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Latest newsGeneral Electric awarded with an almost USD 58m contract
Washington, USA - For the provision of components and technical assistance for the F100-GE-100/129 engines of the F-16 fighters
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Feb. 28, 2005, a $57,822,507 firm fixed price, fixed quantity contract to provide for newly redesigned High Pressure Compressor and High Pressure... more
Latest newsIsrael: long range aerial strike training started
Tel Aviv, Israel - The F-16I Sufas ready to face any problem considering the supposed Iranian threat
Israeli Air Force would be in ferment in these days due to a series of military exercises which would be involving several pilots and combat airplanes. The armed force’s personnel would be in fact training t... more
Latest newsNew US military airplanes to Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The first American maritime reconnaissance planes will be delivered within the year
The Pakistani Armed Forces will acquire from the Americans, within the end of the year, the first two marine patrolling P-3C Orion airplanes, according to governmental sources. The USD 1,2 bn agreement,... more
Latest newsTwo C-295M for the Swiss Armed Forces
Bern, Switzerland - In order to satisfy the requirements of the federal administration
The Council of the States of the Helvetic Confederation has approved the purchase of two Casa C-295M Spanish-made cargo planes scheduled in the Armament Program 2004: the two aircraft answer the needs... more
Latest newsL-3 awarded with a more than USD 16m contract
Washington, USA - In order to appraise the structural robustness of the P-3 Orion aircraft
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed value of $16,340,000 firm-fixed-price, time and materials contract to conduct Enhanced Special Structural Inspections... more
Latest newsHuman System Integration: that is how the MMA is going to provide the best man-machine symbiosis
Washington, USA - The new US Navy's maritime patroller to be developed by taking several aspects related to the human factor into account
The MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft), as based on a special naval version of the Boeing 737 destined to represent the cornerstone of the US coastal defence, appears particularly innovative when considering... more
Latest newsA-330 MRTT: London's green light for the new RAF's air tanker
London, UK - The special version of the well known Airbus' airliner meets the multirole needs of British Ministry of Defence
British Ministry of Defence provided a green light for the purchase of the EADS-Airbus A-330 MRTT (Multi-role Tanker Transport) as the new air tanker for Royal Air Force. The European aerospace and defence... more
Latest newsRockwell Collins awarded with a contract worth over USD 7m
Washington, USA - For the provision of systems destined to the KC-135 air tankers
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $7,338,336 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for six Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) Lot III production... more
Latest newsBrazil: the programme for the purchase of new fighters has been cancelled
Brazilia, Brazil - Government could opt for direct orders without an official competition
Brazilian Government decided to put one of the most important tenders related to the provision of new combat airplanes during the last months to an end. The four competitors (Lockheed Martin, Sukhoi, Dassault... more
Latest newsGeneral Electric awarded with an almost USD 34m contract
Washington, USA - Logistics support for the F-414-GE-400 engines powering the F/A-18E Super Hornet
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $33,954,504 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-99-C-1175) for Government/Industry Logistics Support... more
Latest newsTaxpayers associations against the C-130J in the USA
Washington, USA - Criticism against the operational shortages of the aircraft but Defence Secretary Rumsfeld fears cancellation can prove excessively expensive
After the first doubts on the real capabilities of the last version of the C-130 Hercules (the C-130J) recently expressed by Pentagon (see for details AVIONEWS), also tha taxpayers organizations are moaning... more
Latest newsBlue Angels: a competition for the acrobatic squad's technicians
Washington, USA - Aimed to renew part of the staff in the maintenance and logistics support sectors
"If you have the right team spirit, you could be the next Blue Angel". This would be the slogan of the tender which the United States Navy’s acrobatic squad decided to promote, by US Navy and Marine C... more
Latest newsThe first Italian female top gun to fly to America
Sulmona, Italy - The dream is going to come true for Federica Maddalena, selected among the best Italian Air Force pilots for US training
Federica Maddalena, selected by Italian Air Force to be a top gun, will join to the world best aviators for two years at Texas Sheppard base in USA from the next March 7. The new Italian top gun said... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: 1600 hour-fly dedicated to rescue missions
Rome, Italy - Mainly by means of aircraft F-50/F-900 and helicopters HH-3F ed AB-212
Italian Air Force dedicated 1600 hour-fly to rescue missions, including sanitary transport of organs and patients who suffer from serious sickness. Rescue operations has been effectuated mainly by means... more
Latest newsThe first Boeing Tanker has been delivered to Italian Air Force
Wichita, Kansas - The roll-out of the first Boeing KC-767 /A has been effectuated
Logistic commander of Italian Air Force Giovanni Sciandra, who works as General of Air Squadron and who in Usa represented Ami during the delivery of the first of the four KC-767/A, claimed that "The acquisition... more
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 newsITT Avionics awarded with an almost USD 14m contract
Washington, USA - For the provision of electronic countermeasures systems destined to the F/A-18E Super Hornet
ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $13,995,655 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-04-C-0074) to exercise an option for AN/ALQ-214(V)2 spares for the Navy’s F... more
Latest newsMcDonnell Douglas awarded with an almost USD 20m contract
Washington, USA - For the provision of components of the F/A-18
McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $19,919,140 firm fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity order under a basic ordering agreement contract for procurement of spares line... more
Latest newsUK: a strategy for the RAF's evolution
London, UK - Expeditionary capability, reduction of the air bases and growth of industrial competitiveness
UK’s Ministry of Defence indicated the guidelines for the future evolution of Royal Air Force. First and foremost, the Royal Air Force must be more involved by remarkable changes in order to meet the m... more
Latest newsMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded with a more than USD 18m contract
Washington, USA - For support regarding the UK's C-17 fleet updates
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $18,207,238 cost plus fixed contract modification. CCP 0481 increases the United Kingdom’s C-17 support program to allow for increases i... more
Latest newsITT Avionics awarded with a more than USD 48m contract
Washington, USA - For the B-52H's electronic countermeasures system
ITT Avionics, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $48,229,597 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for the upgrade of the AN/ALQ-172 (V) electronic countermeasures system Group B components... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: "The Apache and the A-10 proved great against the Talibans, we will buy them"
Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan Defence Ministry would intend to purchase a certain number of AH-64 helicopters and Warthog airplanes
Proposals put forward by Afghan Ministry of Defence in order to start a careful modernization process for its armed forces, after the first partial reorganization within the democratization procedure,... more
Latest newsNATO pilots destined to nuclear war trained in Sardinia
Oristano, Italy - NATO Top Gun are used to be trained for non conventional bomb resort in the Capo Frasca military range
According to some press sources quoting the report released by an indipendent analyst, Hans Kristensen, an expert on nuclear and strategic weapons, at the Oristano-based Capo Frasca Range pilots of NATO... more
Latest newsCluster bomb: purposes and deployment of the weapon system
Rome, Italy - Submunitions with different explosive potential to face troops or armoured vehicles
The problem related to the cluster bombs’ deployment by countries performing military actions (see for details AVIONEWS) comes to the fore again after the denunciation by Italian journalist Giuliana S... more
Latest newsAir Force's helicopter involved into the rescue operation of a burnt
Rome, Italy - The chopper transported the man from Lecco to Genoa
An Italian Air Force’s helicopter carried in last week-end a burnt in heavy conditions from Lecco to Genoa. The mission Sar (Search and Rescue), operated by the crew of Rescue Connecting Squadron based i... more
Latest newsCluster bomb: they were produced in order to destroy streets and airports' runaways they are used instead in different way
Rome, Italy - The explosive in inside some container under the form of sub-munitions traditionally attached at the belly both of planes and helicopters in order to be launched in the interested areas
It seems they took the place of the antipersonnel mines, Cluster bomb, which were produced for the following military purposes: destroy streets and airports’ runaways, causing damages to the enemy’s veh... more
Latest newsThree little Iraqi fly to Italy in order to be cured
Rome, Italy - They arrived at Pisa's military airport by means of a special flight of Italian Air Force
Three little Iraqi arrived yesterday at Pisa’s military Airport on board of a special flight operated by Italian Air Force with a C-130, in order to receive proper cares. The little patients who suffer f... more
Latest newsThe future of the US Army’s tactical transport (3): the C-295, the EADS’ solution
Madrid, Spain – Reliability, flexibility and low consumption as the qualities of the CASA’s alternative proposal
The C-295 represents the evolution of tactical transport according to the experience gained by the Spanish CASA aerospace company (today linked to EADS) by its C-212 and CN-235. This last aircraft, among... 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 newsThe future of the US Army’s tactical transport: two rivals made in Europe
Washington, USA – The C-27J and the C-295 compete for the modernization of the armed force’s airlifter fleet
The alternative solutions suggested for the tender regarding the provision of 33 military tactical transport airplanes destined to US Army will be both European. The purpose is the one of replacing the... more
Latest newsX-45: the first combat test has been succesfully accomplished
Washington, USA - Two remote-controlled airplanes destroyed their target during a simulated operation
The first real combat test of the Boeing X-45A, the new remote-controlled stealth airplane destined to both US Air Force and US Navy, has been successfully accomplished. Two aircraft of this type took... more
Latest newsT-50 Golden Eagle: the new lead-in fighter trainer proves fast and robust
Seoul, South Korea - Some important tests on the prototypes concerning maximum speed and structural robustness have been accomplished
The KAI/Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle programme related to the new South Korean advanced trainer produced in cooperation with the US aerospace company is going on achieving important results concerning... more
Latest newsJSF: the final assembly of the new fighter to start next Spring
Fort Worth, USA - Three structural sections respectively produced by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace
The final assembly of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will start between March and April. The new US light multirole stealth fighter will be completed at the Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility (... more
Latest newsKC-330: 35 USA's states want its facility on their territories
Washington, USA - EADS-Airbus should select the plant's site by this year for the production of the air tanker in the United States
Some 35 states in the USA offered solutions for the selection of the area on which to build the facility devoted to the production of the KC-330, the air tanker promoted by EADS-Airbus as a proposal aimed... more
Latest newsAviano: 50 years activities for US Air Force
Aviano, Italy - Celebrated together Pordenone city's Government yesterday and the base is still a major cornerstone for NATO in Europe
Italian Aviano Air Base (Pordenone) celebrated the 50 years activities performed by the re-deployment of the US military contingent yesterday. US Military personnel arrived in fact there for the first... 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 newsIsraeli F-16s versus Syrian Mig-29s in September: Syria's doubts
Damascus, Syria - Rumors would have been spread by movements outside the country which disagree with the regime
Syria would have given the lie to rumors according to which Israeli F-16 fighters would have shot down two Syrian Air Force’s Mig-29s over the Mediterranean Sea in September 2004 (see for details AVIONEWS). S... more
Latest newsSouth Korea: a tender for the provision of AEW&C planes to start in March
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean Government hopes for the largest competition by the major companies in this sector
The new tender for the provision of four AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) airplanes destined to South Korean Air Force is expected to start next March. Competition should involve several alternative... more
Latest newsIndia: Government's statements about the purchase of new light fighters
New Dheli, India - The EF-2000 has been excluded while analysts prove doubtful about the feasibility of the export of the F-16
Among the goals of the Indian defensive system strengthening (see for details AVIONEWS) one has not only to consider the purchase of more than 100 new light fighters. New Dheli’s Government would also i... more
Latest newsUSA: ninety C-130 grounded due to structural problems
Washington, USA - Wing stress found needs to be repaired
Several US C-130 Hercules have been grounded. It would deal with some 30 C-130E and 60 C-130H, some of which would have performed transport operations in Iraq during the last months. The reason for such... more
Latest newsFirst single-seater Eurofighter for Luftwaffe
Berlin, Germany - It has been delivered in the final operational version also destined to the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain
After the deliveries related to the first 8 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon multirole medium-light fighters in the twin-seater version for German Air Force, even the first single-seater one provided to the... more
Latest newsDeliveries of the C-130Js destined to Italian Air Force have been completed
Pisa, Italy - Some 22 tactical airlifters of which 6 in an air tanker version
The 22nd Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military airlifter destined to Italian Air Force has been officially delivered by its producer on last February Thursday 10. Such airplane is in particular... more
Latest newsDid the Viper defeat the Fulcrum over the Mediterranean Sea?
Tel Aviv, Israel - Rumors would have spread the news of a possible dogfight occurred in September 2004 but doubts remain about the veridicity of the event
Some rumors would have only recently spread among the Israeli and Syrian military and press environments that Israeli F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters would have struggled in an aerial manoeuvred dogfight... more
Latest newsDjakovica's Airport: change in commander at Roa
Djakovica, Kosovo - Pilot Colonel Carlo Maria Allochis succeeds to his colleague Francesco Salvati
It took place at one of the hangar of Djakovica’s Airport the cerimony which saw a passage of deliveries from the outgoing Colonel Francesco Salvati to his colleague, Colonel Carlo Maria Allochis, who i... more
Latest newsFour proposals for the new India multirole light fighter
New Dheli, India - Mirage 2000, Mig-29, F-16 and Gripen compete for the provision of 126 airplanes
India provided a green light for the purchase of 126 new multirole light fighters. The tender schedules four competitors attending to deliver the aircraft as soon as possible though a real date for the... more
Latest newsSeveral helicopters of the Army engaged in the rescue operations after the fall of a dyke
Pasni, Pakistan - The temporarily accounts talks about 50 died and hundreds of injured
Many helicopters of the Army have been sent by the Government of Pakistan in order to participate to the rescue operations because of the fall of the dyke Shadi Kor, in Belucistan (Southwest Pakistan),... more
Latest newsThe Mangustas' departure bound for Iraq has been postponed
Rome, Italy - The Antonov An-124 airlifter's takeoff from Afghanistan to reach Italian Fiumicino Airport has been delayed
The departure of the three AgustaWestland A-129CBT Mangusta combat helicopters destined to reinforce the forces re-deployment within the stabilization operations in Iraq being carried out by the Italian... more
Latest newsCost cut at the US Federal financial account: it would penalize US Air Force
Washington, Usa - US Air Force will cut investments halving the share of purchase for the new planes F-22
The money budget according to what President Bush said during the US Conference foresees cost cut at public money in order to reduce the Federal debt and strategies in order to encourage an economic growth.... more
Latest newsSingapore Air Show: Indian Air Force "looks at home"
Rome, Italy - India forecasts to replace its Air Force airplanes with national production aircraft
Indian Air Force Chief, S. Krishnaswamy, during the Singapore Air Show, reported the intention of India to favour its own national industry for Indian aviation modernization. The decision follows the several... more
Latest newsThe Finnish Air Forces renew the fleet
Rome, Italy - But a crash has saddened the arrive of the F-18C
The Finnish Air Forces, Suomen Ilmavoimat, have received the last F-18C HN-457 in the August 2004. The Hornet are in allocation of the 11st Fighter Squadron of Lapin Lennosto in Rovaniemi, to 21st Fighter... more