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Latest newsIs the F/A-22 Raptor programme cost going to be lowered?
Washington, USA - Pentagon could reduce the orders from 277 to 160 due to cost experienced in particular during the operations in Iraq
The United States’ Department of Defence would intend to lower the financial effort related to the F/A-22 Raptor programme. Despite no clear comment about the recent accident which involved a fighter o... more
Latest newsMember of the 6° Roa of the Italian Air Force at Nassiriya visited Al Ajials Nursery orphanage
Nassiriya, Iraq - To furnish the child, whose age is between four months and six years, both toys and medicinal
Some members of the Italian Air Force at Nassiriya mixed with Carabinieri and Cri (Italian Red Cross) personnel were in visit during Christmas day, to the Al Ajials Nursery orphanage in order to conduct... more
Latest newsRussia: "The successor of the Mig-29 is likely to be produced"
Moscow, Russia - It would have been ensured by some Mig's representatives, ready to design a new cheap multirole light fighter
MIG (former MAPO-MIG, previously known as Mikoyan Gurevich), would intend to carry on its programme for the production of a new multirole light fighter able to meet the future Russian Air Force's operational... more
Latest newsBrigata Aeromobile Friuli came back Italy
Boulogne, Italy - It has been taken part in the Italian Joint Task Force Iraq for four months
About 2000 soldiers of the Italian Brigata Aeromobile "Friuli" arrived at Boulogne "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport yesterday: it has been in Nassiryia since last August. Their activity in "Antica Babilonia"... more
Latest newsBAe to upgrade the RAF's Tornado ADVs
London, UK - The upgrade schedules interventions aimed to make the aircraft compatible with new air-to-air weapon systems
British Aerospace will attend to the upgrade of the weapon systems for the Tornado ADV FMk3 medium fighter interceptor which operates currently in the Royal Air Force. Such intervention appears a needed... more
Latest newsMig-29 for Indian Navy
New Dheli, India - And Government provided funds even for the designing of a nation-made surveillance, command and control airplane
Indian Government provided funds destined to two military programmes which are going to involve both Indian Navy and Air Force. The first one concerns the purchase of 16 Mig-29K multirole light fighters,... more
Latest newsIran. Fighters ready to defend the nuclear facilties against Israel (2): the available forces
Teheran, Iran - The struggle is likely to involve a wide series of US, Russian and Israel-made aircraft
Iranian air defence has in service several types combat airplanes, though many operational problems would exist for the US-made ones and gained before the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The national industry... more
Latest newsIran: fighters ready to defend the nuclear facilties against Israel
Teheran, Iran - After the arrest of ten persons accused for spying in favour of Israel and the USA, fears for an Israeli aerial strike rise
Ten persons would have been arrested in Iran as accused for spying damaging the Iranian nuclear programme. such subjects, whose names were not unveiled, would be considered responsible for providing secret... more
Latest newsRussia: 90th anniversary of the long-range aviation
Moscow, Russia - Celebrating the first attack missions by the Russian aircraft till the deployment of the current strategic bombers
Russian Air Force is celebrating today the 90th anniversary of the long-range aviation. During the first decades last century, Russia began to realize about not only the importance of aircraft for military... more
Latest newsThe Rafale M is ready for strike missions with stand-off weapons
Paris, France - The test launch of a Scalp EG missile has been successfully performed
The Rafale M, as the naval shipped version of the new French multirole medium-light fighter produced by Dassault, is now capable to perform attack missions with stand-off weapons. In fact, one of the aircraft... more
Latest newsUSAF left French Istres Base
Istres, France - The new strategic exigencies and the exclusively European effort in the Balkans determined such re-deployment change
US Air Force's personnel and aircraft left the French Istres Air Base. After about ten years re-deploying in the French territory within the activities performed by the Atlantic Alliance, US military personnel... more
Latest newsT-50 Golden Eagle: the final assembly of the mass production trainers started
Seoul, South Korea - The aircraft devoted to South Korean Air Force was produced also thanks to the know-how achieved by the building licence of the F-16
The final assembly manufacturing line for the first T-50 Golden Eagle advanced training airplanes was started. These planes are being jointly produced by US Lockheed Martin and South Korean KAI (Korea... more
Latest newsA F/A-22 Raptor fell headlong
Nellis, USA - The stealth fighter would have crashed immediately after its takeoff but pilot would have anyway succeeded in ejecting
A Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor multirole interceptor fighter was involved by an accident for the first time since it development programme started during the 90s. US Air Force unveiled it today saying... more
Latest newsThe B-2s ready to operate from Europe
Fairford, UK - Two special hangars built at a RAF's base will ensure a quicker military reaction for the stealth bombers
The two new hangars built at Fairford Base (UK) and destined to the operative activities of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers have been accomplished seven months ahead of what scheduled.... more
Latest newsFive A-330 MRTTs for Australian Air Force
Canberra, Australia - The deliveries of the new air tankers to start in 2008 and Qantas will attend to the operational conversion and maintenance
EADS and Australian Government achieved the formal sign of the provision of new Airbus A-330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) air tankers to be destined to Australian Air Force. It deals with five airplanes... more
Latest newsEight Turkish formations violated the Greek air space
Athens, Greece - While they were talking in Brussels about Turkey's partecipation to EU
Eight Turkish Air Force fighter planes flew over Aegean Sea without authorization or flight plans, and violated the Greek air space for eight times, yesterday. Hellenic Defense Ministry sources reported... more
Latest newsThe first operative re-deployment for the US C-130J
Washington, USA - Just the personnel attending to the setting of the aircraft during the last years will operate the new airplane
US Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve announced yesterday that the first C-130J Hercules in service in the United States was re-deployed for the operative activities just during December.... more
Latest newsWhich air-to-air short-range missile for the Hungarian Gripens?
Budapest, Hungary - Several hypotheses would be currently under the Hungarian Ministry of Defence's analysis
Hungarian Air Force is facing an operative problem which proves still an unsolved one, that is to say the one of the selection of the air-to-air weapon systems to devote to the SAAB/BAe JAS-39 Gripen fourth... more
Latest newsF-16: the safest US fighter according to Lockheed Martin
Washington, USA - The aerospace company would be convinced when considering that some three safety awards have been granted in the country in 2004
Lockheed Martin underlined recently the importance of the awards granted three times during 2004 for its F-16 Fighting Falcon with reference to the safety and reliability degree shown by the combat airplane.... more
Latest newsAT-63: Lockheed Martin makes of the Pampa an advanced trainer
Buenos Aires, Argentina - The new version of the Argentine-made trainer is destined to the South American country's Air Force but also to export
Argentine Air Force will take delivery of a new advanced trainer in few years. It deals with the latest version of the FMA Ia-63 Pampa, the Argentine-made trainer recently involved by a remarkable upgrading... 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 newsAlarm in the Italian skies: two fighters of the Italian Air Force took off to individuate a suspected plane
Rome,Italy - It was a false alarm as the aircraft entered the Italian skies presumably without a regular authorization
Alarm in the Italian skies yesterday in the day because of a suspected plane entered the Italian space air: two fighters of the Italian Air Force, in consequence of a Coi's order, took off immediately... more
Latest newsUSA: more airlifters in Iraq to avoid attempts against convoys on the ground
Washington, USA - The first measure aimed to lower the effects of attacks against vehicles on the ground carrying personnel and materials
Pentagon is designing a series of measures intended to lower damages produced buy the attempts wich rebels have been performing for a long time against the US convoys in the Iraqi territory, as used for... more
Latest newsEurofighter programme's partners ensured a green light for the Tranche 2
Munich, Germany - The four countries signed yesterday the formal agreement on the production of 236 multirole aircraft
The formal sign by the four Eurofighter programme's partners of the formal agreement on the Tranche 2 of the new multirole medium-light fighter, occurred yesterday during a meeting held in Munich (Germany).... more
Latest newsSingapore-Thailandia: cooperation agreement between the two Air Forces
Singapore - Thailandia to take delivery of six F-16s while the small state's air force will be able to train its pilots in the Thai territory
Singapore and Thailandia reached an important agreement in the military sector. Thai Air Force will take delivery of six F-16A/B Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters, in exchange of the possibility... more
Latest newsNomination-passing in the order of Italian Military Aviation
Udine, Italy - The new Commander-in-Chief of the Rivolto second squadron of Italian Air Force is the Colonnel Pierino Carrieri
Pierino Carrieri is the new Commander-in-Chief of the Second Squadron of Italian Air Force. The Colonnel would substitute his colleague, Giuseppe Ricca, officially on next December, 14, during a cerimony... more
Latest newsA-400M: South Africa to cooperate for the production of the new airlifter
Pretoria, South Africa - The purchase of a total number of 8-14 airplanes has been scheduled as well
South Africa will cooperate for the production of the new Airbus' military airlifter, the A-400M. It was recently unveiled by Pretoria's Government which underlined the relevance of the first agreement... more
Latest newsThe Luftwaffe's Tornados tested the Taurus missile
Pretoria, South Africa - Some launches would have successfully been performed on some shooting ranges provided by South African Air Force
Two Luftwaffe's Tornado IDS interdiction strikers accomplished the tests of the Taurus Kepd-350 air-to-surface stand-off missile in South Africa. The weapon system had been tested on some shooting ranges... more
Latest newsRAF lowering its employees
London, UK - A measure related to the new operative exigencies together with the general cost cutting
British Ministry of Defence intends to perform a remarkable restructuring of the Royal Air Force's employment. Ministry is in fact scheduling to be able to lower its personnel from the current 48,900 units... more
Latest newsBad weather condition tests for the Eurofighter Typhoon
Madrid, Spain - As unveiled by EADS CASA, they are going to be performed in Sweden in order to verify the airplane's behaviour even at -30° C
EADS CASA announced it is about to start the tests for the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighters with bad weather conditions at very cold temperatures. One among the aircraft operating... more
Latest newsMore candidates to the Italian Army after Nassiriya's massacre
Boulogne, Italy - It is what declared the second-secretary to the ministry of Defence Filippo Berselli in visit at the Motor Show
It seems that the massacre of Nassiriya had as effect the one to attract more Italian youngs as would-be members of the Army: second-Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Filippo Berselli, announced during... more
Latest newsThe first Israeli A-4 Skyhawk upgraded flew
Tel Aviv, Israel - Upgrading activities, as performed by RADA, are intended to provide Israeli Air Force with a good advanced trainer
RADA, an Israeli company competent for the production of avionics components, announced that the first of the A-4 Skyhawk attack and close-support airplanes involved by an important upgrade accomplished... more
Latest newsAMS to supply ILS systems to the United States, Oman and Poland
Rome, Italy - They will be installed at military airports in the Middle Eastern area and in the Polish territory
AMS has recently been awarded with some contracts for the provision of new ILS (Instrument Landing System) systems. Such systems are devoted to some military airports and were ordered by Oman's Air Force... more
Latest newsRafale F3: orders for 59 fighters in France
Paris, France - To be delivered both to French Air Force and Navy starting in 2008 and they will have real multirole capabilities
The number of the Dassault Rafale medium-light multirole fighters ordered by France, as the only customer of the new French-made combat airplane currently, rose up to 120. A purchase for 59 aircraft was... more
Latest newsThe Boeing ABL system platform performed its maiden flight
Washington, USA - The 747/400F performed a test flight for the laser cannon fire control
Boeing announced recently that the first platform for the new ABL (Airborne Laser) system based on a 747/400F performed its maiden flight, taking off from Edwards Air Force Base (California). The flight... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force at the service of a little Iraqi child
Nassiriya, Iraq - Thanks to the alert of the Italian military in Iraq a two year old child could receive the proper cares
It is thanks to the interest of the Italian military in Iraq if a little Iraqi infant could receive the proper cares in Italy. The solidarity work which would presumably- as we hope- to save, by means... more
Latest newsSwitzerland: only five military airports from 2010
Berne, Switzerland - The measure aimed to the rationalization of defence belongs to the general armed forces reorganization programme
Swiss Government started the reorganization of its armed forces by beginning with the progressive reduction of the air bases. A final green light in order to start the programme is expected to be provided... more
Latest newsEurofighter: the United Kingdom is expected to promote it in Singapore
London, UK - Final meetings with the Asian country to occur after the forthcoming approval of the Tranche 2 in Great Britain
The United Kingdom will attend to the promotion of the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighter in talks with Singapore's Government. Once the programme for the production of the Tranche... more
Latest newsA-330 MRTT and KC-767 Tanker: a possible coexistence?
Berlin, Germany - According to EADS, USAF could make both the air tankers enter the service but some analysts prove doubtful about the proposal feasibility
Military analysts are coming to grips with an unexpected proposal put forward by EADS-Airbus for the new air tanker destined to USAF (see for details AVIONEWS). The European aerospace group which owns... more
Latest newsUS air defence towards the Total Force
Washington, USA - USAF, ANG and AFR are destined to jointly operate for specific missions
The United States intend to start the progressive union among the three main components of the national military aviation, at least for the performance of some missions, so creating the so called Total... more
Latest newsThe three day visit of the Italian General Romeo in Iraq ended recently
Rome, Italy - The commander of the Defence's operative forces visited the Italian military at Nassiryia
The three day visit of the commander of the Defence's operative forces, the general Gaetano Romeo, in Iraq ended recently. Romeo arrived in Iraq on Monday on board of a C-130J of the Italian Air Force... 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 newsF-15 Eagle: from pure interceptor to close-air supporter
Washington, USA - The evolution of the operative needs changed the original vocation of the US fighter radically
Who designed the F-15 Eagle interceptor and saw it performing its maiden flight in 1975 would have probably never thought that, besides becoming an interdiction striker with a dedicated version (the F-15E... more
Latest newsEurofighter: the Bundestag's green light for the Tranche 2
Berlin, Germany - EADS welcomes the parliamentary approval and underlines the relevance of the programme for EU and NATO
The European aerospace and defence group EADS welcomed with satisfaction the approval by the German Bundestag (the Parliament) of the effort related to the production of the Eurofighter programme Tranche... more
Latest newsEurofighter: the first night aerial refuelling test
Rome, Italy - The fighter deployed for such test took off from Italian Pratica di Mare Base and successfully accomplished the demonstrative mission
The EF-2000 Typhoon successfully accomplished the first important aerial refuelling test during an all-weather mission. It was unveiled by Eurofighter consortium and by Alenia Aeronautica as just one of... more
Latest newsThe B-52 becomes a network enabled platform
Washington, USA - The well known American bomber to be adapted to operate in the modern strategic environment
Despite the age, it does not seem that the B-53 Stratofortress is destined to be retired from the operative activities soon. With more than 40 years' honourable service, the big bomber of the US Air Force... more
Latest newsEmbraer commercial airplane in exchange of SU-35 fighters
Brasilia, Brazil - It would be the proposal put recently forward by Brazilian Government and addressed to Moscow
Brazilian Government would have recently proven willing to carefully analyse the hypothesis of purchasing an unclear number of Sukhoi SU-35 multirole fighter interceptors. Such effort would have anyway... more
Latest newsA seminar on the "Aircraft Battle Damage Repair" occurring at Italian Pratica di Mare Base
Rome, Italy - As set by the Italian Air Force's Test Flight Centre for today, it will analyse the matters related to damages experienced by aircraft during fighting
A seminar set by Air Force's Test Flight Centre dedicated to the "Aircraft Battle Damage Repair" (ABDR) is occurring at Rome-Pratica di Mare Base today. It deals in particular with an analysis of the effects... more
Latest newsNorway: four F-16s to protect the Baltic Republics
Oslo, Norway - It will be the Scandinavian country's turn from January 2005 to attend to the defence of the air space in the three countries
After the monitoring and air defence activities provided by Belgium (F-16s), Denmark (F-16s) and the United Kingdom (Tornado ADVs) within NATO for the air spaces of the three Baltic Republics, it is going... more
Latest newsSAAB collaborates for the A-400M programme
Stockholm Sweden - The Swedish aerospace company to attend to the provision of the crew entrance doors
Also SAAB is going to seize a role for the production of the new Airbus A-400M military airlifter. The two aerospace companies signed in fact a cooperation agreement which schedules the construction of... more