Military aviation
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Military aviationMedal for italian 41st Wing
Catania, Italy - An award for the continuous crewmembers efforts
"The 41st Wing A/S operates on the Mediterranean waters monitoring the safety of trade routes and performing, besides the institutional functions, sea search and rescue activities, independently of the... more
Military aviationNapolitano will chair the ceremony for 84° anniversary of Italian Military Aviation
Rome, Italy - The ceremony today at Historic Museum of Vigna di Valle
Giorgio Napolitano, Italian Republic's president, will chair the ceremony for 84° anniversaries of the Italian Military Aviation's constitution that will take place today in Vigna di Valle military airport. Italian... more
Military aviationRolls-Royce selected to power new U.S. Navy destroyer
Walpole , USA - The delivery sets to begin in 2009
Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply the U.S. Navy’s most advanced surface combatant ship with the world’s most powerful marine gas turbine. Four MT30 gas turbine generator sets will be supplied for... more
Military aviationLogistic commandant of Italian Air Force visited the "Australian International Air Show 2007"
Rome, Italy - To the Avalon Airport from March 20th to 25th
General Antonino Altorio, logistic commandant of Italy Air Force visited as representative of the Italian General Staff the "Australian International Air Show 2007" took place in Avalon Airport, Victoria,... more
Military aviationPAN: the new pilot selection is over
Rivolto , Italy - 7-day selection for 10 AMI pilots
Last March 23th, the selection aimed to choose the new pilots of the "Frecce tricolori", PAN (National Aerobatic Team of Italian Air Force), ended. "The choice will not be easy" Major Massimo Tammaro,... more
Military aviationIn the "World Water Day" Italian Air Force, with VIS, replies to UN appeal
Rome, Italy - Today the inauguration of several water-holes
Italian Air Force replies to UN appeal to "Face the scarcity of water", launched on occasion of the "World Water Day" today on March 22th, realizing a series of water-holes in Ethiopia and Eritrea, in... more
Military aviationFirst export Eurofighter Typhoon flies for the first time
Munich , Germany - Austria will receive in total 18 aircraft
The first Eurofighter Typhoon for an export Nation has successfully concluded its first flight at EADS Military Air Systems in Manching, Germany. Austrian Singleseater AS001, the first of 18 aircraft to... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force: the 60,000 flight hours of Tornado IDS
Bari, Italy - A goal of 156° Gruppo and of Centro manutenzione (Cm) of 36° Wing
Yesterday March 21th, the 156° Group and Maintenance Center (Cm) of 36° Wing “Helmut Seidl” of Gioia del Colle (Bari) celebrated the goal of 60,000 flight hours of Tornado IDS in equipment since 1984.... more
Military aviationAir raid: the USA destroy a factory producing explosives in Iraq
Baghdad , Iraq - Found cylinders containing over 200 litres of explosive substances
It has been revealed the news about an US air raid against a factory producing explosives located near Taji, about 20 km North of Baghdad. The facility was quite certainly involved in the manufacturing... more
Military aviationItalian Military Aviation: the Iraqi Air Force deputy chief has visited the Experimental Flight Center
Rome, Italy - Pratica di Mare, Thursday 15th March
On Thursday 15th March, the Iraqi Air Force deputy chief, General Alaa Abid Atiya, has visited the Experimental Flight Center (CSV) of Pratica di Mare. The event is part of international cooperation activity... more
Military aviationJoint Strike Fighter: the first take off with reheater was realized
Fort Worth , USA - The first F-35B will be fit out in view of the maiden flight next year
Last March 13th, from the runway of Lockheed Martin plant, Fort Worth, the first take off with reheater of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was realized. After a stop of five weeks in which... more
Military aviationThe aircraft in service at Indian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The world's fourth largest air force
Last month, during the "Aero India Air Show 2007", officially communicated the New Delhi government should have purchased from Russia 40 Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters, after the previous announcement of the... more
Military aviationBoeing Assumes Lead Role in U.K. HC-2 Chinook Helicopter Support Program
St. Louis, USA - Aircraft depot maintenance, on-site engineering support and integrated publications
"The Boeing Company has assumed responsibility for the United Kingdom's Chinook Through Life Customer Support (TLCS) program and is now providing spare parts, support equipment and component repairs to... more
Military aviationBoeing KC-767 Tanker for Italian Air Force: offloads fuel to F-15E
St.Louis, USA - The first Tanker will be delivered to Italian AF by2007
A Boeing KC-767 Tanker aircrew transfers fuel to the first F-15E ever produced. The first Tanker is destined to Italian AirForce. Boeing uses F-15E1 under a cooperative research and development agreement... more
Military aviationIsraeli military exercises over Cyprus
Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus - Inconsistency between the Director of Cyprus Civil Aviation and the Greek journal "Diplomatia"
During this week, the Israeli military aviation has performed military exercises over Cyprus' air space, with in-flight refuelling tests. The exercises have been done following a regular authorization... more
Military aviationIsrael has officially unveiled Heron, the next generation UAV
Tel Aviv, Israel - The first long range UAV
The Israeli Air Force has officially unveiled the Heron, it's first long-range UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which will be capable of carrying out reconnaissance missions at extended ranges of thousands... more
Military aviationHakimallah Mansub Pakistan Talebans leader was arrested
Kabul , Afghanistan - A lightning-operation in Pakistan territory
US military helicopters with on board a commando realized yesterday a blitz in Pakistan territory, to the border with Afghanistan: Waziristan, hideout of Pakistan Talebans. During the lightning-operation,... more
Military aviationBoeing KC-767 Tanker manufactured for Italy makes the first in-flight refuelling test
Rome, Italy - Testing program over within the year
The Boeing KC-767 Tanker manufactured to be sold to Italy has made the first in-flight refuelling test with a USAF B-52 plane, using a fly-by-wire boom (a telescoping tube used to deliver fuel to military... more
Military aviationChina: the new aircraft carrier to be ready by 2010
Beijing, China - AVIONEWS pre-announced in November 2006
Hong Kong "Wen Wei Po" newspaper makes known, quoted a Chinese general, China could build its first aircraft carrier by 2010 if current research and development proceeds smoothly, The journal identified... more
Military aviationRussia Air Force to purchase 200 Sukhoi Su-34 fighters
Moscow, Russia - The chief of Air Force, Vladimir Mikhailov stated it
Vladimir Mikhailov, chief of Russia Air Force, made known this year about 200 Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft will be purchased. From 2008 to 2020, 10 fighters will be bought every year. The number of Sukhoi... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force (3): coordination activity of the national air rescue in 2006
Rome, Italy - By AB-212 and HH-3F helicopters
"Besides the air defense activity, COFA has ensured through military personnel of the operations room of SAR, the coordination of well 925 emergencies that have seen involved the helicopters of SAR, transport... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force (2): the interventions by Eurofighter aircraft
Rome, Italy - The Divisions that have performed the air defense activity have been the Wings in Cervia, Trapani and then Grosseto
"In a case it was treated to intercept and land an airplane with a hijacker on board: a F-16 of 37th Wing of Trapani-Birgi was taken off last October 3, 2006 to intercept a Turkish civil airplane that... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force: the air defense, the Eurofighter and its simulator
Rome, Italy - The missions in 2006
"The Italian Air Force (AMI) in 2006, through COFA (Air Force Operative Command) has ensured the surveillance and the defense of national air space, all day, through Airborne Early Warning and employment... more
Military aviationLebanese anti-aircraft replies to the violation of the air space by Israel
Beirut, Lebanon - Luckily, the aircraft have not suffered damages
"NINA" press agency informs for first time, after the cessation of hostilities followed to the war between Israel and Palestine in Summer 2006, Palestinian anti-aircraft, based in South of the State, replied... more
Military aviationJoint Strike Fighter Program: in March the first STOVL aft fuselage will be completed
Forth Worth, USA - A work by BAE Systems’ team
BAE Systems’ F-35 team at Samlesbury has successfully attached the carbon fiber upper boom skins to the left and right-hand aft boom structures of the first F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) a... more
Military aviationJoint Strike Fighter Program (2): concluded the testing for the Navy variant
Forth Worth, USA - It will assess suitability and survivability in an aircraft carrier environment
Engineers from the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Center have finished testing a 12-percent scale model of the Navy variant of the F-35 in the base’s transonic wind tunnels. Scientists and... more
Military aviationIran: the new stealth and suicide drones
Tehran, Iran - For spying, reconnaissance operations, data collection and shootings
Iran announced it has started mass producing and using a stealth drone (an UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, remotely operated vehicle), with a range of 700 kilometres that it claims is undetectable to radars.... more
Military aviationBoeing tests succesfull the Hose Drum Use of KC-767
St.Louis , USA - The first Tanker destined to Italy
A Boeing KC-767 Tanker aircraft reached another major milestone Saturday when its aircrew successfully extended and retracted the refueling hose from the centerline Hose Drum Unit (HDU) during a test flight... more
Military aviationKC-767 AT: the Boeing proposal for the USAF's KC-X competition
St. Louis, USA - It will be an advanced derivative of the future B-767/200 Long Range Freighter
The Boeing Company yesterday announced that it will offer the KC-767 Advanced Tanker for the US Air Force's KC-X Tanker competition. Boeing industry broke the secret and announced that will offer the... more
Military aviationJapan (2): impending arrival of F-22 Raptor in Kadena Air Base
Tokyo, Japan - Because of a software problem in operating the navigation system
A squadron of the Air Force’s newest and most advanced F-22 Raptor fighter didn’t arrive at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, this weekend as scheduled. The US Air Force has postponed the deployment of the ste... more