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DefenseRUSSIA-CHINA MEETING: CONFIRMED OPPOSITION TO SPACE SHIELD
PEKING, Russian leader Putin arrived yesterday yo Peking to meet chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Aim of the meeting is to reinforce the relationship between the two countries. Main issue of talks was regarding... more
DefenseUS STEALTH BOMBERS GOING TO STATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Eight Stealth, american invisible bombers, will station in Great Britain from next year. The planes will station at Fairford base and will be equipped with nuclear bombs. more
DefenseBRAZIL WILL SPEND 3,5 BILLION USD TO BUY FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS
BRAZIL, President of Brazil, Fernando Enrique Cardoso, announced long period plan to modernize fighter aircrafts fleet: brazilian governement should spend 3,5 billion USD to buy 20 fighter aircrafts in... more
DefenseARGENTINA ACCUSES BRITISH JETS OF INVADING ITS AIR SPACE
ARGENTINA, Argentina accused Royal Naval jets of invading its protected air space after they take off from Falkland Islands. Argentinian foreign minister said numerous fishing boats in the Exclusive Economic... more
DefenseISRAEL WILL NOT SELL EAW TO CHINA
JERUSALEM, Putting an end to a dispute going on between Usa and Israel about the selling of the latter of an EAW Falcon aircraft manufactured by IAI to China, the company decided to refuse the supply to... more
DefenseFIRST C-130J DELIVERED TO AMI
MARIETTA, USA, The first of the 22 C-130J freighters ordered by Italy to meet tactical military transport requirements has been delivered to italian Air Force at Lockheed Martin's plant in Marietta, Georgia.... more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD: CLINTON PLAYS FOR TIME AFTER FAILED TEST
NEW YORK, After the decisive failed test of saturday in Pacific Ocean, the White House plays for time about the space shield. President Clinton will take advantage of specific tests to postpone any decision.... more
DefenseNEXT MONDAY USA-KOREA MISSILE TALKS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, After the failed test of its missile defense system the other day, Usa will start next monday talks with North Korea on the communist nation's missile program. State Department... more
DefenseUSA: TODAY TEST FOR SPACE SHIELD PROJECT
WASHINGTON, Important verify today for american project of antimissile defense: a Minuteman missile will be launched from californian base of Vandenberg. Lately will be launched an interceptor missile,... more
DefenseITALY AND CHINA WORRIED ABOUT US SPACE SHIELD
ROME, Italian Prime Minister Amato and chinese leader Zhu Rongji, after their meeting in Rome, asserted to be both enough worried about american project of antimissile defense system. The plan of Clinton's... more
DefenseRUSSIA AND CHINA SET THEMSELVES AGAINST SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Russian President Putin and chinese leader Jiang Zemin had a meeting yesterday in Tajikistan and talked about global strategic stability above all. Both leaders agree about the inviolability of... more
DefenseTRANSPORTS: AGREEMENT ITALY-BULGARIA ABOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN BALKANS
ROME, Italy and Bulgaria signed yesterday a bilateral agreement in Sofia about air traffic control in the balkan fly zone. The new was announced by the undersecretary to Transports Luca Danese. more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER'S COSTS ARE INCREASING
BERLIN, According to a report of german Court of accounts delivered to army balance Commission, Germany should spend about 6 billion of DM for acquisition of 180 Eurofighters. Bundeswehr announced to need... more
DefenseNATO IS PROJECTING GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM
USA, Nato is currently defining NATAR, Nato Transatlantic Advanced Radar, ground surveillance project based on Joint STARS and RTIP technologies, using six aircrafts, possibly A321, equipped with mission... more
DefenseNEW SLAM-ER MISSILE IN FULL PRODUCTION FOR US NAVY
WASHINGTON, American Navy announced the SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack-Expanded Response) missile has entered into full production. It is a powerful defense weapon, whose effect, together with Super Hornet,... more
DefenseCHINA ATTACKS AMERICAN ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE PROPOSAL
GENEVA, China harshly criticized anti-missile defence system proposed by Usa because it would turn outer space into a battleship and would jeopardise global stability. That's what Hu Xiaodi, China'a Ambassador... more
DefenseRUSSIA THREATENS TO PULL OUT AGREEMENT ABOUT MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILES IF USA GOES AHEAD WITH SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Commander of russian strategic missile forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Yakoviev, said Russia could pull out agreement eliminating medium-range missiles if Usa goes ahead with national missile... more
DefenseUSA: NEXT NMD FLIGHT TEST SCHEDULED
WASHINGTON, American organization BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) NMD (National Missile Defense) announced it has scheduled the third NMD intercept test flight for July 7,8 2000. The countries... more
DefenseUKRAINE-NATO: MILITARY OPERATIONS ACROSS THE BLACK SEA
KIEV, Ukrainian navy started some operations across the Black Sea together with american battleships. Operations, which will last 5 days, will involve 40 ships, 30 aircrafts and more than 900 soldiers.... more
DefenseARE ITALIAN INTENTIONS FOR A400M CONFIRMED ?
ROME, Italian intentions to buy Airbus A400M, military transport aircrafts, seem to be confirmed: number of aircrafts which french consortium could produce for army of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium... more
DefenseITALY COULD UPGRADE P-3
ROME, Italian government, together with the german one, received an offer from Raytheon for upgrading P3 Orion aircrafts. The package, named Procyon, includes global improvements of the aircraft, a better... more
DefenseNEW APPOINTMENTS IN US AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense, announced the President has nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert H. Foglesong, with assignment as deputy chief of staff, air and airspace operations,... more
DefenseUSA: NOMINATED NEW AIR FORCE MAJ. GEN.
WASHINGTON, William Cohen, Secretary of Defense, announced that President has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. T. H. Walters Jr. Currently serving as assistant under secretary of the Air Force, he will receive... more
DefenseBUENOS AIRES LAW COURT INVALIDATES BID ON RADAR SUPPLY TO DEFENSE MINISTERY
BUENOS AIRES, Bid regarding 24 radars supply to Ministery of Defense was won by american Northrop. Judge Susana Cordoba invalidated with a judgement resolutions n. 607/99 and 771/99 concerned with the... more
DefenseKOMOROWSKI NEW POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER
WARSAW, Buzek, polish Prime Minister, nominated Branislw Komorowski new minister of Defense after decision of liberal wing to leave government. Komorowski belongs to the conservative group. more
DefensePUTIN-COHEN TALKS ABOUT SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, The problems related to the so-called space shield have been faced by russian President Vladimir Putin and the american Secretary of Defense William Cohen in a meeting at Kremlin, as reported by... more
DefenseUSA-SWEDEN TALKS FOR BALTIC DEFENSE
STOCKHOLM, Escorted by two Saab 37 Viggen jet Fighters, as soon as he came into sweden air space, US Defense Secretary William S. Cohen moved to the scandinavian country to have some talks about baltic... more
DefensePORTUGAL ENTERS IN MULTI-NATIONAL FIGHTER PROGRAM
BRUXELLES, Last 9th of June there was a ceremony in Bruxelles to celebrate the icoming of Portugal in Multi-National Fighter Program. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and ministers of Defense of Portugal,... more
DefenseVULCANAIR HAS TAKEN OVER P68
NAPLES, Neapolitan Vulcanair took over P68's twin-engined light aircraft production and development. Two models will be available, P68 C and P68 Observer 2. The two versions are essentially the same, but... more
DefenseAUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED AMRAAM MISSILES TO USA
WASHINGTON, Australia's request to US government regards specifically AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), air vehicles, related spare and repair parts, support and test equipment,... more