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DefenseA man blamed to have cheated US Air Force
Washington, USA - He would have sold used aircraft parts as new
George Myles Jr., owner of Myles Aviation Inc., an avionic components company, has been charged to have sold used aircraft parts to US Air Force claiming they were new. According to American Defense’s d... more
DefenseDifficult relationships between USA and Kirghizistan
Biskek, Kirghizistan - It has been threatened the locking up of US Manas base
The relationships between USA and Kirghizistan’s Government. Kirghizistan’s president Bakiev declared that, whether within June an agreement about the price of the rent to USA of the base of Manas wil... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: no results at Moscow's UN Security Council meeting
Moscow, Russia - The matter is delayed to April 28, deadline of IAEA's ultimatum
Yesterday, when the five permanent members of Security Council plus Germany met to discuss eventual measures to take against Teheran, each one remained firm on their positions: USA want military intervention... more
DefenseVenezuelan Government denies its agreement with Iran on nuclear matter
Caracas, Venezuela - The information spread is "Absurd"
As for some reports spread in these days about a presumed agreement between Venezuela and Iran on weapons supply to the South-American Country, Caracas Government categorically denied and defined "Absurd"... more
DefenseRAF doctor who refused to join Iraq mission has been condamned
London, United Kingdom - Malcom Kendall-Smith has been found guilty of insubordination
Lord Lieutenant Malcom kendall-Smith, the British doctor officer who refused to go to Iraq, has been charged of eight months imprisonment and expulsion from Royal Air Force. During the process, Lendall-Smith... more
DefenseUS Marines want to change their department's name
Washington, USA - Until now they have been headed by Navy Department
Marines corps, created in 1775, are one of the four corps of US Armed Forces together with Navy, Air Force and Army, but at the Pentagon they are headed by Navy Department. Now a petition has been launched... more
DefenseUS Air Force wants 7 more C-17s
Washington, USA - Emergency war funding could be used
US Air Force is going to purchase seven C-17 cargo planes more than official program expecting 180 of them. Air Force Chief of Staff, General Michael Moseley, declared that justifying the request with... more
DefenseDrill in the Caribbean for the USS George Washington aircraft-carrier
Washington, USA - Venezuelan President Chavez on the watch for this decision
USA sent in the Caribbean the USS George washington aircraft-carrier with its fighting group. The formation will be engaged in a two-months naval drill. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that this... more
DefenseUSA secrets' defence make water
Washington, USA - Secret documents for sale in Afghanistan's bazars
The security measures around US base of Bagram in Afghanistan seem to be non-existent. A journalist of the "Los Angeles Times" bought, in a bazar near the base, computer flash memories which contain secret... more
DefenseThe new duties of US Air Force
Washington, USA - It was released by "Los Angeles Times"
US Air Force is changing its training methodology. To help the US Army and the Marines, who are in difficulties because of the scarcity of new soldiers and the prolonged effort in Iraq and Afghanistan,... more
DefenseSweden's Armed Forces Commander meets Italian Defense Chief of Staff
Rome, Italy - Two-days visit by General Syre'n
Swedish Armed Forces Commander, General Hakan Erik Gunnar Syre’n, has been visited Italy since yesterday for several meetings at Italian Military Commands and industrial plants. The first meeting was s... more
DefenseOath of allegiance ceremony of the cadets of the Air Force Academy of Pozzuoli
Naples, Italy - General Ticarico and Admiral Di Paola will be present
Tomorrow 106 cadets of the Air Force Academy of Pozzuoli (Naples) will swear allegiance to the Fatherland in Gold Medal square opposite the School. The air cadets belong to the "Falco V" course and they... more
DefenseMultinational drill against mass destruction weapons
Darwin, Australia - "Pacific Protector 06" sees the participation of Armed Forces from 6 Countries
Multinational defense drill to stop the diffusion of mass destruction weapons, as the nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological ones which could be used by any kind of international terrorism, ended... more
DefenseAmerican visit at Italian "Reggimento Lagunari"
Venice, Italy - General Jonson in Venice
In the field of bilateral meetings between Armed Force Chiefs of Staff, the day before yesterday there was the visit of a US military delegation leaded by General John Jonson at Reggimento Lagunari "Serenissima",... more
DefenseItalian Admiral Di Paola's visit in Tirana
Tirana, Albania - Meeting with Albanese Ministers and DIE's delegates
Albanese Defense Minister, Fatmir Mediu, Albanese Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Albanese Defense Chief of Staff, General Pellumb Qazimi, the Chief of Italian Experts Delegation (DIE), General Salvatore... more
DefenseItalian contingent in Iraq receives the visit of General Cecchi
Nassiriya, Iraq - The Italian Army Chief of Staff meets also an Iraqi Army commander
The two-days visit of Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Filiberto Cecchi, to the Italian contingent in Iraq ended yesterday. The Commander of Italian Joint Task Force, General Natalino Madeddu, the... more
DefenseEU consultation for Defense products single market
Brussels, Belgium - Industry Commissioner's spokesman announced that yesterday
The spokesman of European Industry Commissioner, Guenter Verheugen, yesterday announced the launch of a consultation between the 25 Member Countries in order to create a "European Market" in the field... more
DefenseThe 15th Armament Control International Course in Ciampino (Italy)
Ciampino, Italy - Ended after two-weeks conferences, visits and drills
Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of Italian Armed Force and Financial Police, together with delegates of 33 European, Central Asian, Caucasian and Mediterranean Dialogue Contries, joined the 15th... more
DefenseItalian Minister, Martino, talked about the Defence's cuts
Rome, Italy - The speech in an Armed Forces' forum
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, speaking on last Friday at the Armed Forces’ forum "militari.info", talked about the cuts in the allocations for his Ministry. The decrease in the budget i... more
DefenseHungary took on delivery officially the Gripen fighter
Budapest, Hungary - The aircraft will be able to be integrated perfectly in NATO's missions
Yesterday, during a ceremony which took place at Kecskémet air base in Hungary, Swedish Defence Minister Leni Bjorklund delivered officially to his Hungarian counterpart, Ferenc Juhasz, the first five... more
DefenseMeeting between Italian and Norwegian Staff Chiefs of Defense
Rome, Italy - Cooperation between the two countries is more and more close
Yesterday Norwegian Staff Chief of Defence has been welcome by his Italian counterpart Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola. During the meeting several issues have been faced, first of all that of the strenghtening... more
DefenseAn IASD's delegation visited the headquarter of NATO
Brussels, Belgium - Comparison about the next challenges of the Atlantic Alliance
Yesterday the Permanent delegation of Italy at the headquarter of NATO in Brussels hosted a delegation of Italian and foreign officers and functionaries of the public administration of the IASD (Institute... more
DefenseTurkey wants to update its air military fleet
Ankara, Turkey - It has to choice between the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter
Turkish Government announced its intention to invest in the next 20 years USD 10 billion to modernize its air military fleet. In particular Murad Bayar, undersecretary to Industry and Defence, made known... more
DefenseUS soldiers will be deployment in Bulgaria
Sophia, Bulgaria - Bulgarian Minister of Defence declared it
Bulgarian and US Governments achieved an agreement about the deployment of US bases in the territory of the Balcanic country. Bulgarian Minister of Defence, Vesselin Bilznakov, made known it adding that... more
DefenseItalian Defense Chief of Staff visits Kosovo
Pristina, Kosovo - Admiral Di Paola visited 4 Italian military units
Since yesterday morning Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, has visited several Italian military units of multinational South-West Brigade occupied in Kosovo. The first visit was... more
DefenseItalian "Force of projection from the sea" is born
Brindisi, Italy - Italian Navy's Landing Force and Army's "Lagunari della Serenissima" joined together
Yesterday in the island of Pedagne, off Brindisi shore (Puglia, South Italy), the first demonstration of a new amphibian Force named "Force of projection from the sea" took place, as the result of a cooperation... more
DefenseItalian young men wish uniform
Viterbo, Italy - 3 requests for any available employ in the Army
For the 148 available employs in marshal cadets course set at Viterbo’s Army Noncommissioned Officers School, 25 thousand requests arrived. In general, there are 3 requests every available employ in t... more
DefenseDi Paola: hard and hopefully short times
Viterbo, Italy - Italian Chief of Staff about cuts to Defense
In occasion of swearing-in ceremony of Viterbo’s Army Noncommissioned Officers School marshal cadets, Italian Chief of Staff of Defense, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, intervened on cuts imposed to Armed F... more
DefenseItalian Navy: a stamp for its 145th anniversary
Rome, Italy - The feast is today: it was in fact March 17, 1861
"The Italian Navy celebrates 145 years today. It was March 17, 1861, when in Turin the new Italian Parliament approved the unification and declared the Italian Kingdom, ’La Regia Marina’ born, uniting the... more
DefenseUS soldiers will leave Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland - The Icelandic authorities' disappointment
USA announced last Wednesday to the Icelandic Prime Minister and to his Foreign Minister, its intention to remove their troop from the country. US unilateral decision provoked the regret and the disappointment... more
DefenseNATO sent other 600 soldiers in Kosovo
Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro - The decision to guarantee security in a particularly delicate period
NATO made known that reserve force were sent in Kosovo to help the soldiers who are already in the place in their peacekeeping mission. They are 600 German soldiers, arrived yesterday at Pristina’s airport, w... more
DefenseUS offensive in Iraq
Bagdad, Iraq - 50 aircraft, 1,500 soldiers and 200 tactical vehicles on the camp
Yesterday the US Command in Iraq launched the biggest offensive by the end of the war on April 2003. The battle is in progress in Samarra’s zone, 100 km North from Iraqi capital, and sees the engagement o... more
DefenseUK could abandon the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project
Washington, USA - The British representative's speech at US Senate
Yesterday, during an hearing at the US Senate’s Defence Commission, convoked by Republican Senator John Warner, Lord Peter Drayson, British Minister for Military Procurement, made known that his country c... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: negotiations with Russia go on
Moscow, Russia - Yesterday the meeting between Ivanov and Husseini Tash
Yesterday the Secretary of Russian Security Conference, Igor Ivanov, and vice-chief of Iranian Major Council for National Security, Ali Husseini Tash, had a conversation in Moscow on nuclear matter. During... more
DefensePentagon asked money for the space war
Washington, USA - Disarmament organizations' protests
Yesterday Pentagon asked to the US Congress to unblock the funds which will allow it to make tests for space weapons. The test should concern several weapons, for defence and attack, in particular the... more
DefenseItalian Navy: "San Giorgio" ship participates "Brilliant Mariner" drill of NATO Response Force
Rome, Italy - It will take place from March 24 to April 6
"Today the ’San Giorgio’ ship, Italian Navy’s amphibian transport unit, is leaving from Brindisi to take part to one of the most important drills in the field of NATO Response Force: ’Brilliant Mariner... more
DefenseTwo-weeks Civil-Military Cooperation Course
Rome, Italy - A visit to Sarajevo ICU is planned too
At Italian Army’s School of Transports and Materials in Rome, the 27th COCIM (Civil-Military Cooperation) Course for Armed Forces Field officers and civil officers of several Ministries, of prefectures a... more
DefenseBoeing wants to include Japan in ABL project
Washington, USA - It is already strong the cooperation between USA and the Japanese Empire in the field of defence
Boeing made known to have put under study the possibility to develop with the Japanese industry the new Airborne Laser (ABL) system. The project forecasts the installation on board to a modified B-747-400... more
DefenseEurope must improve its strategic air transport
Innsbruck, Austria - British Defence Secretary said that at EU summit
Such events like tsunami, Pakistan earthquake and Darfur crisis disclose the importance for Europe of owning a sufficient strategic air transport capacity, which allows Nations to concretely reply crisis... more
DefenseNuclear matter: Condoleezza Rice goes on with hard line against Iran
Washington, USA - International community seems oriented to pacific agreement
After International Atomic Energy Agency decided March 8 to pass the Iranian nuclear plan report, presented by Director General Baradei, to UN Security Council, international community has kept on hoping... more
DefenseGeneral Cecchi against the cuts to Defense
Rome, Italy - "Absolutely insufficient" the terms of 2006 budget
Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Filiberto Cecchi, has publicly joined the protest against the cuts in Defense budget planned by 2006 financial acts (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2 for details). In occasion... more
DefenseUSA-Japan's test for space shield come out well
Washington, USA - Preparatives against North Korean threats
The tests for the realization of the space shield, wanted by USA and some of its allies, goes on (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday there was a combined test with Japan at Hawaii island to verify the... more
DefenseBerselli: "Military training is of prime importance"
Rome, Italy - He said so prior to his visit at Military Academy in Modena
"Military training institutes are the flower in Italy’s buttonhole; they represent a Country’s essential component because they train future commanders, who will be tasked to ensure stability and security als... more
DefenseAmerica meditates upon troop drawdown in Iraq?
Washington, USA - This week the meeting of Generals Abizaid and Casey with President Bush
The US Defense Secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, announced in December that in 2006 there would have been troops level cuts in Iraq up to 7000 soldiers. Just this week, General John Abizaid, commander of... more
DefenseIAF: AgustaWestland's first HH-3F helicopter to the Italian Air Force
Brindisi, Italy - The delivery ceremony took place in Agusta's hangars in Brindisi
This morning the delivery of the first HH-3F helicopter of AgustaWestland to Italian Air Force in the new avionics version code C. The delivery ceremony took place in the AgustaWestland’s hangars in B... more
DefenseNorth Korea launched wrongly two missiles in direction of China and Japan Sea
Tokyo, Japan - Anxiety of Pacific nations
Today a Japanese news made known that North Korea should have launched two ground-to-air missiles, during a drill, in direction of China and Japan Sea. Currently there are not denials from Pyongyang. Japanese... more
DefenseDi Paola visits Italian contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq
Rome, Italy - Italian Defense Chief of Staff recommended professionalism and humanity
Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, in his journey to Middle-East in the day before yesterday visited Italian contingent soldiers at Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan. With him Italian... more
DefenseFrance and UK will develop together new aircraft-carriers
Innsbruck, Austria - Agreement signed by the two Defence Ministers
Yesterday the Defence Ministers of France and UK Michèle Alliot-Marie and John Reid signed a cooperation agreement to develop new aircraft-carriers. The signature happened at Innsbruck, during the informal... more
DefenseItalian Defence must quit new airplanes
Rome, Italy - Budget cuts blocks acquisition of means and technologies
The last "Additional note to prevision state for Defense in 2006", delivered by Italian Defence Ministry to the Parliament, talks clearly: heavy budget cuts planned for 2006 will block the acquisition... more
DefenseNuclear summit EU-Iran failed
Vienna, Austria - Next Monday AIEA will take decisions about ayatollahs' uranium enrichment
Today summit in Vienna between UE’s triad, composed by Great Britain, France and Germany, and Iran’s delegates failed trying to unblock the dispute on Teheran’s nuclear plan. French Foreign Minister, Phili... more