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Latest newsThe Italian Air Force for the "Operation smile"
Nassiriya, Iraq - Soldiers collect EUR 2,000 for the local population
Remarkable gesture of solidarity from the Italian Air Force in Iraq. On Friday June 3, Colonel Antonio Albanese, commandant of the 6th independent operating section of the Military Aviation, gave to Cimic... more
Latest newsBrazil: did a US plane monitor uranium reserve in such a country?
Brasilia, Brazil - It would have been revealed by Brazilian press but the authorities from both the countries have firmly given the lie to it
A US P-3 Orion surveillance airplane would have performed an intelligence operation in the South American country’s sky in October 2004, according to sources from the Brazilian press, overflying in particular t... more
Latest newsMMA: Boeing chose more "traditional" wings for its P-8A
Washington, USA - Winglets solution has been renounced to ensure a better performance in the maritime environment
Boeing decided to modify the wing extension of the new US Navy’s P-8A MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) maritime patrolling airplane, after carrying out a careful aerodynamics study on mock-ups while w... more
Latest newsThe 3st Fighter Wing at Aviano has a new commander
Pordenone, Italy - General Breedlove has been replaced as USAF base leader
Brigadier General Robert Yates from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, is the new Commander for 3st Fighter Wing by USAF base at Aviano (Pordenone). The handing over cerimony has been held at "Pagliano... more
Latest newsServiceability, that is to say the Gripen "never bottles out"
Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Air Force's pilots deepen the issue related to operational flexibility of the Swedish fighter
The first fourth generation fighter never stops striking the crews devoted to fly it. Among the several qualities that technicians, pilots and strategists have always pointed out with reference to the... more
Latest newsUSA re-deployed 15 F-117 stealth aircraft in South Korea
Pyongyang, North Korea - Communist regime's protest came immediately after but the United States denied it deals with war preparations
Relations between the United States and North Korea proved tenser and tenser during the last days. Pyongyang’s regime expressed all its disappointment following the discovery that some 15 US Air Force’s F-1... more
Latest newsBelgium: four F-16 fighters in Afghanistan to support ISAF
Brussels, Belgium – They will operate for six months starting next July
Belgium decided to send four F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters to Afghanistan. The Belgian Air Force’s airplanes will stay in such a country for about six months starting next July, and they w... more
Latest newsRussia: the fifth generation fighter will be provided with Indian technology as well
New Dheli, India - Talks between the two governments would be under way to favour Indian participation to such an important programme
India could participate to the production of the Russian fifth generation fighter. The two governments would be actually talking about the possibility of such a cooperation, when considering the traditional... more
Latest newsNorthrop Grumman: radar proves fully integrated for the JSF
Washington, USA - The F-35's sensor has been successfully tested in respect of the other remaining systems, so representing an important step forward for the programme
The radar system selected for the new Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) multirole stealth light fighter is fully integrated with the remaining systems chosen for this platform. Northrop Grumman,... more
Latest newsFinland "Russian Airplane didn't respect Finland air space"
Helsinki, Finland - Too much the violation endured, but the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affaires denies the charge
According to a declaration released by the Finland Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Helsinki, there has been a violation of the Finland’s airspace by the Russian military airplane; "They keep ignoring t... more
Latest newsUS air attack may have caused five victims in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistan tabloid "The Dawn" spread the news
The fact spread by local newspaper "The Dawn", reported an air raid occurred on Saturday evening when two US helicopters would have fired rockets, intruding into Pakistani territory, the tribal area of... more
Latest newsKC-767A Tanker: the future of Italian Air Force's aerial refuelling spread its wings
Washington, USA - The new Boeing air tanker destined to Italian Air Force performed its maiden flight
The first Boeing KC-767A Tanker aerial refuelling aircraft destined to Italian Air Force performed its maiden flight at the US Air Force Base located in Wichita (Kansas) on last May 21. The air tanker... more
Latest newsTel Aviv: Air Force to change the base
Tel Aviv, Israel - The transferring will be the harbinger of many benefits for "Ben Gurion"
Israeli Defence Minister has unveiled that IAF base at Tel Aviv "Ben Gurion" Airport will be moved in the Nevatim base within the next three years. Tel Aviv’s air station will benefit from such decision b... more
Latest newsChiefs of Mediterranean Air Forces to meet in Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli, Italy - AMI's Academy hosts delegations from Spain, Greece, Portugal and Turkey
Air traffic control, both military and civil, as well as problems related to clandestine immigration, are the main talking-points by Pozzuoli’s Aviation Academy, where Chiefs of Air Forces of Mediterranean a... more
Latest newsRussia: three programmes to strengthen Air Force
Moscow, Russia - A new surface-to-air missile, a cargo plane and a fifth generation fighter being under development
Russian Air Force intends to carry on three different programmes that military authorities think as particularly relevant, though the development and combat readiness rhythm appear quite different from... more
Latest newsPAN ready to draw the Italian tricolour flag over Naples' sky
Naples, Italy - The general flight test is scheduled on today before the "Maggio dei Monumenti" event expected to be held on next Sunday, May 22
The description of PAN’s (Italian Air Force Acrobatic Squad) exhibition expected to occur on next Sunday on the occasion of the "Maggio dei Monumenti" is scheduled at 03:40 pm on today. It will be held a... more
Latest newsF/A-22 Raptor: "We should export it if we want to warrant higher security for the United States"
Washington, USA - It is the proposal put forward by some US researchers on the basis of both economic and strategic evaluations
Exporting the F/A-22 Raptor to warrant higher security just for the country which produces it, that is to say the United States. This is the proposal by some strategy and international policy researchers... more
Latest newsGreece: Officer charged for providing information on the F-16 and the Typhoon
Athens, Greece - Suspended from its service for one year, he is believed to be responsible for non-authorized transfer of military top secret details
A Greek Air Force’s Officer is currently under investigation as accused for military top secret information transfer to some national and foreign private and industrial subjects. It would seem that this s... more
Latest newsUS Air Force has a new Chief of Staff
Washington, USA - He is the current vice of General Jumper
General Teed Moseley is the successor of General John Jumper as Chief of Staff of US aviation. Moseley has been Chief of US forces in South-West Asia during Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts; he has accumulated... more
Latest newsRussia: competitiveness shortages for the military aerospace industry
Moscow, Russia - It is necessary to renew products and try to break into new markets, according to some experts
Russian aeronautics industry appears forced to face some weakness from a commercial point of view. Some experts would have indicated a series of difficulties which would be currently preventing the growth... more
Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies (2): background information
Venegono, Italy - A programme launched in early 2000
"Background information The M-346 Programme was launched by Aermacchi in early 2000, after a phase of in-depth studies, market surveys and benchmarking. In order to optimise the training effectiveness... more
Latest newsThe second prototype of the M-346 of Aermacchi flies
Venegono, Italy - 42 minutes have allowed the new prototype performance to be evaluated
"The second prototype of the M-346, new Aermacchi’s advanced trainer, has performed its maiden flight today. The aircraft has taken off from Venegono airfield at 10:11 am, local time, piloted by Olinto C... more
Latest newsPakistan: air-to-air and anti-ship missiles for the Air Force's fighters
Islamabad, Pakistan - Some 300 Sidewinders and 40 Harpoons for the F-16s and the United States appear willing to provide a go-ahead for the supply
Pakistan goes on asking the United States for taking delivery of weapons to encourage the modernization of its defensive system, remarkably relying upon its aerial component. US authorities could actually... more
Latest newsJSF: final assembly of the first F-35s
Fort Worth, USA - The three fuselage sections and its wings are being manufactured by Lockheed Martin and BAe and then assembled in the US homeland
Lockheed Martin started the final assembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) at its production facility located in Fort Worth (Texas). The new light multirole stealth fighter is being made in... more
Latest newsYoung Greek pilot tries an emergency landing
Lemnos, Greece - He had just 130 flying hours
A young Greek pilot with just 130 flying hours tried a dead stick landing. It happened at the Lemnos Island International Airport, in Greece. While they were going back to the base after a mission for... more
Latest newsHornet against the rebels in Iraq for close support missions
Samarra, Iraq - US Navy revealed details of the mission performed on last May 8 by dropping some six guided bombs
US Navy revealed recently that two F/A-18C Hornet medium-light multirole fighters performed a strike mission against some rebel sites in the Iraqi homeland in the Samarra area, in order to provide proper... more
Latest newsSirio Panel to provide control panels for the A-400M
Toulouse, France - The Finmeccanica-owned company already cooperates with Airbus for the A-320 family airplanes' instruments
The Airbus A-400M gains a new Italian partner: it deals with Sirio Panel, a Finmeccanica-owned company competent for the production of avionics systems related to controls. The programme regarding the... more
Latest newsAngola: Embraer Super Tucano airplanes have been ordered
Luanda, Angola - Among 8 and 12 aircraft which will be able to share tactical data with the African country's fighters
Angola is purchasing a remarkable amount of weapons from Brazil and commercial deals in this sector would have been recently signed in Brasilia during an official visit by the African country’s President. A... more
Latest newsEADS and Raytheon together for the Future Cargo Aircraft programme
Washington, USA - European group has found an important partner in the United States for the promotion of the C-295 as the new US Army's airlifter
EADS signed an important agreement in the United States with Raytheon for the promotion of the C-295 as the new military transport aircraft to be devoted to US Army within the FCA (Future Cargo Aircraft)... more
Latest newsPakistan: JF-17 and F-16 to modernize its Air Force's fleet
Islamabad, Pakistan - A nation-made fighter and the US Viper as then ideal solutions but the financial effort could prove not completely affordable
Pakistan is devoting great efforts for the modernization of its own combat aircraft fleet, both concerning national production and the purchase of new means in the international market. In the first case,... more
Latest newsItaly and UAE signed an agreement for logistics support for Italian forces abroad
Dubai, UAE - Italian Air Force's units to be allowed to operate at airports in the small Arab country
Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, was officially visit the United Arab Emirates yesterday. Minister Martino seize a chance to meet his counterpart in the Persian Gulf’s country and also the S... more
Latest newsThe commander of the Italian "Frecce Tricolori" speaks to the students of the Polytechnic of Bari
Bari, Italy – "I am fortunate as I do what I dreamt to do when I was 5"
The commander of the "Frecce Tricolori" (Italian Air Force aerobatic team), major Paolo Tarantino participated to an initiative organized to celebrate the ‘World Year of Phisics’ at the Polytechnic of... more
Latest newsUnited States, sexual harassment in the Armed Forces
New York, USA – 1700 charges
The figure had a steep increase this year, the Pentagon in fact received 1700 sexual harassment charges which involve members of the Armed Forces. The Pentagon attributes such increase to a grown awareness... more
Latest newsAeronavali: transformation of the second 767 into the Tanker for Italian Air Force has started
Naples, Italy - The Finmeccanica-owned company provides the modification kit also for other worldwide customers
Boeing delivered to Aeronavali (Finmeccanica group), at its facility in Naples (Italy), the second 767-200 commercial airplane devoted to be transformed into a special aerial refuelling version named KC-767A... more
Latest newsAlenia: three factors at heart of the group's success
Rome, Italy - Cooperation with Italian Air Force and leading companies such as Boeing together with R&D
Alenia firmly believes in the C-27J Spartan programme, most of all with reference to the US market towards which Finmeccanica group has important expansion purposes. According to representatives from Alenia,... more
Latest newsKC-330: four states compete in the USA for the production of the EADS' air tanker
Washington, USA - Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina have been requested to provide additional data on potential sites for the future facility
European aerospace and defence holing EADS decided to select four US states out of the original 32 which suggested territorial solutions for the production of the new KC-330. These four states have been... more
Latest newsFrance believes in the Mirage 2000 for the new Indian light fighter
Paris, France - French Government hopes that the selection criteria can favour the Dassault's fighter after the defeat of Airbus for the new Air India's fleet
France does not seem to succeed in accepting the idea that Boeing was awarded with a contract for the purchase of some 50 commercial airplanes by Air India so defeating its rival Airbus (see for details... more
Latest newsF-16: the "Desert Falcon" will protect the United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE - The fighter purchased by the Arab country which took delivery of its first F-16 Block 60 has been renamed in this manner
The first of the new F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters (renamed as Desert Falcon) purchased by the United Arab Emirates has arrived in the arab country. Government ordered some 80 multirole combat airplanes... more
Latest newsMig and Sukhoi compete for the future of Venezuelan air defence
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan Government is searching for a solution against the shortages caused by the lack of the F-16s' spare parts delivery from the USA
The USA do not intend to provide spare parts for the F-16 fighters operated by the Venezuelan Air Force due to bad relations between Washington and Caracas. So, the improvement of diplomatic and commercial... more
Latest newsEurofighter: an analysis of a successful programme
Berlin, Germany - Environmental and weapon tests have been completed while the production of the Tranche 2 has started
The four Eurofighter consortium’s members (Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Italy) analyse the situation related to the evolution of the EF-2000 Typhoon project while waiting for the Tranche 1’s full com... more
Latest newsIndian aviation industry's future depends on the LCA
New Dheli, India - The fully national-made light fighter will have to ensure the full technological progress autonomy in this sector
Indian aviation industry’s success appears more and more to depend on the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) programme related to the new Tejas light fighter. By this project the authorities which are attending t... more
Latest newsBrazil selected EADS CASA for the modernization of tactical transport and maritime patrolling
Brasilia, Brazil - Some 12 C-295 airplanes have been ordered while the P-3 Orion will be upgraded
Brazil is renewing its military transport and maritime patrolling activities thanks to the contribution provided by EADS CASA. Brazilian Government and the European holding competent for the aerospace... more
Latest newsNew F-15K for South Korea?
Seoul, South Korea - Additional forty fighters could be ordered by the end of this month to increase the territorial protection degree against the North Korean threat
South Korea will take delivery of forty Boeing F-15K Eagle multirole twin seats fighters and make them enter service during the next years, as a version exclusively dedicated to the South Korean homeland... more
Latest newsSouth Africa: cooperation agreement for the production of the A-400M
Pretoria, South Africa - Also eight airlifters to be purchased for South African Air Force
South African aerospace industry wilol ensure its own contribution for the designing and construction of the new EADS-Airbus A-400M military tactical airlifter. A participation agreement has been in fact... more
Latest newsLatin America looks at used aircraft market for air defence
Brasilia, Brazil - A compromise solution to avoid the purchase of new material and fill the gap produced by the necessary retirement of old planes
Latin America’s defence market would appear mainly interested in programmes able to ensure higher security for national territories without relevant efforts related to the purchase of conventional weapon s... more
Latest newsIndia: a "live" evaluation of the F-16 in the Thai land started
Bangkok, Thailand - During an informative and experience exchange involving both Indian and Thai pilots
That Indian Government was interested in carefully evaluating the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s features has been known for a long time when considering the fact that Lockheed Martin is competing in the bid f... more
Latest newsThe Boeing P-8 MMA's design phase to be accomplished in September
Washington, USA -It represents the future of US Navy's maritime patrolling
Boeing has recently started the new design phase for the new P-8 MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) which should be accomplished next September, when a full and final configuration of the new military... more
Latest newsTIPS: EADS welcomed NATO's support for the AGS programme
Berlin, Germany - The European holding to provide a special version of the Airbus A-321 dedicated to surveillance, command and control
European aerospace and defence group EADS welcomed NATO’s approval for an additional EUR 23m fund intended to carry on the TIPS (Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution) programme related to the production o... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: after the success of mission "Eneide" hopes for further simile occasions
Rome, Italy - General Gianfranco Pecci said
General Gianfranco Pecci of Italian Air Force as spokesman of the army and after the success of the mission "Eneide", which jointly collaborated Italian Defence Ministry, Esa, Lazio’s Region and Alenia S... more
Latest newsIndia waiting for documents on the F-16 for the new light fighter
New Dheli, India - Lockheed Martin requested for providing details on purchase cost and delivery timetable but the aircraft will have to beat competitors
Lockheed Martin has been allowed by US Government to provide India with the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighters in case such an aircraft is selected by New Dheli’s authorities as the new light c... more