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DefenseOVER 70,000 RESERVISTS CALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN USA
USA, This week the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps all announce increases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. Total number currently on active duty in support of the... more
DefenseABOUT ONE HUNDRED RESERVISTS RECALLED IN UK
LONDON, According to the daily newspaper Guardian UK government is going to recall about one hundred reservists, mostly information technicians of the Territorial Army. Their target would be the collection... more
DefensePAKISTAN UAV SEEN ON INDIAN TERRITORY
NEW DELHI, INDIA, According to an Indian defence spokesman, a Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance has twice hovered at high height over an Indian post at Nargis-Kabutar in Rajouri... more
DefenseTHE FIRST IAF C-130 LANDED AT BAGRAM AIRPORT
KABUL, At 11.30 a.m. (time of Rome) the first C-130 of the Italian Air Force landed at Bagram, the airfield located north of the afghan capital. The plane had on board vehicles, materials and about... more
DefenseDUTY CAUSE LEGALLY RECOGNIZED FOR EX PARACHUTIST
ROMA, The Italian department of defense recognized the connection between the mission in Iraq and the starting of a very serious kind of lynphoma, to the ex parachutist Walter Cecchettin. Thirty years... more
DefenseORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ITALIAN ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN
ROME, The Battle Group of the Italian Army bound to Afghanistan has been presented today to civil and military authorities in the Grenadier barracks of Rome. The first group of soldiers ready... more
DefenseITALIAN BATTLE GROUP READY TO LEAVE FOR AFGHANISTAN
ROME, The Italian Battle Group bound to Afghanistan has been presented to civil and military authorities in the premises of the "General Gandin" barracks located in Rome. In his speech the General... more
DefenseU.S. DOD: TAMPA MILITARY BASE IS (ALMOST) DEFENDED BY AIR ATTACKS
TAMPA, FLORIDA, According to a DoD spokesman declarations, Florida's MacDill Air Force Base, the home to the command center running the war in Afghanistan, has "sufficient" air defenses in place in case... more
DefenseBUSH: DEFENSE IS OUR BUDGED PRIORITY
WASHINGTON, USA, Usa President George Bush said that Defense is always first priority for his government team also in concern of financial area. “The defense of our country is first priority in t... more
DefensePAKISTAN DENIES THAT INDIA HAD SHOOTED DOWN A SPY PLANE
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Pakistan government denied that Indian soldiers had shot down a small, unmanned Pakistani spy plane that introduced into Indian air space in disputed Kashmir on Sunday. In Islamabad,... more
DefenseNO MORE STEALTH AIRCRAFTS FOR ''TAMARA'' ?
WASHINGTON, USA, According to defense department sources, it would be a risk in operations with stealth aircrafts on Iraq after it emerged that Baghdad could have acquired a radar system capable of detecting... more
DefenseDOD ESTABLISHES MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, USA, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced this week the redesignation of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) as the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Consistent with... more
DefenseU.S. FLIGHT RECONNAISSANCE IN SOMALIA TO FOUND AL-QAIDA MEMBERS
SOMALIA, According to U.S. defense department sources, the United States is conducting reconnaissance flights over Somalia to help determine whether the Al-Qaida terrorist group is rebuilding in the largely... more
DefensePHILIPPINES COULD BUY U.S. UAV TO HUNT REBELS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, According to reliable sources of U.S. defense department, Philippines authorities could plan to buy some unmanned surveillance aircrafts in order to conduct a more efficient operations... more
DefenseOVER 61,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY
USA, Pentagon said that the total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 17,952; Naval Reserve, 9,193; Air National Guard... more
DefenseISRAEL ORDERS 52 ADDITIONAL F-16S
WASHINGTON, USA, Has been signed the definitive contract which engages Israel to buy a 52 additional F-16I by U.S. defense department, worth 2 USDbn. Lockheed Martin will get $1.3 billion by the order... more
DefenseNEAR 62,000 RESERVIST RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
WASHINGTON, USA, This week the Army, Air Force and Navy announce increases of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. Total number currently on active duty in support of the... more
DefenseSEVER RUSSIAN MILITARY INDUSTRIES CREATE A CONSORTIUM FOR MISSILES PRODUCTION
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Interfax news, seven Russian military industries have created a consortium that will be devoted to the production of missiles. According to management of NPO Machinostroìena,... more
DefenseINDIA TESTS A NEW LONGEST RANGE GROUND-TO-GROUND MISSILE
NEW DEHLI, INDIA, An Indian government spokesman announced that has been successfully conducted a test launching a longest range version of the Phritvi ground-to-ground misisle that is capable to hit target... more
DefenseROMANIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DISMISS OVER 60% OF MILITARY INDUSTRY WORKFORCE
BUCAREST, ROMANIA, Romanian government started a program to dismiss over 60% of military industiry workforce, on a total of over 45.000 employees. Up to Feb. 1st, 2002, is planned to dismiss over 10,000... more
DefenseBUSH NOTIFIES RUSSIA OF WITHDRAWAL FROM ABM TREATY
WASHINGTON, President Bush announced yesterday that he has notified Russia the decision of withdrawing from ABM treaty. After the six months timetable, United States will be entitled to carry on the... more
DefenseJAPAN ORDERS FOUR B-767 TANKER
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japanese government has ordered to U.S. industry Boeing, four tanket B-767T aircraft, in order to enhance its self-defense air force capabilities. The four aircraft, each worth near 220 USDm,... more
DefenseLAUNCH FAILED FOR SPACE SHIELD TEST MISSILE
VANDENBERG, USA, According to a Defense Department spokesman declarations, the launch of a test missile for the space shield project is failed when, only 30 seconds after take off, the second-stage engine... more
DefenseOVER 58,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
USA, This week the Army and the Air Force announce sizable increases of 1,057 and 917 more reservists, respectively, on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Marine Corps and the... more
DefenseUSA INVESTS 15 USDBN IN SURVEILLANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, USA, The U.S. Department of Defense launched a new surveillance acquisition program, which includes a $5.5 billion program to speed up purchases of Global Hawk unmanned spy planes and a... more
DefenseWASHINGTON POST SAID THAT U.S. GOVT SHARED SPACE SHIELD INFO WITH CHINA
WASHINGTON, USA, According to revelation of the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post reported yesterday, Government shared details on its missile defense shield plan with China. The new strategy is a bid to... more
DefenseBERLUSCONI TO FRENCH ON A-400M: I PAY CASH, YOU GIVE ME A CAMEL
ROME, ITALY, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, yesterday in a meeting for the presentation of a book of Italian journalist Bruno Vespa, launched a joke to the French "I pay cash, you... more
DefenseU.S. DOD ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION ON YESTERDAY'S ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, USA, The U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced in a conference held at Department od Defense, that an investigation has been started on the accident of yesterday, in which tree U.S.... more
DefenseDOD IDENTIFIES THREE U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS KILLED
USA, The Department of Defense has identified the three U.S. Army service members who were killed by ordnance from a B-52 aircraft north of Kandahar, Afghanistan. They are Master Sergeant Jefferson... more
DefenseCOMPUTER SCIENCES AWARDED A NEAR 61 USDM CONTRACT FOR SPACE SHIELD
USA, Computer Sciences Corp. is being awarded a $60,837,156 contract for scientific, engineering and technical assistance in the areas of program planning, joint systems engineering and analysis support,... more
DefenseMISSILE INTERCEPT TEST SUCCESSFUL
VANDENBERG, USA, The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) announced today it has successfully completed a test involving a planned intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile target.... more
DefensePOSTPONED THE MISSILE INTERCEPTOR LAUNCH
VANDENBERG, USA, The planned intercept of a long-range ballistic missile target scheduled for last night over the central Pacific Ocean has been postponed due to poor weather conditions at Vandenberg... more
DefensePENTAGON TO TEST MISSILE INTERCEPTOR
WASHINGTON, Pentagon is to test a missile interceptor next weekend. The test will be run in the Pacific Ocean as part of the space shield programme, said an official from the Department of Defense. more
DefenseEADS HOPES THAT ITALY RE-ENTERS IN A-400M PROJECT
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Eads sources, reported by German "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" newspaper, "there are yet hopes that Italy re-enters in A-400M project".A Eads president, Rainer Hertrich renewed its... more
DefenseACCORDING TO FINANCIAL TIMES, A-400M PROJECT IS STRATEGIC
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to the British financial newspaper "Financial Times", the project of the Airbus A-400M military airlifter is "strategic", but not the Italian participation at its realization... more
DefenseLETTA SAID THAT ITALY HAS YET TIME TO DECIDE IF TO ENTER IN A-400M PROJECT
ROME, ITALY, The former Italian Industry minister Gianni Letta, answering to the French President Jacques Chirac invitation to Italy to enter in the Airbus A-400M aircraft project, as released to Italian... more
DefenseHUNGARY BUYS 14 GRIPEN
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, Hungarian government given green light to acquisition, for its air force, of 14 fourth-generation Saab JAS-39 Gripen, on a total of 24 expected, with a order value of 555 EURm. Aircrafts... more
DefenseGERMANY DECLARES ITS ENGAGEMENT ON A-400M
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to declarations of a Bundeswehr spokesman and of German defense minister Rudolf Scharping, Germany will engage itself in the A-400M project as settled, thus denying the rumours... more
DefenseGERMAN-FRANCO MEETING SLATED FOR TODAY
NANTES, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will meet President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of France today in Nantes for the 78th German-Franco consultation meeting. Topics on the... more
DefenseNEW LAUNCH FOR DEFENSE SAAM/FR SYSTEM
FRANCE, A new training launch for the qualification of SAAM/FR system was conducted last October 30 at French Navy CEM. The launch was succesful and the qualification training was positively concluded.... more
DefenseRUMSFELD VISITED U.S. AIR FORCE AND ARMY BASES
USA, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited today Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, N.C., to receive briefings and demonstrations on the capabilities of U.S. Special Forces. Special forces participating... more
DefenseFRANCE SELL SUBMARINES TO MALAYSIA AGAINST INCREASE IN MAS FLIGHTS
PARIS, FRANCE, France is planning to sell three submarines to Malaysian navy, worth over 1 USDbn, and, in change, will authorize Malaysian Airline Sytem, MAS, to increase its flight between Kuala Lumpur... more
DefenseSIX COUNTRIES AGREE ON AIR COMBAT TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT
BRUSSELS, Six european countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Britain, yesterday signed a pact named ETAP (European Technology Acquisition Program) to work together to develop technologies... more
DefenseBUSH PROPOSES 60% CUTS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARSENALS
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. President George W. Bush declared, in a press conference preceding the USA-Russia meeting, that he will propose to Russian President Vladimir Putin to cut the 60% of the nuclear weapons... more
DefenseGERMANY ASKS FOR AN A-400M PRICE DISCOUNT
BERLIN, GERMANY, According British newspaper Financial Times, seems that Germany government would postpone the signature of the agreement for the Airbus military aircraft A-400M, as it is looking to have... more
DefenseNEAR 53,000 U.S RESERVISTS RECALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY
WASHINGTON, USA, An additional 415 members of the Naval Reserve are being called to active duty as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Naval Reserve... more
DefenseA-400M (2): HERTRICH, EADS: ''IT WILL BE A SORROW IF ITALY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE''
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Rainer Hertrich, EADS co-president, t will be a sorrow if Italy will not participate in A-400M medium transport aircraft project by Airbus. In a prss conference held in Berlin,... more
DefenseHOLLAND ENTERS EUROFIGHTER PRODUCTION
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Eurofighter consortium, in which are present Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Spain, has acquired also the Holland at which has been awarded production orders for about 6,7 USDbn.... more
DefenseDOD STUDIES MEDICAL IMPACT OF DEPLETED URANIUM IN THE BALKANS
WASHINGTON, "The Department of Defense released today an information paper, "Depleted Uranium Environmental and Medical Surveillance in the Balkans,"which summarizes medical and environmental assessments... more
DefensePENTAGON RECALLS OVER 35,000 RESERVISTS
USA, Pentagon increased the number of reservists recalled to active duty and Total number for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 13,416; Naval Reserve, 4,750; Air National Guard and Air Force... more