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Latest newsHelicopter EH-101 delivered to Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal - The official ceremony of the chopper's delivery to Portuguese premier Sampaio took place before the General Tricarico
The helicopter Augusta Westland EH-101 has been officially delivered to Portoguese premier Jorge Sampaio at the air base of Montijo, near Lisbon; Portugal has already purchased twelve choppers of the mentioned... more
Latest newsThe future of the US Army’s tactical transport (2): the C-27J, the Finmeccanica’s solution
Rome, Italy – Performance, structural robustness and load capacity as the strong points of the Spartan
The C-27J Spartan is the product of the collaboration between Alenia Aeronautica and Lockheed Martin and is a direct derivative of the G-222, though one could even think to have found a sort of younger... more
Latest newsGMAS: a joint-venture between Alenia and L-3 to promote the C-27J
Washington, USA - The US company to attend to the aircraft modernization, the system integration and logistics
GMAS (Global Military Aircraft Systems): this is the name selected by Alenia Aeronautica and L-3 Communications for the joint-venture which represents a great leap forward for the collaboration between... more
Latest newsC-27J Spartan: the Italian solution for the US Future Cargo Aircraft
Rome, Italy - The tactical airlifter to be offered for US Army in cooperation with Lockheed Martin
US Army needs a new tactical transport airplane and Italy has already a candidate. It deals with the Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan, a military airlifter produced together with the American aerospace... more
Latest newsATR-72 ASW: here is the future of Turkish maritime patrolling
Ankara, Turkey - The special version of the ATR-72/500 selected by Turkish Government which ordered ten anti-submarine airplanes
Turkey selected the ATR-72 ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) for the protection of its coasts. Turkish Ministry of Defence decided recently to select just the airplane in a derivative version of the ATR-72/500... more
Latest newsItalian industry proves to be a touchstone for Turkish defence
Ankara, Turkey - Finmeccanica group carries on the promotion of several products such as the Typhoon, the ATR-72 ASW, the M-311 and the AB-412
Just Italy would appear to be the main touchstone for Turkey in Europe concerning the cooperation in the aerospace and defence sectors. The companies of the Finmeccanica group are carrying on an important... more
Latest newsAn Air Force's delegation from Jordan is in visit in Italy
Rome, Italy - Headed by the general Hussein A. Albiss
An Air Force's delegation from Jordan, headed by the general Hussein A. Albiss, arrived yesterday for a five days visit in Italy. After the encounter between the general Hussein A. Albiss and the head... more
Latest newsEurofighter Tranche 2: Finmeccanica gave the lie again to the sign of a formal agreement
Rome, Italy - The aerosapce group, asked by AVIONEWS, confirmed that a deal exists but it has not formally been signed yet
Various press agencies’ news suggested several days ago that the agreement related to the Eurofighter Tranche 2 programme production start had been signed by the four promoters (the United Kingdom, Germany, I... more
Latest newsP-180: Italian Air Force's role for the promotion of the plane
Genoa, Italy - Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Tricarico appreciated the vehicle
Piaggio is about to accomplish the assembly of the 100th P-180 Avanti and decided to invite the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Leonardo Tricarico, at the Genoa-Sestri facility. The Italian aerospace... more
Latest newsEurofighter Tranche 2: Finmeccanica gave the lie to the sign of the agreement
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS asked the company for clarifying the matter after that some press agencies had announced the sign of the deal last week
Some press agencies had announced last week that the four countries members of the Eurofighter consortium (Germany, UK, Italy and Spain) would have signed an agreement during the weekend, aimed to start... more
Latest newsIt is waited for today the celebration of the new year of the Academy for air war of Florence
Florence, Italy - It would attend to it Tricarico and Bosi
It would take place today the celebration of the new year of the Academy for air war of Florence: it would attend, among the others, Leonardo Tricarico, head of the Italian Military Aviation and Francesco... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force Academy of Pozzuoli started its 81st year study
Naples, Italy - Leonardo Tricarico and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo attended at the ceremony
It started recently, the 81st year study of the Italian military Academy based in Pozzuoli. The General Giovanni Luigi Domini made the opening ceremony, by underlining that according to last tendency related... more
Latest newsRome: head of the Polish Air Force is in Italy because of an official visit
Rome, Italy - In this occasion the main products of the aeronautics Italian industry, such as the helicopter EH-101 ed AB-139 would be presented
The General Ryszard Olszewski, Head of the Polish Air Force, came in Rome, with a delegation, because of an official visit in the country, which started yesterday. Olszewski was received by the head of... more
Latest newsEurofighter: the sign on the Tranche 2 to occur in December
Paris, France - The EADS' representatives of the programme would be convinced of it
The sign of the agreements related to the production of the Tranche 2 of the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon four-nations multirole medium-light fighter could occur in December. The EADS' representatives of... more
Latest newsAermacchi M-346: the official showing for Italian political institutions occurring today
Venegono Superiore, Italy - Finmeccanica group would have asked Italian Government for encouraging the promotion of the new advanced trainer abroad
An official showing of the Aermacchi M-346 started at Venegono Superiore (Varese) this morning, a showing devoted in particular to the Italian political institutions and where the attending by Italian... more
Latest newsFour Predator reconnaissance aircraft to arrive to Italy soon
Rome, Italy - It would have announced by Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, underlining their possible deployment against illegal immigration
The four RQ-1 Predators, the remote-controlled aircraft (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ordered by Italy and destined to Italian Air Force, should arrive in Italy in just a bit more than one month. It would... more
Latest newsThere is an "Amiko" in Kosovo
Dakovica, Kosovo – "Amiko" is the first Italian airport operating abroad since the Second world war
The meaning of "Amiko" is Italian air force acting in Kosovo and it was built in 1999. Nowadays, the future of this air base is dubious. It is the Italian general himself Leonardo Tricarico who claims... more
Latest newsItalian Adm. Di Paola performs his first flight aboard the Typhoon
Grosseto, Italy – Italian Chief of General Staff would have appreciated the high performance of the vehicle
Italian Chief of General Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, seized a chance yesterday to perform his first flight on board the new Italian Air Force’s Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light f... 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 newsItalian Air Force Chieff of Staff Gen.Tricarico: "we are ready to face terrorism threat"
Rome, Italy - The new Chief of Staff appears confident about armed force capability in coming to grips with the new challenge of the millennium
On the occasion of the official appointment of the Italian Air Force Chief of General Staff, Gen. Leonardo Tricarico, occurred today at Pratica di Mare Base in Rome (see for details AVIONEWS), General... more
Latest newsEurofighter programme: the first challenge of General Tricarico
Rome, Italy - The new Italian Air Force Chief of Staff will have to succeed in getting funds aimed to cover all orders for the new fighter
General Leonardo Tricarico, recently become the new Italian Air Force Chief of Staff (see for details AVIONEWS), will have to face a relevant problem soon for Air Force. The Eurofighter programme, which... more
Latest newsThe new surveillance system for NATO will be produced by the TIPS consortium
Brussels, Belgium - Also EADS and Galileo Avionica to contribute
Today, by its Brussels' headquarter, NATO has unveiled its decision concerning the new surveillance, command and control system. The related contract has been granted to the Transatlantic Industrial Proposed... more
Latest newsIt is "Falco" the first Uav made in Italy
Cagliari, Italy - Its first experimental flight was a success
It has carried out its first flight successfully "Falco", the prototype of the new Uav system (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - aircraft without pilot) entirely designed and manufactured in Italy by the Galileo... more
Latest newsYak-130 to be promoted by Russia and Italy
Moscow, Russia - The co-operation is to continue with other projects
The Yak-130 training aircraft will be promoted on the International market by Russia and Italy. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Boris Alyoshin, met with representatives of the Italian aerospace holding... more
Latest newsA-400M to take Tornado place as well?
London, UK - The new aircraft could be part of Foas project
The proposal to use the new A-400M military transport airplane for the European Armed Forces as missile carrier has risen from the English Defense Ministry, that has selected the Mbda, a joint venture... more
Latest newsAlenia Marconi System will install 16 ILS systems for the USAF
Rome, Italy - The contract has a value of more than EUR 3m
Alenia Marconi System (AMS), an an equal shares joint venture between Bae Systems of the UK and Finmeccanica of Italy, operates in the defence and electronic field, supplying structures and services in... more
Latest newsNew look for Tornado
Rome, Italy - New program improvement for IDS version
Italian military aeronautic has decided to start in these days a new program of development for 18 Tornado IDS (Interdictor Defence Strike). In grounds of the agreement fixed on July 11th in Monaco (Bavaria)... more
Latest newsFirst Eurofighter Typhoon Ipa 2 took-off today
Torino, Italy - From the international airport of Torino-Caselle
First ever Eurofighter Typhoon Ipa 2 flight, the warplane born from the co-operation between the Italian firm Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group) and the European joint venture Eurofighter, took place... more
Latest newsGREECE POSTPONES THE PURCHASE OF 60 EUROFIGHTERS ORDERED IN FEBRUARY
ATHENS, GREECE, Costas Simitis, Greece Prime Minister, reported that Greece will postpone to 2004 or even later the purchase of the Eurofighters, built by the European joint-venture including Eads, Alenia... more