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Latest newsLast flight for the C-141
dayton, US - The aircraft became famous to have carried back the us prisoner of Vietnam
The last flight of the C-141 took place at Dayton, Ohio, at the US Air Force’s base of Wright-Patterson. At the ceremony there were a lot of ex-prisoners of Vietnam. This type of aircraft infact became f... more
Latest newsIt will be the C-296M of EADS-CASA the transport military aircraft of the Finnish Armed Forces
Helsinki, Finland - Beat the C-27J of Alenia Aeronautica
The Finnish Defense Ministry ordered two C-296M aircraft, for military transport, to the Spanish EADS-CASA which will replaced the old Fokker F-27 owned by Finnish aviation. According to the signed deal,... more
Latest newsUS Senate approved a funding for Boeing C-17
Washington, USA - The funds are part of that ones given for the war in Iraq and hurricane "Katrina"
US Senate approved a USD 227.5 funding to continue production of the C-17 military transport aircraft of Boeing. The funding is a part of the money given exceptionally for the war in Iraq and for hurricane... more
Latest news"Spring Flag 2006" from May 8 to 27
Cagliari, Italy - The air drill will take place in Sardinia
"Spring Flag", the most important annual air drill of the Italian Air Force, will start on Monday May 8 at Decimomannu (Sardinia) airport and it will end on the 27th of this month. This year EAG (European... more
Latest newsCoalition forces mobilization in Iraq and Afghanistan
Washington, USA - USAF publishes recent data
US Air Force (USAF) makes known mobilization data of devices recently used in Iraq and Afghanistan missions. In the first case Coalition aircraft flew 34 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties,... more
Latest newsChina tests a new interceptor aircraft
Beijing, China - First flight test carried out this morning
It should be a last generation aircraft, the Thunder 4, completely projected and built by the Asian giant, which now is testing it with a series of flight tests, the first of which has been carried out... more
Latest newsMeeting between General Tricarico and AMI ex-staff
Rome, Italy - Italian Air Force activities and aircraft were introduced
Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Leonardo Tricarico, met the Armed Force staff no longer in service, in the field of an initiative aiming at supplying the state of the art of projects, programs,... more
Latest newsNew fire control radars on USAF's B-1Bs
Washington, USA - A USD 180m contract with Boeing
US Air Force has awarded Boeing a USD 180m contract to upgrade the fire control radar on its fleet of 67 B-1B Lancer long-range bomber aircraft. Boeing said it will deliver modified aircraft beginning... more
Latest newsUS air raid in Afghanistan killed three Talebans
Kabul, Afghanistan - Five more men and a Police man were killed during an attack to a Police station
Kabul Government’s and US Army’s official sources made known yesterday that during an American air raid made Monday against a supposed Taleban guerrillas base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, South of... more
Latest news"San Diego Air Show": the history of military aviation on exhibition in Texas
San Diego, Usa - Simulated bomb blasts by vintage Vietman War aircrafts
The exhibition lasted three days, from Friday, April 21st to Sunday 23rd. The 12th Annual exhibition with the theme " Wings of the Silver Screen: The Planes, Pilots and Filmmakers of Aviation Movies and... more
Latest newsA spy plane shot down in Iran
Teheran, Iran - It is the second one this month
"Iran" government newspaper reports yesterday Iranian Armed Forces shot down a spy plane near Qeshm island, in Hormuz Strait. The news talk about an aircraft belonging to foreign forces, but they do not... more
Latest newsUS Air Force looking for more economic ways to keep its planes in the air
Washington, Usa - Constructors and suppliers tighten their belts
Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert III, director of strategic planning and chief of staff for plans and programs at USAFS headquarter, speaking last Wednesday at the annual meeting of Lean Aerospace Initiative,... more
Latest newsLong times for the new USA's bomber
Washington, USA - Fund for the upgrade of the B-52, B-1 and B-2 have been given
US Air Force is waiting the green light by the Pentagon to start the financing and the planning of a new long-range strike bomber. But probably, because of the complexity of the operation and of the bureaucratic... more
Latest newsMIG hopes to improve orders in Egypt and India
Moscow, Russia -Russian fighter plane constructors hope in larger orders
In the general scene of the offer sale to India, partecipants are Boeing with its F/A-18 to replace the old MIG-21, Lockheed Martin proposed its F-16 and the European EADS its fighter plane Eurofighter.... more
Latest newsTurkish-Swiss relationship in crisis
Bern, Switzerland - Swiss aeronautic industry excluded by a contract race in Turkey
The relationship between Turkish and Swiss Government are more and more difficult. Pilatus, a Swiss industry of the aeronautic sector, was excluded by Ankara ba the race for the achievement of a USD 500... more
Latest newsThe ground tests of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed
Fort Worth, USA - Lockheed Martin announced it
Lockheed Martin announced to have successfully completed, with 5 days ahead of time, the structural tests on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat aircraft (see for details AVIONEWS). The first flight... more
Latest news"Antica Babilonia": positive balance for "Predator" and "Mangusta"
Nassiriya, Iraq - Italian Air Force means used in Iraq
Italian Air Force Colonel, Ludovico Chianese, commander of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) interforce group belonging to the air component of "Antica Babilonia" mission, showed the balance of the 4 Italian... more
Latest newsAgreement between Italian and Croatian Air Forces
Rome, Italy - Closer cooperation between the military aviations of the two countries
Yesterday in Italian Air Force’s headquarters an important two-sided agreement has been signed between our country and Croatia in the field of Defence. General Viktor Koprivnjak, Croatian Air Force’s Sta... more
Latest newsGreek military aircraft disappeared by radars
Athens, Greece - Search and rescue operations in progress
This morning Greek radios made known the news about the disappearance of a Mirage-200 fighter aircraft of Greek Air Force, engaged in a training flight, by the radars. The plane disappeared at 9:30 am,... more
Latest news"The Mountain Lion-Cougar" Operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The offensive is supported by US Air Force
About 2500 American and Afghan military men are involved in an operation called "The Mountain Lion-Cougar" in order to re-conquest a strategic territory in Eastern Afghanistan. The offensive, supported... more
Latest newsUS military aviation will be engaged in Iraq for a long time
Washington, USA - USAF Staff Chief Michael Moseley declared it
Yesterday the USAF Staff Chief, Michael Moseley, said that in his opinion the USAF will have to remain for long time in Iraq, "Also after the withdrawal of the major portion of US and coalition land forces".... more
Latest newsUSAF studies feasibility of runway re-opening
Malmstrom, USA - The base in Montana could resume flying missions
Top US Air Force officials are studying the feasibility of Malmstrom Air Force Base’s runway re-opening project (Montana). The Congressional delegation of the State asked for the re-opening in hopes t... more
Latest newsUS fighter aircraft need digital radar
Washington, USA - US Air Force Chief of Staff declared that
US Air Force Chief od Staff, General Michael Moseley, announced that the fighter aircraft currently in use in Armed Forces, such as F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles and F-22A Raptors, need to upgrade... more
Latest newsBoeing will not upgrade the US Air Force C-130
Washington, USA - USAF wants to buy new aircraft
Boeing will not deliver the new cockpit kit for the upgrade of the C-130 cargo aircraft for military transport, of the US Air Force. The decision has been taken by USAF air force command that wants in... more
Latest newsIsraeli UAV aircraft kills two Palestinians
Tel Aviv, Israel - On the two Countries border
After the Israeli air raid -which did not cause any victim- on Gaza Strip (see AVIONEWS for details), Israel’s aviation strikes again, this time in Kissufim pass, on the borderline between Israel and t... more
Latest newsUS Air national Guard will have to decrease its personnel
Washington, USA - The request was made by US Air Force Staff Chief
US Air Force Command asked to the Air National Guard’s officials to consider a personnel’s decrease, greeting so to the budget and military necessities of the active Air Forces which is already cutting 40,... more
Latest newsA new air bombing on Gaza strip
Tel Aviv, Israel - Attack alarm in Israel for Jewish Easter
Last night a new Israeli aviation attack on Gaza strip stroke a station of al-Aqsa martyrs Brigades without causing any victim, according to the words of a military spokesman in Tel Aviv. Chief of Staff,... more
Latest newsEmergency landing in Brindisi because of a breakdown
Brindisi, Italy - It happened to a British military airplane
A British Air Force plane made an emergency landing Saturday at 1 pm in Brindisi’s airport (South Italy). The aircraft, with 50 people on board, asked the air station’s control tower to land because of... more
Latest newsItalian Minister of Defence Martino: Italy is ready to line up six AMX in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - We are waiting for Nato's green light
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, said yesterday, at margin of the introduction of a book about Italian mission in Afghanistan of Foreign Office undersecretary, Margherita Boniver, that Italy... more
Latest newsBelgian Royal Family in visit at the museum of Italian Air Force
Vigna di Valle, Italy - The family saw the "Spad VII" of Ruffo of Calabria, Queen's father
The Belgian Royal family visited the museum of Italian Air Force at Vigna di Valle, near Rome, last Friday. The reigning couple Alberto II and Paola, together with Prince Philippe, military pilot, his... more