commandant
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Isaf planes hit an Afghani village, no civilian has been injured. Also other Talebans died
The ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) said yesterday a Taliban commandant was killed during an air attack of the forces of the international coalition in the southern Afghanistan. The operation,... more
Military aviationAero Vodochody: the production of the C-27J wing is about to start
Prague, Czech Republic - According to the contract with Alenia Aeronautica
After the contract with Alenia Aeronautica last September, Aero Vodochody received the order to produce the first two central caissons of the C-27J wing. The equipments are starting to come to the Czech... more
Military aviationRAF: flight deck armour fitted to RAF VC-10s
London, United Kingdom - Correspond to the 95% of the protection against ground-based hostile fire
According to "Defense News", the flight decks on the RAF’s 10 VC-10C Mk1Ks air transport aircraft have been protected by a combination of steel and Kevlar armour. The VC-10 branch of the IPT has carefully m... more
Military aviationSix MD-11 for the new Aeroflot Cargo
Moscow, Russia - To replace four aging DC-10s
Aeroflot said last week that it now will operate its cargo unit as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary and will lease six MD-11 freighters for delivery in 2008 to replace four aging DC-10s that will be... more
Military aviationSOREM: from cape to cape of Europe
Rome, Italy - Unnumbered merits to international level
The Sorem, society that manages since beyond eight years the anti-fire fleet of the Italian Civil Defense that included among its ranks 16 Canadair CL-415 and 6 Canadair CL-215, operates from cape to cape... more
Military aviationReturned from Spain two Canadair of the Italian Civil Defense
Rome, Italy - Assessment of 1740 fires, 5 dead and one hundred hectares of wood destroyed
Yesterday afternoon, two Canadair of the Italian Civil Defense Department returned in Olbia and Lamezia’s their bases of operations. They have been sent in Spain in support of the operations for the p... more
Military aviationFires: beyond Spain, also Portugal and Greece in the clamp of the fire
Madrid, Spain - The main causes are temperatures record and arsonists
In these hours, a wave of fires is downing in the North of Spain, in the South of Portugal and in Greece. About 110 fires, 67 of which now out-control, have been recorded in Galitia, in the North-Western... more
Military aviationFires in Spain: Italian Civil Defense has sent two Canadair airplanes
Rome, Italy - Many fires are interesting different areas of the Iberian country
"The Italian Civil Defense Department has organized the sending of two Canadair airplanes of its own fleet to support the operations against the numerous fires that are interesting different zones of Spain.... more
Military aviationAgustaWestland: Italian Civil Protection orders an AW-139 helicopter
Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy - The model will add to an A-109 Power already in service with the Department
AgustaWestland announces that the Italian Civil Protection has signed a contract for an AW-139 medium-twin helicopter. The AW-139 will act as an airborne command post to support and supplement disaster... more
Military aviationFires: two helicopters S-64 added to the air fleet of the Italian Country
Rome, Italy - The Department has allocated EUR two and a half million for the two CFS aircraft
"In the field of the activity of coordination of the battle against forest fires, the Italian Department of Civil Defense has allocated two and a half million of Euros in order to use two helicopters Erickson... more
Military aviationCivil Defense Department: Italian specialistic team took off for the people in Indonesia hit by the earthquake
Rome, Italy - Two ones already today and another one tomorrow, June 1st
"Following to the request by the Indonesian Government to the Italian Foreign Affairs, the National Civil Defense Department has organized a mission of specialists that today will reach Yogyakarta. The... more
Military aviationSardinia: antifire campaign is about to start
Cagliari, Italy - 10 helicopters and 2 airplanes starting from June 1st
Sardinia Region 2006 antifire campaign, which will officially begin next June 1st, has been presented. Among this year’s news, an AB-412 twin-engined helicopter, provided with atomizer for fire immediate a... more
Military aviationEvergreen International Aviation: a fire-fighting B-747 realized
Washington, Usa - The aircraft can unload over 77,000 litres of water on the flames
Evergreen International Aviation, American society based in Oregon, with an operation cost about USD 40m, has transformed a B-747 in a fire-fighting airplane. The version currently realized expects that... more
Military aviationEuromed Civil Protection Bridge Programme
Rome, Italy - Press release of the Civil Defence
"Yesterday the works of the II meeting of the Euromed Programme Directive Committee, that took place in Rome at the Civil Defence palace, are finished. The works saw the presence of the EU countries... more
Military aviationDepartment Civil Defense: restarted operative activity of Canadair last Saturday
Rome, Italy - After short interruption
"Canadair fleet of Department Civil Protection is operative, again, after short interruption of flying activities, decided to take precautionary way after the two incidents at tyres in the last weeks.... more
Military aviationItalian Civil Defense: preventive suspension for Canadair's activity
Rome, Italy - The decision following to the second accident occurred to the airplanes' tyres in little short of a month
"The Italian Civil Defense Department has decided yesterday the preventive suspension of all the flight activities by the Canadair 415’s fleet destined for fire-fighting operations. The decision following t... more
Military aviationISPRO. ESPA: Italian Civil Defence's virtual academy
Rome, Italy - It will set a multi-language web site
ISPRO, Civil Defence/Protection and Security Studies and Research Institute, will create ESPA (Emergency Stress Psychological Assistance). It will be a virtual academy for European civil defence operators,... more
Military aviationEuropean exercise "Eurosot 2005"
Rome, Italy - To start today involving rescue teams from 5 different nations until Saturday
The European exercise "Eurosot 2005", organized by Italian Department of Civil Defence, is about to start today around 1:00pm: it consists in an operational answer’s test against a 6.8 earthquake magnitude i... more
Military aviationCivil protection exercise on river Po
Ferrara, Italy - Simulation to involved 8 European nations
"Po 2005- Flood Emergency" is the regional exercise of civil protection against the flooding risk, arranged by Emilia Romagna Region, that is expected to occur from October 2 to 9 involving 8 European... more
Military aviationAVIONEWS attending presentation of results on the Beriev Be-200 employment in Italy (4): specifications
Ciampino, Italy - Amphibious twin-engined jet airplane for firefighting, search and rescue and transport operations
Here are the Beriev Be-200’s firefighter specifications. See also for details AVIONEWS 1, 2 and 3 more
Military aviationAVIONEWS attending presentation of results on the Beriev Be-200 employment in Italy (3): interview with Anatolievich Kobzev, President of Beriev
Ciampino, Italy - "The Be-200 was had been designed since the very beginning to operate as a multirole aircraft and not only as a firefighter"
Beriev President, Anatolievich Kobzev, reminded that the Be-200 had been designed at first to exclusively operate in the Russian territory. The possibility of testing it outside such setting and ensured... more
Military aviationAVIONEWS attending presentation of results on the Beriev Be-200 employment in Italy (2): interview with Giuseppe Spadaccini, President of Sorem
Ciampino, Italy - "The ideal solution would be the one of a ùn about ten aircraft fleet to meet the operational exigencies in the Mediterranean basin on a multinational basis"
Sorem President, Eng. Giuseppe Spadaccini, proved particularly satisfied about the results achieved this Summer by the Be-200. Sorem is the operator of Italian Civil Defence aircraft. Spadaccini reminded... more
Military aviationAVIONEWS attending presentation of results on the Beriev Be-200 employment in Italy
Ciampino, Italy - A vehicle provided with features which Italian Administration had been dreaming even in the 80s and able to integrate the Canadairs' operational activities
Impressive size if compared to the Canadairs which we are used to see in the Italian territory, a streamlined shape, a comfortable, and obviously developed most of all for its length, cabin. These are... more
Military aviationAngola: Puglia Region solidarity "Took off" with AMI's C-130 yesterday
Bari, Italy - The initiative started by "Doctors with Africa CUAMM"
Italian Air Force C-130 plane, loaded with health equipment, took off from Puglia Region bound for Angola, to aid the African country to face Marburg fever. The initiative is due to efforts of a doctor... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina": 4 Antonov 124 from Genoa to help the New Orleans' refugees
Genoa, Italy - The aircraft will transport 180 prefabricated houses
The Antonov 124 will depart next September 15 and 16 from Genoa towards the Ellington Field’s military airport in Houston and to transport 180 prefabricated houses, purchased by Geodis Zust Ambrosetti G... more
Military aviationItalian Civil Defence sent health aid to Angola against Marburg fever
Luanda, Angola - AMI's C-130 landed today at Luanda
Italian Air Force C-130 plane landed today at Luanda Airport loaded with health aids provided by Italian Civil Defence, Puglia Region and companies coordinated by "Cittadinanza Attiva" for Angolan Province... more
Military aviationHurricane "Katrina" (4): Airbus to help America with Beluga
Toulouse, France - The aircraft left Toulouse today bound for Mobile, Alabama
The A-300 Super Transporter "Beluga", loaded with relief supplies, departed from Toulouse this morning. Airbus provided the aircraft to both French and British Governments and then it has been used to... more