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Latest newsSUDAN-IRAQ COOPERATION CHARGES
KHARTOUM, SUDAN, Spla, the Sudanese liberation army, has laid against Khartoum government an accusation of cooperation with Iraq in chemycal arms production. As an example of collaboration, the rebels... more
Latest newsSRI LANKAN AIR FORCES BOMB TAMIL TARGETS
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, As Sri Lanka Defence Ministry's spokesman declared, there was an air-raid at Nagathivanthurai and at Muhamalai, in northern Jaffna peninsula, where the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... more
Latest newsLOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD ON SHOW AT DUXFORD'S IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
CAMBRIDGE, GREAT BRITAIN, Imperial War Museum's Director, Ted Inman, announced the acquisition of a new military aircraft of historical interest, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, in service from 1964 to 1990.... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED BY PENTAGON (2): PILOTS TALK ABOUT PROJECTUAL MISTAKE
WASHINGTON, USA, A U.S. Navy pilot, who asked to not be identified, has been reached by telephone by WAPA, after that the Pentagon admitted that the convertiplane MV-22 Osprey, used by the Marines, has... more
Latest newsOSPREY ACCUSED ALSO BY THE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, USA, Also the Pentagon recognizes as valid the accusations made by the U.S. Navy pilots towards the covertiplane MV-22 Osprey, object of many polemics after two serious accidents that provoked... more
Latest newsSECOND MEETING BETWEEN AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AND SPY PLANE CREW
CHINA, On the island of Hainan an other meeting between the US diplomats and the spy plane crew took place. The crew seems to be in good conditions and is looking forward to being released although the... more
Latest newsDELAYED MEETING WITH US CREW
CHINA, The American Embassy in China announced that the planned meeting between the American diplomats and the US spy plane crew in the island of Hainan has been delayed without an official explanation:... more
Latest newsUSA DIPLOMATS MEET SPY AIRCRAFT CREW
PEKING, The diplomatic moves between Washington and Peking continue: the Chinese Government authorized today at 10 am Italian time in Haikou, island of Hainan, a second meeting between American diplomats... more
Latest newsU.S. ELINT AIRCRAFT: DIPLOMATS VISIT CREW
HAINAN, CHINA, All 24 components of the crew of the U.S. EP-3E Aries II electronic surveillance aircraft landed in Chinese military base of Hainan, after collision with a Chinese fighter, are in good health.... more
Latest newsTHE ''SECRET'' SYSTEMS OF THE EP-3 LANDED AT HAINAN
HAINAN, CHINA, The EP-3E Aries II aircrafdt, used by U.S. Air Force to intercept and analyze electromagnetic emissions is equipped with a large number of sophisitcated systems and devices, most of which... more
Latest newsU.S. NAVY, U.S. AIR FORCE ORDER 59 T-6A TEXAN II AIRCRAFT
WICHITA, USA, The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have ordered 59 T-6A Texan II aircraft and technical support from Raytheon Aircraft Company worth $148.3 million for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System... more
Latest newsRAF IS RUNNING OUT OF PLANES
LONDON, Royal Air Force fleet is decreasing due to the fact that many jets are grounded, have computer problems or have been written off in training accidents. Raf is also having problems holding on to... more
Latest newsGREECE POSTPONES THE PURCHASE OF 60 EUROFIGHTERS ORDERED IN FEBRUARY
ATHENS, GREECE, Costas Simitis, Greece Prime Minister, reported that Greece will postpone to 2004 or even later the purchase of the Eurofighters, built by the European joint-venture including Eads, Alenia... more
Latest newsMACEDONIAN FORCES ATTACK ALBANIAN REBELS
SKOPJE, Two macedonian combat helicopters bombed albanian rebels near the border village of Gracani, close to the capital. Macedonian troops are to launch new offensives in the north of the country. more
Latest newsISRAELI MILITARY AIRCRAFTS VIOLATE LEBANESE AIR SPACE
BEIRUT, LEBANON, According to what reported by Lebanese military sources, Israeli fighters flew over Lebanon's territory several times, braking sound speed, with the consequent sonic "bangs" heard by population.... more
Latest newsBOEING ENVIROMENT X-32B TESTS ARE OK
SEATTLE, USA, Highly positive, according to Mike Heinz (Boeing's Vice-President for the Joint Strike Fighter programme, JSF), the results of the enviromental impact effectuated with the research aircraft... more
Latest newsRUSSIA TO SELL FIGHTERS TO ALGERIA
MOSCOW, Russia will sell three fighters Su-24 to Algeria. The fighters have been overhauled in Siberia. Other 19 aircrafts of the same type will be delivered to the african country in the next months.... more
Latest newsNEW ZEALAND WILL GIVE IN MAY DETAILS ON DEFENCE SPENDING HIKE
NEW ZEALAND, New Zealand should approve in May the new financial balance,that will permit the renewal of its military fleet, composed of Douglas A-4K Skyawk, by now 30 years old, already reduced to 17... more
Latest newsUNITED STATES MAY SEND SPY PLANES TO MACEDONIA
USA, The Pentagon should soon approve NATO's request to send unmanned spy planes to Macedonia, to monitor the borders with Kosovo, where ethnic Albanian rebels moved their troops actually. The U.S. Air... more
Latest newsSLOVAKIA TO POSTPONE MILITARY AIRCRAFT DECISION TO NOVEMBER
BRATISLAVA, Defence Ministry spokesman Pavol Vitko said the government has decided to postpone the decision to replace its ageing fleet of Soviet-designed fighter aircraft until November. Slovakia could... more
Latest newsIRAN TO BUILD RUSSIAN TU-334S
TEHERAN, Russia is negotiating building of about 100 Tu-334 aircraft under license in Iran: the proceeds from this very lucrative project could be reinvested in the Russian aircraft industry. The talks... more
Latest newsUSAF GLOBAL HAWK PRODUCTION STARTS
WASHINGTON, The world's largest UAV, the RQ-4A "Global Hawk", received the first approval of Pentagon for its realization:Defence Department commissioned a first block of six aircraft (along with... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA TO BUY NEW COPTERS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, The Malaysian government will acquire six more new helicopters to replace the navy's old Westland Wasp aircraft. Malaysia, moreover, will receive six GKN Westland Super Lynx... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA AND INDIA TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
MALAYSIA, Malaysian and Indian government agreed to expand defence cooperation to improve the air force of both countries. The agreement should include training, logistics and asset sharing. more
Latest newsIN GEORGIA NEW SU-25 WARPLANE'S TESTS
GEORGIA, Georgia will start to test a new type of the Russia-born Su-25 attack planes next week: the new jet, modernized by Tbilisi Aircraft Building Plant with the help of Israel's Elbipis company, will... more
Latest newsBUNDESWEHR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THREATENS TIGER PROJECT
GERMANY, The franco-german project for the construction of the attack helicopter Tiger, joint by french Eurocopter and german Dasa, is threatened by german Defence Ministry lacking funds, newspaper Bild... more
Latest newsRUSSIAN AIR FORCE WONTS TO MODERNISE ITS FLEET
MOSCOW, Gen. Anatoly Kornukov, its chief, said that the Russian air force will gradually modernise its aging fleet over the next few years, after a decade of funding shortages that have plagued the force:... more
Latest newsSUKHOI TO OFFER VIETNAM THE STATE-OF-THE- ART SU-30 MK AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The russian industry Sukhoi offered Vietnam the sale of the new state-of-the-art Su-30 MK aircraft and the modernisation of Su-24 M4 fleet. Sukhoi General Manager Mikhail Pogosyan added he is considering... more
Latest newsHUNGARY DON'T WONTS U.S. F-16
MOSCOW, Hungary has not denied modernization of MiG-29 warplanes by NATO standards and has not decided to buy 24 American F-16, Hungarian Minister of Economics Gyorgy Matolcsy said in Moscow after a session... more
Latest newsKOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES EXPORTS TRAINER AIRCRAFT
SOUTH KOREA, Korea Aerospace Industries has agreed to sell seven KT-1 air force training aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force for US$60 million. KAI said Turkey, Colombia, Israel and the Philippines are... more