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Latest newsCompensations for families of Kindu's slaughter
Rome, Italy - After 45 years, a law of the Italian Republic President allocates EUR 4.5m
On the 11th of November in 1961, two Italian Air Force C-119s left from Pisa headed to Kindu, former Belgian Congo (currently Democratic Republic of Congo), where a civil war was in course, for a UN humanitarian... more
Latest newsMore time asked to the Pentagon to decide about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's project
Washington, USA - US decisional method contested
US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, John Warner, proposed to the Pentagon to postpone the decision about the cancellation of the plan for the delivery of the backup engines of the F-35 Joint Strike... more
Latest newsEmergency landing in Ceylon for an US military aircraft
Colombo, Ceylon - The plane carried 110 US soldiers
Yesterday night an US Air Force’s aircraft, which was carrying 110 soldiers, was obliged to an emergency landing in Ceylon. The plane took off from Hawaii to Male, Maldives’ capital, but was redirected to... more
Latest newsUntil the end of the years the first F-16 will be delivery to Polish Air Force
Warsaw, Poland - Defence Minister Sikorski declared it
Polish Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced yesterday that until the end of the year the first 8 F-16, of the 48 ones bought by the American Lockheed Martin for a value of USD 3.5 billion, will... more
Latest newsNATO Italian delegation's meeting on air transport
Brussels, Belgium - C-27J military transport airplane will be presented
Today a meeting, organized by permanent Italian delegation at NATO and Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica Group), has been taking place at Brussels’ Atlantic Alliance seat: the theme is "Air transport a... more
Latest newsGreece renounced to the option on 10 F-16
Athens, Greece - Mistery about the real value of the deal
Today the Greek government made known that it will not make use of the option, included in the agreement signed last year for the purchase of 30 F-16 of Lockheed Martin, for the delivery of 10 further... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS interviewed Com. of the Italian PAN, Liet. Col. Pil. Paolo Tarantino
Rivolto, Italy - "Military pilot: a desire born when I was a child that it brought me until this milestone"
AVIONEWS interviewed PAN (Italian Acrobatic Team) Com. Liet. Col. Pil. Paolo Tarantino. "The desire to be a military pilot arrived when I was four; I didn’t have relatives or friends in this field. I... more
Latest newsStrong demand for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Washington, USA - USA aims also on F-22 Raptor
US Air Force made known that, considering the strong demand from foreign Governments for the delivery of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, it is thinking to reduce its order for this aircraft to allow to... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS interviewed the Leader of the Italian Acrobatic Team Major General Massimo Tammaro
Rivolto, Italy - From AMX to MB-339
AVIONEWS interviewed the Chief of "Frecce Tricolori": Major General Massimo Tammaro. "I have always desired to be a pilot and after the high school I entered in the Italian Air Force. From the 1998... more
Latest news30's Italian military airplanes discovered in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The biplanes Imam RO-37's wreckage found out during a reconnaissance
Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, during a reconnaissance by the command of 132nd artillery regiment "Ariete" ironclad (part of "Italfor 12" contingent), have discovered in North-Eastern suburbs of Kabul... more
Latest newsNATO asks for C-17s and A-400Ms
Washington, USA - General James Jones announced that
Marine Corps General James Jones, head of US European Command and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, declared that NATO needs Boeing C-17s and Airbus A-400Ms for its missions in Afghanistan and... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force is rose-tinted: first pilot woman at Tornado's controls
Rome, Italy - She is sub-lieutenant Ida Stefania Irmici
Until now March 9, 2006 there is only one pilot woman in AMI (Italian Air Force), sub-lieutenant Ida Stefania Irmici, who is doing her pre-operating course in order to be employed on Tornado aircraft. Among... more
Latest newsUS Air Force is looking for a new aerial refueling tanker
Washington, USA - Airbus and Boeing the main candidates for the supply
According to a report of Rand, a company of intermediation for military supply, Boeing and Airbus are the only aircraft makers able to satisfy all the technical demands, with an acceptable cost, for the... more
Latest newsDifficult market for the Rafale
Paris, France - French aircraft has not buyers
Hard times for French combat aircraft Rafale which, despite it was a concentrate of technology, should not succeed to be exported in other countries. Transalpine newspaper "Le Monde" compares it to the... more
Latest newsMission in Afghanistan for 6 AMX of the 132° Group- 51° Wing
Rome, Italy - General Fabrizio Castagnetti, COI's Chief, said it recently
Six aircraft AMX of Italian Air Force with intelligence capability, which could be used to localize the plantation of opium poppy, will be soon deployed in Afghanistan, in the ISAF mission. General Fabrizio... more
Latest newsUS Navy says stop to airplanes and helicopters
Washington, USA - Controls and revisions for a week
For the first time since September 1997, US Navy has ordered a stop, even if partial, to its airplanes and helicopters. During this week, the 3800 fleet means in the 12 naval air stations in service are... more
Latest newsFrench airplanes without fuel nearby Palermo
Palermo, Italy - Emergency landing on a naval air station
Yesterday two French pilots on board of two military airplanes were caught without fuel off the Sicily coast. The coastguard answered to their alarm sending two motor patrol boats from Palermo and other... more
Latest news"Heli-Expo 2006" (7): Lithuania chooses Eurocopter
Dallas, USA - Helicopters EC-135 and EC-145 will patrol the border-lines of the Baltic country
Lithuanian Government decided to buy by Eurocopter two EC-135 and one EC-145 to patrol its national border-lines. These helicopters, that are used by many law enforcement in different European countries,... more
Latest newsTests for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter of Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, USA - First flight scheduled on next Autumn
It has been completed the assembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter of the Lockheed Martin. The new fighter was realized at Fort Worth in Texas and now it is going to confront a long period of ground... more
Latest newsLAAD 2007, Fair of Arm
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The event Triservice starts
LAAD 2007 is starting. The international fair that is datum-point for South American market, with Brazilian Government, will happen from April 17 to 20, 2007 in Rio Centro, the most important fair space... more
Latest newsIsraeli Elbit System will update Bulgarian helicopters
Sophia, Bulgaria - A Balcanic country's company will be the main subcontractor
Israeli company Elbit System signed a deal with Bulgarian Government to update of the military helicopters’ fleet, built in USSR. Terem, Bulgarian State-owned company of the sector, will be the main s... more
Latest newsA Greek Army's helicopter down
Athens, Greece - An engine failure is the probable reason of the incident
Yesterday evening an helicopter of the Greek Army, took off at 7:30 pm from the airport of the military base of Alexandria for a night training flight, fell down near the little town of Karyotissa west... more
Latest newsBulgaria will buy Alenia Aeronautica's aircraft
Sophia, Bulgaria - Vesselin Bliznakov, Minister of Defence, made known it
Yesterday Bulgarian Minister of Defence Vesselin Bliznakov announced his Government’s decision to buy 5 planes, C-27J Spartan for military transport, by Alenia Aeronautica. Italian company should deliver o... more
Latest newsF-14 Tomcat's age finished
New York, USA - Regret expressed by the US Navy
Us Navy unveiled that last February 8 the last mission of a F-14 Tomcat carried out in Iraq. American military board in fact decided the retirement for this aircraft that, from more that 30 years carried... more
Latest newsPortuguese Air Force trusts to EADS CASA to update the fleet
Lisbon, Portugal - Spanish industry will supply 12 new aircraft for military transport and maritime surveillance
Today, in the military base of Sintra (Portugal), in front of the Portuguese Minister of Defence Luis Amado and of the Spanish Ambassador Enrique Panés, a contract was signed for the supply to Portuguese... more
Latest newsInterest rise for the new A-400
Berlin, Germany - Also Chile, Australia and Scandinavian countries aim to the new Airbus' military aircraft
Erik Buschmann, Financial Director of the Military Airbus, declared yesterday during a press release in Berlin that the new A-400 for the military transport has a potential of order for the export of about... more
Latest newsGood results by the use of Predator in Iraq
Rome, Italy - Already 1000 hours of flight in the missions in the Islamic country
In 2005 Italian Air Force has completely introduced in its missions in Iraq the Predator, an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) at remote pilotage. The system, controlled by ground, effectively contributed... more
Latest newsNeuron programme's development phase starts
Rome, Italy - French Defence Ministry said it in a press release
"General delegation for armaments of the French Ministry of Defence, in character of executive agency for the partner counties (Italy, France, Greece, Spain and Switzerland) of Neuron program, has notified... more
Latest news1961 Kindu's slaughter: familis of pilots killed will be compensated
Rome, Italy - According new anti-terrorism law
Last Tuesday, Italian Senate approved law number 206 of August 3, 2004 about "New norms favourable with victims of terrorism and slaughter of same matrix". For this reason, families of pilots killed in... more
Latest newsItaly is ready to send 6 AMX to Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - To fight cultivation of opium poppy too
General Fabrizio Castagnetti, COI head (an Italian military corps) that manages all foreign Italian missions, claimed yesterday during a meeting in Rome that Italy is ready to send 6 AMX to Afghanistan... more
Latest newsCIA's flights: America asked for English aid
London, United Kingdom - British Foreign Minister Jack Straw claimed that
British Foreign Minister Jack Straw claimed by a reply to an English Member of Parliament that CIA asked for information to English colleagues about the opportunity to ship some terrorists or so presumptive... more
Latest newsJSF. America overrules the contract with Rolls Royce: it's hard debate
London, United Kingdom - The decision starts a vespiary of accusations
English government and high economy world aren’t agree about the decision made by Bush to overrule the contract signed and then nullified to supply aircraft engines between US and Rolls Royce. The contract f... more
Latest newsGeneral Tricarico visits Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - The official met 6th Roa working in Iraq
Aviation men member of Italian contingent working in Iraq met yesterday General Leonardo Tricarico, senior officer of Italian Air Force. The official was welcomed by the contingent commander, General Natalino... more
Latest newsThe Panther of the 155th Group in Sardinia
Piacenza, Italy - Monday morning six Tornado took off from the base of "San Damiano" (Piacenza)
Yesterday (2006-02-06), in the late morning, between 9:30 and 11:30 am six Tornado ECR (50-45/50-05/50-52/50-07/50-02/50-04) of the 155° Group ETS "Black Panther" took off from the base of San Damiano... more
Latest newsAlso NATO's aircraft will protect the Olympic Games of Turin
Brussels, Belgium - The Atlantic alliance will contribute to Games' security
The Italian representative at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), ambassador Maurizio Moreno, said that, for the next Winter Olympic Games that will take place in Turin, also Awacs aircraft of the... more
Latest newsIsraelian fighters kill two Palestinian men
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The victims were aboard of two cars
Umpteenth Israelian Air Forces raid by air inside Hearths of Gaza yesterday evening. This time rockets hit two cars passing in Zeitun, a neighbourhood in the middle of Gaza City, killing two Islamic Jihad... more
Latest newsFennec: ideal in the extremest conditions
Marignane, France - Good also for pilots training
The Fennec is an helicopter that offers a good adaptiveness for all sort of mission in which armed forces are called to intervene. The flight of the first prototype of the model AS 550 C3 goes back to... more
Latest newsRonald Spogli, new American ambassador in Italy, goes to visit Sigonella
Sigonella, Italy - During his meeting in Catania
Ronald Spogli, American neo-ambassador in Italy, visited Sigonella (southern Italy) military base. The US delegate met Colonel and pilot Antonio Giuseppe Di Fiore, AMI’s (Italian Military Air Force) 4... more
Latest newsUS helicopter returns to enemy fire in Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - An American military command spokesman claimed that
The fact happened yesterday in the evening, when an American helicopter was in reconnaissance mission to expose a group of persons, maybe Ansar al Sunna’s terroristic group members. According an American s... more
Latest newsEC-725' success
Marignane, France - French Air Force booked other 18 units
French Air Force booked other 18 new EC-725 helicopters, 14 of which will employ for combat search and rescue missions. Ec-725 is the last product of Cougar Family. It has benefited of the experience and... more
Latest newsGeorgia closes its own airspace to Russian military aircraft
Tbilisi, Georgia - According Georgian executives and Interfax statements
Georgia closes its own airspace to Russian military aircrafts becuase of Russia didn’t pay the price to fly in Georgian skies. It’s from last Saturday and it is just for military aircrafts, not civil one... more
Latest newsTurkish F-16 crashed
Ankara, Turkey - No damages for people
A Turkish Air Force crashed around Diyarbarik, a city in the south-eastern side on an upland near Tiger River, this morning. The fighter plane crashed in a desert area ten kilometre far from the air base... more
Latest newsUSA: "The air exercise was a success"
Washington, Usa - By Jerry Halart, North American Aerospace Defense Command's spokesman
"We can confirm the air exercise was a success, and all training requirements were met". It’s Jerry Halart’s claiming, who is the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s spokesman. The exercise was c... more
Latest newsThe long American C-130's trek
Sigonella, Italy - The military aircraft stop over Sicily
Two C-130 military aircraft rested for a few time at Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily, Southeast of Italy. The of aircraft is involved in a 3-day trek, from Little Rock (USA) to Balad (Iraq). Marines... more
Latest newsScramble for the 5th Wing of Cervia
Cervia, Italy - An Ukraine Antonov was flying with no authorization inside Italian skies
An Italian Military Aviation’s F-16 of Cervia (Northern side of Italy) made a scramble (immediate take-off) yesterday evening for an aircraft not authorized to fly inside Italian skies. It was an An-12 t... more
Latest newsThe American Army is ready to fight new wars
Washington, USA - Robert Holmes', US' Brig. Gen., claiming
"American Army is ready to fight new wars around the world". That’s American Air Force’s Brigadier General Robert Holmes’claiming, the director of security forces and force protection. "We have to alter... more
Latest newsFurther US' air troops go to Afghanistan
Washington, USA - While Osama Bin Laden is backing in video
Latest Air Force’s American airmen left Afghanistan yesterday (on Thursday). They are involved in operation "Enduring Freedom", the American mission. Marines, aboard of their A/AO-10 fighter jets, have f... more
Latest newsUS Air Force is considering replacements for the old HH-60G
Washington, USA - New aircraft are going to be operative as from 2012
US Air Force is making several searches to replace its own actual HH-60G helicopters, whom American Military Aviation’s combat search and rescue teams are using now. The American government seems drawn b... more
Latest newsIraq: one thousand flight hours for Predator
Rome, Italy - It is a very important step that recompenses everyone for the lavish engagement
The Predator, the Italian Air Force remote pilotage aircraft, reached the 1,000 flight hours into Iraqi skies. It was useful many times, first of all to substitute ground patrols and helicopters for vigilance... more
Latest newsScramble for two Dutch F-16 in search for a 737
Leeuwarden, Holland - The airliner had interrupted every contact via radio
The Dutch Defense Ministry has unveiled that this morning two F-16 of the Air Force of the "Tulips country" have taken off to intercept an airliner B-737 of which, after taking off from Berlin-bound Amsterdam,... more