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Latest newsF-16 for Pakistan: India has already its countermeasures
New Dheli, India - Indian military personnel proves calm and reminds that the licensed production of the Su-30MKI and the new light fighter programme equalizes the situation
Indian Air Force Chief of Staff does not prove worries about the Pakistan’s purchase of the F-16s (see for details AVIONEWS). The news of such Washington’s award for Islamabad’s regime does not appear to ha... more
Latest newsPakistan (2): India's reaction
New Dheli, India - Indian Government proves disappointed but avoids excessive criticism when considering the possibility of taking delivery of US-made weapons
India would not seem to welcome the sale of the F-16 fighters to Pakistan by the United States (see for details AVIONEWS). However, both Indian institutional members and US political and military analysts... more
Latest newsPakistan: a "24 F-16s" prize for war on terror merits
Islamabad, Pakistan - Bush-led Government decided to prove grateful to Musharraf-led regime in this manner
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice had tried to ease Indian authorities regarding the possible selling of the F-16 fighters to Pakistan (see for details AVIONEWS), but Washington finally decided to... more
Latest newsLast F-16 Fighting Falcon manufactured and delivered to USAF
Fort Worth, USA - Production, however, will be carried on by Lockheed Martin concerning the orders from other countries
Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility (Texas) has accomplished the assembly of the last F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighter for US Air Force. There have been some 2231 aircraft of this type i... more
Latest newsUSAF: 17 E-8C Joint STAR are combat ready
Washington, USA - The surveillance, command and control airplanes devoted to surface monitoring to remain in service up to beyond 2025
There are some 17 E-8C Joint STAR (Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) surveillance, command and control airplanes now in service in US Air Force. Northrop Grumman, which is attending to the production... more
Latest newsItalian Air Force: anniversary under banner of solidarity
Rome, Italy - AMI to celebrate its foundation by a special humanitarian initiative just starting on next March 28
Italian Air Force will celebrate its anniversary by important humanitarian initiatives just starting in 2005. AMI is going to celebrate its 82° Anniversary on next March 28 and Air Force Chief of Staff... more
Latest newsF/A-22, a Cold War fighter: hypocrisy or realism?
Washington, USA - Criticism still considers it in this manner but those who defend it remind now that all the US operated means have been developed in such a setting
Those criticising the Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor multirole stealth interceptor fighter constantly remind that it represents a product of a strategic way of thinking which is completely different from... more
Latest newsRaptor and Eurofighter: perfect interoperability
Washington, USA - USAF Chief of Staff General Jumper proves sure of it and he underlined the quality of both the aircraft
"The Raptor and the Eurofighter? They are two perfectly complementary means". USAF Chief of Staff General John P. Jumper defined in this manner the NATO interoperability of two among the most advanced... more
Latest newsSwearing-in ceremony for Italian Air Force Academy midshipmen
Pozzuoli, Italy - In front of Italian Defence Undersecretary Filippo Berselli
Italian Air Force Academy Eolo V course’ swearing-in ceremony is being held in Pozzuoli (Naples) today in front of Italian Defence Undersecretary Filippo Berselli. He already seized a chance to remind t... more
Latest newsFirst tests for the Vulcan cannon of the T-50 trainer
Seoul, South Korea - A three barrels version for the new South Korean advanced trainer has been adopted
The new South Korean T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainer, jointly produced by the local aerospace company KAI and by US Lockheed Martin, has recently successfully completed the test fire with... more
Latest newsC-27J: the first "Spartan" bound for Hellas
Turin, Italy - The first among twelve tactical airlifters destined to Greece has been delivered
The first of the twelve C-27J Spartan military tactical airlifters destined to Greece has been officially delivered at Alenia Aeronautica Turin-Caselle facility yesterday. These aircraft are jointly produced... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European Defence" (11): the speech of General Fiore
Rome, Italy – The importance of structural cooperation within the European constitutional treaty
The main sections of the European constitutional treaty devoted to common defence have been described by Gen. Carmine Fiore, who was the Commander of Italian contingent in Somalia. The major aspect is... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European Defence" (10): the speech of Amb. Melani
Rome, Italy – The role of the EU Political and Security Committee
Embassador Maurizio Melani, a representative from the EU Political and Security Committee , put into evidence the role played by his institution. The United States progressively realized in the last years... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European Defence" (9): the speech of Gen. Camporini
Rome, Italy – "A real common defence policy by the EU Constitution but NATO still remains a major cornerstone for its members"
Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, President of CASD (Centre for High Defence Studies), was scheduled to analyse the defence newness represented by the European constitutional treaty. General reminded how the "defence"... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (8): the speech of the Honourable Spini
Rome, Italy - "Structural cooperation: a concrete possibility to encourage a fast growth of European Defence"
The structural cooperation into the defence sector forecast by the European constitutional tractate was the main theme of the Valdo Spini’s speech (Foreign Commission of the Chamber of Deputies). It e... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (6): the speech of the Minister Martino
Rome, Italy - "The growth of the European Defence is an answer to the security need against a threaten different from the one faced up by exclusive military organizations"
Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, who attended the event during his speech expressed his conclusive opinion on the daily theme. The Minister remembered like the events of the last years provoked... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (7): the speech of honourable Mattarella
Rome, Italy - "It's necessary to accelerate the defence policy to become among some decades, protagonist of the new multi-polar system"
The honourable Sergio Mattarella (Foreign Commission of the Chamber of Deputies) has immediatly put in clear an important question: the increase of UE defence is inevitable and essential but stays the... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (5): the speech of Gen. Magrassi
Rome, Italy - Eda: systems integrator, consciousness and catalyst of the European Defence
The General Carlo Magrassi, EDA’s Armaments Director, described the functions of the new institution born within the Community. Its meaning is clear: the European Union to lack in the defence area if c... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (3): the speech of the Admiral Di Paola
Rome, Italy - "The Defence is a fundamental element to solve the international crisis in this transitional phase"
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, head of Italian Defence General Staff, in his speech wanted first to focus everybody attention on a specific fact: "One day when we will look back at this phase it would be... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (2): the speech of Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Rome, Italy - "The Eda's role will be also to ensure a major industrial integration in Ue"
Finmeccanica’s President and Ceo, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, has started supporting that the reinforcement of the defence field in the European Union not still has verified throughout, mainly regarding t... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence" (4): the speech of the General Baistrocchi
Rome, Italy - The role of the EU military committee to guarantee "A secure Europe in a better world"
The speech of the military assistant of the EU military committee’s Chairman (General Mosca Moschini), General Sauro Baistrocchi, in his speech concentrated on the description of the role of the EU military c... more
Latest newsAVIONEWS at the convention "European defence": the speech of the Honorable Luigi Ramponi
Rome, Italy - "The state members made important steps in the order of defence sector"
Today it is taking place at the conference room of the Chamber of deputies, in Rome, a convention called "European defence. Development into the context of constitutional provision". The event has been... more
Latest newsEurofighter strikes an another blow
Madrid, Spain - The European consortium Eurofighter beats the American competition and finalizes a contract for the selling of 20 aircraft
The Spanish Defence Minister, Josè Bono, at the end of the meeting in Madrid of the Ue Defence Ministers, for Italy the Minister Martino, has announced that Eurofighter consortium has finalized a contract... more
Latest newsPentagon assures some 300 cases of harassment against woman cadet
Washington, Usa - After a specific inquire
Pentagon assured over 300 cases of harassment by cadet against their woman counterparts, after a specific inquire which showed as well that only 20 of those unpleasant events were officially exposed. Inquires... more
Latest newsTyphoon and AMRAAM: test fire with the missile for the Eurofighter aircraft
London, UK - A Mirach aerial target vehicle has been hit while flying over the sea
Test fire with air-to-air missiles for the EF-2000 Typhoon. A Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter medium-light fighter interceptor was recently the protagonist of a test with the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Slammer) medium r... more
Latest newsC-101: celebrating 25 years basic training by such EADS-Casa jet plane
Madrid, Spain - The aircraft to be involved by an important update soon
Spanish aerospace industry is celebrating 25th anniversary of the basic training for Spanish Air force’s pilots on board the C-101 Aviojet, a fully-national product designed by CASA which is owned by E... more
Latest newsUS Navy pilot knocked down 33 years ago to be symbolically interred in Arlington
Washington, Usa - After some pieces of his plane were found in Vietnam
A US Navy pilot considered lost since thirty three years ago in Vietnam he disappeared will be interred in Arlington, Virginia where is collocated the famous cemetery destined to American heros, after... more
Latest newsF-16 for Pakistan: Condoleeza Rice eases Indian Government
New Dheli, India - No contract for the provision of the fighters has been signed so far
Pakistan and Indian are in the centre of US State Secretary Condoleeza Rice’s attention as she is visiting the Indian capital in this period. Rice is focusing on the matter concerning the possible supply o... more
Latest newsCroatia aims to NATO and selects the F-16
Zagreb, Croatia - Some four-six second-hand airplanes are likely to be purchased by 2010 to replace the Mig-21s
Croatia aims to join NATO within few years and it needs a remarkable modernization process for its armed forces. Zagreb’s Government so gave important signals to the United States, announcing it intends t... more
Latest newsJSF: the Australian aerospace industry's contribution to the programme
Camberra, Australia - Four companies to coordinate the production activities of 18 firms by an investment of around USD 150m
Boeing Australia, BAe Systems Australia, Thales Training & Simulation and Mincom: these are the four companies attending to provide the necessary industrial support in the Australian territory for the... more
Latest newsF/A-22 Raptor: is it expensive and useless?
Washington, USA - This would be the opinion of some military analysts who would prefer a serious upgrade for the F-15s and the F-16s
Some analysts have recently pointed out some lacks, on their opinion, which could be traced with reference to the F/A-22 Raptor programme. According to such views, the new stealth interceptor produced... more
Latest newsThe Eurofighter does not fear of cold
Stockholm, Sweden - Bad weather condition tests in the Swedish territory successfully accomplished
Tests based on the EF-2000 Typhoon with bad weather conditions have been successfully accomplished recently, in particular in a particularly cold environment as the Swedish one is. The Eurofighter consortium... more
Latest newsGripen International: "Self-evident economic and industrial advantages for South Africa thanks to the JAS-39"
Stockholm, Sweden - The group attending to the fighter's provision gave the lie to criticism which would unveil South African authorities' dissatisfaction
Some rumors had been spread during recent days according to whom the South African authorities would not be appreciating the treatment provided by Gripen International for the management of the programme... more
Latest newsCanada needs "Aggressors"
Ottawa, Canada - Canadian Air Force to take delivery of a certain number of airplanes dedicated to play the role of enemies for the Canadian pilots' training
Canadian Air Force needs to increase the effectiveness of its own training activities and the Canadian authorities would have decided to resort to the deployment of a certain number of airplanes endowed... more
Latest newsItalian pilot proves to be the best USA's F-16 trainer in 2004
Rome, Italy - Capt. Magnani awarded as the best F-16 trainer pilot of 63rd Squadron. It is the first time a foreign pilot is awarded with this prize
Italian Air Force pilot Capt. Roberto Magnani has been awarded by the USAF with an important prize. He proved to be the best F-16 trainer in 2004 and it is the first time that a foreign pilot is awarded... more
Latest newsBorder dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia (2): the number of re-deployed units has been reduced
Jakarta, Indonesia - Only two naval units still in the related area
Indonesia’s Government has sent four F-16 fighter planes (and not seven as previously indicated) and three warships to the Eastern Borneo where a dispute with Malaysia over the oil control started some d... more
Latest newsUSA: B-2 stealth bombers re-deployed in Guam
Washington, USA - They will replace the old B-52 Stratofortresses so ensuring a higher regional stability degree
Pentagon is replacing the three B-52 Stratofortress conventional bombers re-deployed in the Pacific Ocean in Guam with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The US Air Force 393rd Bomber Squadron sent there... more
Latest newsSwitzerland: a new defeat for the C-295Ms
Berne, Switzerland - The aircraft would not be considered as a strictly necessary one, according to those who vote against it in the National Council
Nothing to do for the purchase of two EADS-CASA C-295M military airlifters in Switzerland (see for details AVIONEWS). National Council defeated the initiative maintaining that no plausible reasons would... more
Latest newsYak-130: "Several countries interested to purchase it"
Moscow, Russia - It would have been maintained by Russian Minister of Defence Ivanov with reference to the promotion of the Russian plane together with the Aermacchi M-346
Russian Minister of Defence had already announced it: Italy and Russia will make efforts for a remarkable promotional activity in the international market for the advanced trainer jointly produced by Aermacchi... more
Latest newsSwitzerland: C-295M still on the borderline
Berne, Switzerland - Clashing political and institutional opinions regarding the possibility of purchasing two military airlifters
Switzerland’s defence is still about the purchase of two EADS-CASA C-295M military airlifters. National Security Committee would not disagree with such programme but Parliament, actually, had voted it d... more
Latest newsEurofighter: assembly of the 100th airframe started
Manching, Germany - EADS produced its fuselage main section but it will be assembled in Spain and destined to Spanish Air Force
EADS unveiled that there are 100 fuselage main sections to date for the EF-2000 Typhoon medium-light multirole fighter. The latest structural component of this type produced for the 100th Eurofighter airframe... more
Latest newsHamilton Sundstrand awarded with a more than USD 250m contract
Washington, USA - Provision of spare parts and assistance for several USAF's aircraft
Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., was awarded on March 1, 2005 a $250,400,000 fixed price with estimated quantities, firm fixed price, and cost reimbursable contract. This acquisition is... more
Latest newsM-346 and Yak-130: Ivanov willing to favour the Italian-Russian promotion of the trainers
Moscow, Russia - Russian Minister of Defence appreciated the Aermacchi-Yak's effort to produce the plane from which the Italian and the Russian trainers derived
Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov is going to officially visit Italy tomorrow and he seized a chance recently to underline the increasing industrial and military cooperation with Italy. Focusing... more
Latest newsA-330 MRTT: the Rolls Royce's role for the British FSTA programme
London, UK - The Trent engines to power the new RAF's tanker aircraft
The role played by Rolls Royce within the FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) programme related to the new Royal Air Force’s tanker airplane appears a major one and the well known company specialized f... more
Latest newsAustralia: the first 737 AEW&C to arrive half in March
Camberra, Australia - The new surveillance, command and control airplane of Australian Air Force shown during an official exhibition
The first Boeing 737 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) destined to Australian Air Force is expected to arrive in Australia for the first time half in March. The event, announced by its US producer... more
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