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Latest newsBoeing-CAE contract for the C-130 AMP
Seattle, USA - USD 22m value
CAE, a Canadian manufacturer, has received a USD 22m contract by Boeing on the field of USAF C-130 Avionics Modernization Program which concerns the conversion of an existing C-130H Weapon Systems Trainer... more
Latest newsRussia: Minister of Transports launches the alarm for the security of Russian planes
Moscow, Russia - According to Igor Levitin the airplanes in service would be too old and the controls on security deficient
Old airplanes, scarce pilots training and corruption. These are the three key points of the Russian civil aviation underlined yesterday by the Minister of Transports of Moscow, that said he’s "very worried" f... more
Latest newsNew S-3D radar for Swedish Air Force
Stockholm, Sweden - Production tests are over
ITT Corporation, American defense electronic services company, has ended production tests of the first S-3D radar that will be delivered to Flygvapnet, the Swedish Air Force, through Forsvarets Materielverk... more
Latest newsZimbabwe: six Chinese K-8 replace Hawks
Harare, Zimbabwe - After British embargo
Six Chinese-made K-8 fighters will be put in service in the next months in the small Zimbabwe Air Force, whose current British-made Hawks are forced to be grounded because of London’s sanctions against h... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: more than 40 flights with AB-212s of the AMI 51st Wing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Reconnaissance, territory control and staff and emergency transport missions
The detached division of the 51st Wing of the Italian Air Force makes known that, during its presence in Kabul, made more than 40 flights with its AB-212 helicopters in ICO version, specifically modified... more
Latest newsAustralian P-3 Orions patrol Pacific islands
Canberra, Australia - To discourage illegal fishing
On the field of a cooperation program with the small Nations of Pacific Ocean islands which started in 1983, some RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) P-3 Orion aircraft have just ended a series of patrol... more
Latest newsIsrael-Lebanon (4): an Italian Air Force P-180 in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - With Civil Defense staff on board
A Piaggio P-180 Avanti of the Italian Air Force 14th Wing landed yesterday for the first time at "Rafic Hariri" International Airport in Beirut, though its two runways were half-usable because of Israeli... more
Latest newsBulgaria: the Gripen has been presented to Defense Ministry
Sofia, Bulgaria - A package including 16 fighters
Gripen International, the Swedish company that is responsable for marketing and selling the Gripen multi-role fighter, has presented a package including 16 new generation Gripen C/D aircraft (12 single... more
Latest newsAustralia has new Hornet simulators
Canberra, Australia - On the field of modernization program of FA-18 support line
A new Hornet Aircrew Training System (HACTS) simulator was installed at Royal Australian Air Force base in Williamtown, New South Wales. It is the first of three systems that were ordered by the Air Force... more
Latest newsLuftwaffe will have a command and control mobile centre
Berlin, Germany - For air units command and national airspace control
The German Air Force will have, for the first time, a command and control mobile centre (DCRC, Deployable Control & Reporting Centre) for air units command and national airspace control. The project, which... more
Latest newsUSA-Romania joined drill
Bucarest, Romania - It is named "Viper Lance 2006"
"Viper Lance 2006" Drill, which is currently in progress until August 25, the 22nd USAF Expeditionary Fighter Squadron moved to Mihail Kogalniceanu base, Romania, to operate with the Air Force of that... more
Latest newsProdi visits the 4th Wing of AMI in Grosseto
Grosseto, Italy - And he asks for Eurofighter and JSF programs
Italian Premier Romano Prodi visited the 4th Wing of Italian Air Force in Grosseto, the only division which currently uses Eurofighter aircrafts. During the visit, the Premier asked for the fighter’s f... more
Latest newsImmigration: sailed away the patrolman "Diciotti" of the Italian Coastguard for the operation "Hera II"
Cagliari, Italy – Also an air mean of the Italian Financial Guard will participate to the international mission
Last Monday morning the patrolman "Diciotti" (CP 902) of the Italian Coastguard has sailed away from Cagliari’s Port and for the 30 members of the crew on board and for the Port Authorities is a historic m... more
Latest newsUsaf: training Joint Strike Fighter to 33° Fighter Wing
Washington, Usa - The new command will be entrusted to Air Educational and Training Command
The USAF, the United States Air Force, wants to entrust to 33° Fighter Wing the training of the pilots and of the ground crew destined to new Joint Strike Fighter F-35, currently called "Lightning II". Hence... more
Latest newsLecce: a P-47D Thunderbolt wreck has been found out
Lecce, Italy - At 12-meter depth
An Italian newspaper wrote a group of divers found out a rotor aircraft wreck at 12-meter depth off the shore of Lecce, Southern Italy. According to first analysis, it should be a P-47D Thunderbolt, a... more
Latest newsLuftwaffe installed new functions to Eurofighter simulator
Berlin, Germany - ASTA and FMS for the Cockpit Trainer
The German Air Force ended the update of its first Eurofighter Typhoon simulator at the 73rd "Steinhoff" Fighter Wing. The extension of capabilities concerns the installation of ASTA (Aircrew Synthetic... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force flies to South Africa to test Storm Shadow missiles
Rome, Italy -Three Tornados IDS and a C-130J of Experimental Division will leave in September
After having ordered 200 Storm Shadow missiles, the Italian Air Force (AMI) is about to make a test cycle of the new weapon system. To this purpose, three Tornados IDS and a C-130J will go to a mission... more
Latest newsRumors on Israel-Turkey Phantom contract were denied
Tel Aviv, Israel - The program had been given up last April
Israeli press reported rumors about Turkey’s decision to give up a USD 480m contract with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) on Phantom combat aircraft update, considering current Lebanese situation. A s... more
Latest newsEURFOR: the UAV was shot down by a small shooting iron
Rome, Italy - The spokeswoman of Belgian Defense Minister said that
Ingrid Baeck, spokeswoman of Belgian Defense Minister, said that the EUFOR UAV which was destroyed in Congo last July 28 did not fall for technical reasons or for a damage in computers. The drone was struck... more
Latest newsZambia orders to the China five Y-12
Harbin, China - The order will come broken loose within November 2006
The Zambia’s Ministry of Defense has purchased by Harbin Aviation Industry Group, the largest key enterprise under the Aviation Industries of China (AVIC), five two-engineed Y-12 that will be used for t... more
Latest newsTraining of USAF reserve pilots at Youngstown airport
Washington, USA – They will make landings without runway lights
Youngstown airport Ohio, will be used by US Air Force Reserve Command pilots to practice night landings without runway lights, using the new night-vision infrared system only. This kind of training is... more
Latest newsUSAF lines up the 18th Aggressor Squadron in Alaska
Washington, USA – On the field of forces boost in the Pacific region
In response to increased Pacific threats, the US Air Force is activating the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base. With similar mission to the Navy’s "Top Gun", the 18th Aggressor Squ... more
Latest newsC-130J of Italian Military Aviation in Congo with sign UE
Kinshasa, Congo - UN mission to support first democratic elections
From July 17 the Italian Military Aviation’s detachment finds in Gabon for the mission EUFOR RD CONGO. During first days, the pilots have realized, for first time, setting and operational flights to t... more
Latest news"Atlantic" by Italian Military Aviation will transport the Sant'Antonio Abate remains
Rome, Italy - An honor for the 41st Wing
In remembrance of 1650 years from the death of Sant’Antonio Abate, to the Aci S. Antonio community has been allowed by Holy See the authorization to host the remains of the patron Saint. The 41st Wing o... more
Latest newsLast flight of a F-14D Tomcat
Washington, USA - A capitol of embarked American Air Force long 32 years
It has closed a capitol long 32 years of American Aviation Embarked on air carrier’s history: last Friday has been realized the last operative launch of a F-14D Tomcat on board of the USS "Theodore Roosevelt". The a... more
Latest newsBoeing KC-767A Tanker of Italian Air Force has completed its 100th test flight
Rome, Italy - It's four B-767 purchased by Italian Air Force and modified
The Italian Military Air Force has ordered four airplanes KC-767A Tanker produced by Boeing, and the first of these has just completed its 100th test flight, reaching so the total of 330 flight hours.... more
Latest news"Linux" system will be introduced into military planes of Boeing
Washington, Usa - An agreement has ben signed between the aeronautic industry and Wind River Systems for the launch of the new operative system on military aircraft
Wind River Systems is a Californian company that deals with the supply of software to industries. Its products have application on the mobile telephone field, for digital cameras, for the Mars exploring... more
Latest newsVenezuela will buy military airplanes by EADS-Casa
Caracas, Venezuela - Ten C-295 and CN-235 transport aircraft
After the announcement of the suspension of military airplanes sale by Spanish EADS-Casa Group to Venezuela, General Alberto Muller, General Staff consultant of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, soon... more
Latest newsGeneral Vincenzo Camporini is the new Chief of Staff of Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - He will succeed General Leonardo Tricarico next September 20
General Vincenzo Camporini has been nominated by the Italian Council of Ministers the new Chief of Staff of Air Force. Camporini, who currently has the charge of President of the Defense High Studies Centre... more
Latest newsTaiwan wants to purchase 66 F-16s
Taipei, Taiwan - To protect itself against eventual Chinese air attacks
Taiwan Government, which is worried about Chinese air menace, intends to purchase 66 F-16 fighters from American Lockheed Martin in the next ten years, according to an important source that wants to remain... more