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Latest newsIsraeli helicopters hit Khan Younis refugee site
Tel Aviv, Israel - The retaliation against the attempts occurred two days ago which killed and injured several Israeli civilians
Reaction by the Israeli armed forces was a really quick one against the militiamen of the Palestinian armed movements, after the attempts occurred two days ago against civilians on board two buses in the... more
Latest newsHungarian pilots train on the JAS-39 Gripens
Stockholm, Sweden - The progressive transition process from the current Migs to the new SAAB/BAe's multirole light fighters has been started
Hungarian Air Force's pilots have started receiving the needed training aimed to enable them to perform the transition from the Mig-21 Fishbeds, the Mig-23 Floggers and the Mig-29 Fulcrums to the modern... more
Latest newsSwitzerland: liquidation for the older aircraft has started
Berne, Switzerland - F-5s, Mirage IIIs and Alouettes are retired from the service and destinated to armed forces, privates and museums in other states
Within the rationalization process of the investments destinated to defence and in order to encourage its own modernizations, Switzerland is carrying on during the last months the dismantling and the selling... more
Latest newsFC-1: a "Little dragon" against the third generation fighters
Beijing, China - The new Chinese multirole light fighter would have been designed to compete in the international market with the third generation fighters
The airframes of the new multirole light fighter produced by Chinese Chengdu, the FC-1 Xiaolong (small dragon), are four now. The latest one will perform its maiden flight next April, while it seems that... more
Latest newsUS Air Force: a relation declares the rape's plague in the aeronautic bases
Washington, Usa - Women students do not denounce the aggressions for fear of being punished
A relation from US Air Force, drawn in conclusion of an inquiry started the last February, later on an uncovered scandal at Colorado aeronautical Academy, would have brought to light the large spread of... more
Latest newsItaly agrees with a prospective lift of the embargo on aircraft for Libya
Rome, Italy - The North African country would need new planes and helicopters to effectively implement the new agreement with Italy on immigration
After the deals signed between Italy and Libya to encourage a higher cooperation for the monitoring of coasts and territorial waters in the North African country, in order to more effectively face the... more
Latest newsMaiden flight for the BAe Nimrod MRA4
London, UK - The new maritime patrolling aircraft should be ordered in 15 airframes by British Government
The new maritime patrolling airplane produced by British Aerospace, the Nimrod MRA4, has recently performed its maiden flight nearby Manchester city. British Government is presently scheduling to order... more
Latest newsUS fighter-bombers attack rebels in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The reaction against the strikes performed by Taliban forces and Hekmatyar's militiamen against country's Government's sites
US attack airplanes would be performing bombing activities since yesterday in the eastern area of Afghanistan, in order to face the several attempts by Taliban forces and by Islamist Hekmatyar's militiamen,... more
Latest newsThe Typhoon to be screened against the threat represented by the electromagnetic pulses
London, UK - QinetiQ to attend to take care of such important aspect to protect the aircraft's avionics systems
The Eurofighter Typhoon will have not only to defend itself against anti-aircraft weapons thanks to its performance and electronic self-defences. One among the main threats will be the one regarding its... more
Latest newsItalian pilot was awarded by USAF
Washington, USA - He was awarded as the best F-16 trainer pilot of 63th USAF Group
Of the order of programme concerning the NATO members which provides common training stages for military pilots, in order to pursue the mutual professionalism knowledge, the Italian Captain Roberto Magnani... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: 20 scrambles from the beginning of 2004 due to violation of national air space
Poggio Renatico, Italy - It would have been revealed by Italian Air Force Chief of General Staff, Gen. Leonardo Tricarico, when visiting COFA
The new Italian Air Force Chief of General Staff, Gen. Leonardo Tricarico, visited yesterday the COFA (Italian Air Forces Operative Command) headquarter located in Poggio Renatico (Ferrara) and that manages... more
Latest newsAmerican airplanes fire rockets on Najaf: Ali mausoleum' s glass windows would have been crashed
Najaf, Iraq - The purpose would the one of leading all the militiamen outside the Mosque to escape inside in order to control city's streets
Bombing activities on the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Falluja would have started again since the last night. The American fighter-bombers would have hit Falluja killing, according to what released by local... more
Latest newsFirst training stages for Polish pilots on the F-16s
Aviano, Italy - The first contact is occurring in this period at the Italian base, while waiting for the delivery of the new aircraft in 2006
Poland should take delivery of its new F-15 fighters by 2006, ordered in 48 airframes in order to concretely start modernizing the fleet of its own Air Force, in line with NATO's exigencies. While waiting... more
Latest newsOther two cargo airplanes arrived in Darfur with humanitarian aids
Khartum, Darfur - They transported foods and necessary goods for the needy people
The Italian Embassy in Khartum reported that the two airplanes took off from Brindisi airport and destined to Darfur, arrived one on August 19, and the second one today. The mission has been arranged by... more
Latest newsThe structural assembly of the F-35 has started
Fort Worth, USA - Lockheed Martin is attending to wings while BAe and Northrop Grumman are taking care of the main fuselage sections
Lockheed Martin has started assembling the wings destinated to the first airframe of the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter), so carrying on the production of the main structural components of the new multirole... more
Latest newsThe contribution of the F-16 to the development of South Korean aerospace industry
Seoul, South Korea - 140 airplanes produced under licence and 4000 jobs created in few years led even to the designing of the new T-50
KAI (Korean Aerospace Industries) has recently completed the manufacture and the delivery of the 140th F-16 Fighting Falcon produced under licence in the Asian country. Just by gaining of the related industrial... more
Latest newsNew bombing on Najaf city (2): aerial strikes on the monumental cemetery
Najaf, Iraq - It is what would have been released by Arab press
Other bombing by US military aviation occurred today in Najaf. Despite n the streets the US tanks are retiring and Al-Sadr's men are lowering in number, the sky of the holy city would be still overflown... more
Latest news50 years of C-130 Hercules
Washington, USA - Lockheed Martin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the well known military transport aircraft tomorrow
Lockheed Martin will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules tomorrow, the well known military transport aircraft which performed its maiden flight even in 1954. The representatives of the... more
Latest newsExcalibur: the success of the F-16s redeployed at Aviano in the military exercise
Lakenheath, UK - The Viper's units operating at the Italian base proved skillful during the NATO's exercise in Great Britain
Last week US Air Force's units redeployed in Europe performed an important military exercise called "Excalibur", and mainly aimed to verify the background degree of the US and NATO's pilots in performing... more
Latest newsThe new Iraqi Air Force has been founded
Baghdad, Iraq - About 160 soldiers would have already completed the first training stage
After years of difficulties and limits due to the War in the Gulf in 1991 and international sanctions, Iraq begins to operate with its own Air Force again. The contribution by the coalition's countries... more
Latest newsNew bombing on Najaf city
Najaf, Iraq - An external wall of Ali's Mosque could have been hit
Struggles in the holy city of Najaf go on. The United States would have gone on bombing Shiite militiamen's sites led by Moqtada Al-Sadr last night, by resorting to their own fighter-bombers. Nevertheless,... more
Latest newsThe MBDA ASRAAM crosses the United Kingdom's borders and arrives in Australia
Sydney, Australia - It will equip the F/A-18 Hornets so significantly increasing the air defence capabilities of the Australian fighters
Australia is the first country to take delivery of the new MBDA AIM-120 ASRAAM air-to-air IR-guided short-range missile after the United Kingdom. Great Britain has already equipped with this guided rocket... more
Latest newsEADS-IAI: an agreement for the new French UCAV?
Paris, France - The Israeli aerospace company could sign a contract with the European group aimed to transfer UAV technologies
According to what recently released by French press, the European aerospace group EADS would be going to sign with Israeli IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries) a contract for the purchase of technologies related... more
Latest newsPrivate financing for the new USA's air tankers fleet?
Washington, USA - It would be the proposal put forward by International Air Systems
US Air Force would have recently taken delivery of a new proposal in order to solve the old problem related to the supply of new air tankers which can replace the old KC-135s. Such proposal would have... more
Latest newsTaiwan takes delivery of its first E-2C Hawkeye 2000
Taipei, Taiwan - The AEW&C airplane to warrant higher protection for the national air space
The first of the two E-2C Hawkeye 2000 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) airplanes ordered has been delivered by Northrop Grumman to the Taiwan Air Force. The second surveillance, command and... more
Latest newsThe US Navy's P-3 Orions to receive a new BAe-made autopilot
Washington, USA - The DAS system to warrant an increase in operative performance and a lowering of the workload for the crew
British Aerospace has recently signed a contract with US Navy in order to contribute to the modernization of the P-3 Orion maritime patrol airplanes' fleet. The BAe's committment will be most of all aimed... more
Latest newsThe opening of the new USA's Embraer facility is near
Jacksonville, USA - It will be used for the manufacturing of the ERJ-145 dedicated to the US ACS military programme
The ACS (Aerial Common Sensor) programme regarding the new surveillance, command and control system for US Army and US Navy, will be based on the Embraer ERJ-145 as a platform for the related sensors (see... more
Latest newsAirborne radar warning systems' market is increasing
London, UK - The surveillance, command and control aerial vehicles would be more and more gaining importance for the defence sector
According to the recent analyses carried out by some experts of the aerospace sector, the importance of airborne surveillance, command and control systems would be significantly increasing, especially... more
Latest newsThe USA modify their own international military effort (2): Aviano's and Spangdahlem's F-16s
Washington, USA - Some US Air Force's units to stay still at the two important NATO European air bases
The USA President George W. Bush would have pointed out that the modification of the deployment for the US armed forces' soldiers and vehicles in the world, would not regard the present American military... more
Latest newsThe Dutch F-16 in defence of Afghanistan's democratization
Amsterdam, Holland - Some fighters could be sent to the Asian country on the occasion of the forthcoming elections in order to warrant higher security
Dutch Government would be carefully thinking about the opportunity for meeting NATO's exigencies regarding the monitoring operations over the Afghan air space during the next elections. Dutch Air Force... more