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DefenseAir systems. 70th China: Grand Parade for the National Day
All the "pearls" of the national defense industry during the parade /VIDEO
An unmanned plane developed by the Chinese industry, that is a remote controlled reconnaissance system, capable of operating in different conditions and at different altitudes, the great expected today... more

DefenseJapan: China potentially more dangerous than North Korea
Beijing's large investments in the military sector
During a press conference in Tokyo yesterday, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono stated that China is making substantial military investments and this would make it potentially more dangerous than North... more

DefenseThe British tanker that was kidnapped left Iran today
It will reach Dubai in the middle of the day - VIDEO
Today, on September 27, the British ship seized by Tehran forces in July and released in August (see AVIONEWS) officially left the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas at 9:00 am (local time). Erik Hanell, managing... more

DefenseRussia: new maritime cruise missile "Oniks-M" developed
Greater range and precision
A new maritime cruise missile, called "Oniks-M", with a range of 800 km, was developed by a research and production group in Russia (Russia's Research and Production Association of Machine Building).... more

DefenseEstonia: diplomatic protest for airspace violation
Alleged intrusion of a Russian Su-34 fighter
Estonia officially protested yesterday at the Russian ambassador Alexander Petrov for the alleged violation of its airspace carried out last Monday by a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter airplane. According... more

DefenseUNGA-74: Iran is responsible for Great Britain, Germany and France
Attributed to Tehran the attacks on oil tankers in Riyad
Iran has repeatedly denied involvement in attacks on oil tankers in Riyad (see AVIONEWS) during the annual UN meeting (United Nations General Assembly - UNGA) that is taking place these days in New Y... more

DefenseTurkey: Russian S-400s will be deployed in December
Declared by the Turkish undersecretary for defense Ismail Demir
Today, on September 20, Turkish Defense Undersecretary Ismail Demir stated that deliveries to Turkey of the Russian S-400 air defense missile system are almost complete, will be installed starting in December... more

Defense"Tsentr 2019": in these days Russia/China military exercise
President Putin at the event today - VIDEO
Today, on September 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in the Orenburg region to attend the joint military exercise between Russia and China called "Tsentr 2019", created to counter the threat... more

DefenseSaudi Arabia: billions of dollars spent in defense without success
The most difficult missiles to intercept drone aircraft
On September 14 the drone attacks to two plants oil of the Saudi Arabian stategiant was one of the worst ever (see AVIONEWS) since Saddam Hussein set fire to Kuwait petroleum wells during the Gulf War... more

DefenseLibya: Mitiga airport was bombed
Tripoli scares the international community
On September 17, drone aircraft bombed Mitiga international airport in Tripoli, which had been closed for 15 days due to continued attacks by the forces of General Khalīfa Belqāsim Haftar. All civil a... more

DefenseRussia-India joint military exercise in December
For "Indra-2019" more than 40 Russian aircraft will be involved - VIDEO
On the occasion of the joint military operation between Russia and India called "Indra-2019", which will take place in December at one of the airports of the Indian armed forces, Moscow will employ more... more

DefenseSaudi Arabia and the US do not believe in Iran
Europe and China: without maximum moderation evidence
Although Iran has denied its involvement in the attacks on oil tankers in Saudi Arabia (see AVIONEWS), both the United States and Riyad are not at all convinced: according to the "Wall Street Journal"... more

DefenseRussia: Putin suggests purchase S-400 from Saudi Arabia
The Russian president quotes the Koran and calls for mercy
Following the drone aircraft attacks of Yemeni Houthi rebels to the plants that brought Saudi Arabia bring down (see AVIONEWS), Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested, on September 16, to the largest... more

DefenseTriangle between the two Koreas and the USA
Talks could resume in a few weeks
Today, on September 16, Pyongyang declared that talks with Washington could resume in "a few weeks", but said it would not consider dropping its nuclear weapons unless obstacles threatened the security... more

DefenseAirbus to develop technology for ultra-high-resolution satellites
For the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense
Airbus has won a design study from the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to develop the technologies for a cluster of ultra-high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites f... more

DefenseIsrael: missiles from Gaza and Tel Aviv responds with fighter planes
15 Hamas targets hit
During the evening of September 10th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking from the stage in the town of Ashdod. Late yesterday afternoon he had declared his intention to annex the Jordan... more

DefenseIsrael: Iran is carrying out illegal nuclear tests
Tehran: only excuses to start a war
According to a September 9 statement made by Israel to the Jerusalem Foreign Ministry, Iran would have developed nuclear weapons in a secret location near the city of Abadeh, but Tehran would have destroyed... more

DefenseRussia and France in a joint plan for Iran
The two powers will make anything to afford that Tehran maintains the agreement
Through the Kremlin press office after a telephone conversation, on September 7, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have expressed a willingness to cooperate... more

DefensePalestinian drone aircraft strikes Israel
Tel Aviv responds with at least seven missile attacks
A Palestinian drone aircraft was launched from the Gaza Strip to Israel on 7 September and dropped explosive material that hit, damaging it, an Army vehicle. On September 8, Tel Aviv responded with at... more

DefenseEurope and Iran: diplomatic Germany and available France
Rigid Tehran, but it announces British oil tanker release
Today on September 6th is a date that coincides with the deadline (extended by another two months) of the ultimatum given by Iran to save the 2015 Nuclear Deal (see AVIONEWS). On September 3, other US... more

DefenseRussian "Spy" would have appropriated General Electric's secret documents
The information would be used for the development of the Irkut MC-21 aircraft -VIDEO
Aleksandr Korshunov is a Russian manager of ODK, a company that produces engines. He was arrested in Naples on September 5 for industrial espionage at the request of the USA. According to Russian media,... more

DefenseIndia orders USD 14.5 bn in arms from Russia
Military cooperation between the two countries is growing
Dmitry Shugayev, head of the federal service for Russian technical-military cooperation, said today, September 4, that India has ordered Russia a total of USD 14.5 billion in weapons and other military... more

DefenseIran: ultimatum to the "European Powers"
Granted another two months, then nuclear deal violation
Today, on September 4, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave an ultimatum to the European powers: only another two months of extension will be granted to September 6 to save the Iran Nuclear Deal and warned... more

DefenseBelarus: the country will not withdraw from the "INF" Treaty
The world draws a sigh of relief for once
The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared today that his country has not withdrawn from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and will not produce atomic missiles or deploy them... more

DefenseWars in progress: looking at the conflicts of the world
69 States and 824 groups involved
A cliché says that there are conflicts in the world that are hardly spoken of. To date on September 3, 2019, according to the site "Wars in the world" on the planet are 69 States at war and 824 militias... more

DefenseFrance: USD 15 bn for Iran
The financial package serves to contain the losses of US sanctions
The Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial rescue package that the French President, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost... more

DefenseRussia: Tu-22M3 missile bomber aircraft repaired
It passed all the ground and flight tests - VIDEO
The press office of Tupolev, a Russian company operating in the civil and military aerospace sectors belonging to the United Aircraft Corporation, announced today on August 30 in a note that a Tu-22M3... more

DefenseSyria and Russia: attack against rebels intensified
Russian jets drop new bombs in Idlib
Today, on August 30, Colonel Mustafa Bakour, commander of the "Jaish al Izza" rebel group, announced that Syria and Russia would intensify the offensive against the last major rebel stronghold of Damascus... more

DefensePakistan: successful launch of "Ghaznavi" missile
The President of Islamabad congratulates - VIDEO
General Asif Ghafur, press office of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, announced on August 29 that the launch test of "Ghaznavi" (also called Hatf-3) a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying... more

DefenseIranian rocket exploded on its launch pad
The missile remains from the satellite images
On August 29, a Tehran rocket exploded on its launch platform in the space center of Imam Ruhollah Khomein at the Iranian province of Semnan. The exercise, criticized by the United States for an alleged... more