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Defense"Ionex 2006" naval drill will start May 11
Taranto, Italy - It will engage Italian and Russian forces
Russian Navy’s "Pitlivy" Frigate has arrived this morning in Taranto to join the "Ionex 2006" bilateral drill together with Italian Navy’s means. The operations will start May 11 leaving from the Ionian Sea... more
DefenseAhmadinejad: "We will produce nuclear energy on an industrial scale"
Baku, Azerbaijian - Kofi Annan exhorts diplomatic agreement
While the UN General Secretary Kofi Annan wished an agreement on the Iran nuclear dossier stall and exhorted USA to directly speak to Iran, the Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad declared today, at the... more
DefenseISAF mission in Afghanistan: Italy passes command to Great Britain
Kabul, Afghanistan - David Richards succeeds Mauro Del Vecchio
The command of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) NATO mission in Afghanistan, after nine months Italian belonging with General Mauro Del Vecchio, passes to British David Richards. In the last... more
DefenseDi Paola: the Army is at forefront in foreign missions
Rome, Italy - In his discourse for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army
The Italian Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, in his message for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army constitution (whose recurrence was yesterday), underlined the effort made by the... more
DefenseBush and Merkel: diplomatic solution for Iranian nuclear matter
New York, USA - In the meantime GB and France presented a new resolution draft to the UN Security Council
US President, George W. Bush, and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in their meeting yesterday in New York, repeated that USA and Germany share the same position on Iran nuclear crisis and on the necessity... more
DefenseCelebrations for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army cancelled
Rome, Italy - Only the deposition of a laurel wreath at the Unknown Soldier Sacellum
No ceremony today at Tor di Quinto military hippodrome, Rome, for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army foundation (see AVIONEWS for details). There was only the deposition of a laurel wreath at the "Altare... more
DefenseJapan towards its pull-out from Iraq?
Tokyo, Japan - It would do it only after allies' pull-out
Kyodo press agency, quoting the Director General of Japanese Defense Agency Fukushiro Nukaga, reports that Japan is going to retreat its non-fighting troops in Southern Iraq when allied Great Britain and... more
DefenseAn Arab company will guarantee the military supplies to USA
Washington, USA - President Bush decided it
A Dubai company take the control of some companies which guarantee the military supplies to US Armed Forces. The decision was taken by President Bush after that on last April 13 a Parliamentarian commission... more
DefenseBulgaria gave three military bases to USA
Sophia, Bulgaria - Always close the relationships between the two bank of the Atlantic Ocean
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, signed in the last days an agreement with the Bulgarian Government about the transfer to USA of the use three military bases in the Balkan country (see for details... more
DefenseTop-level change at Italian Comsubin
La Spezia, Italy - Rear Admiral Marzano succeed Admiral Paperini
On May 3 Division Admiral Roberto Paperini will give way to Rear Admiral Donato Marzano in the Commander role of Comsubin, the Raiders Underwater Command placed in Varignano (La Spezia, Italy). Marzano... more
DefenseNuclear matter: USA-Iran strife goes on
Teheran, Iran - The meeting of Security Council in Paris today
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, declared yesterday that Iran should stop "Playing the astute" on nuclear argument and accept the requests of international community, suspending uranium enrichment... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: Ahmadinejad does not give up UN requests
Teheran, Iran - Today is the deadline of Security Council's ultimatum
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a demonstration in North-West of the Country, said yesterday that he will keep on enriching uranium, despite disagreement or eventual decisions of the International... more
DefenseRice is "Very impressed" by Maliki
Baghdad, Iraq - Rice and Rumsfeld meet new-designated Iraqi Premier
American Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, who arrived at Baghdad yesterday by surprise, met Shiite Premier Jawad al Maliki, who was designated Saturday,... more
DefenseSweden does not join military drills because of the presence of Israeli divisions
Stockholm, Sweden - Nina Ersman, Swedish Foreign Minister spokeswoman, reported that
Controversial Sweden’s choice to retire from a joint military drill between Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Norway and Holland, in view of a growing international cooperation f... more
DefenseKhamenei: Iran will strike American interests all around the world
Teheran, Iran - The ayatollah's warning in the day when Condoleezza Rice arrives in Baghdad
The chief negotiator on nuclear matter, Ali Lariiani, announced yesterday at a press conference in teheran taht Iran will stop its diplomatic relationship with UN nuclear agency and will fasten its atomic... more
DefenseArgentina: the control of the military secret services has been assigned to the Defence Minister
Buenos Aires, Argentina - After the recognition of several illegal spying cases
The Argentinian President, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, within of a series of measures acted to reduce the power in the militaries’ hands (as protagonists from 1930 to 1976 of six coups) and after to have to... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter (2): Ahmadinejad enlisted the terrorist Mugniyeh
Washington, USA - The "Sunday Times" reports that
The "Sunday Times", quoting experts of the intelligence, reckons that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad enlisted one of the most sought terrorists by FBI in order to prepare Teheran’s reprisal to a... more
DefenseThe Paraguayan Army and Air Forces' leaderships removed
Asuncion, Paraguay - Within the most radical reorganization of the military heads never happened since its installation
Abuse of power and violation of the Constitution to have criticized in a public manner the Paraguay’s Senate: these the reasons for which the Latin-American country’s President, Nicanor Duarte (installed in... more
DefenseFirst NATO meeting in Bulgaria
Sophia, Bulgaria - Agreements for the settlement of US bases in the Balcanic country
Bulgaria, for the first time by its entry in the Atlantic Alliance, will host a NATO meeting. On next April 27-28 in fact an informal summit of the Foreign Ministers of Nato’s member countries will take p... more
DefenseIran nuclear matter: an agreement with Russia?
Teheran, Iran - USA ask for embargo on weapons sale to Teheran
Five days to deadline of the ultimatum set by UN Security Council for Iran to suspend its nuclear plan, the spokesman of Teheran’s Foreign Ministry, Hamid Reza Asefi, declared yesterday that "Uranium e... more
DefenseVenezuela announces bilateral military drills
Caracas, Venezuela - Defense Minister Maniglia declared it
Venezuelan Defense Minister, Admirer Orlando Maniglia, has announced his Country will make bilateral military drills with Armed Forces of Brazil and Colombia, answering US naval manoeuvres ongoing in the... more
DefenseA new special anti-terrorism corp was born in UK
London, UK - The detachment will be able to be used all around the world
UK announced the creation of a new detachment of special anti-terrorism forces. The new corp is formed by men coming from paratroopers and Royal Marines and it will cooperate with the other two elite corps... more
DefenseNuclear matter (2): Iran is ready to cooperate
Moscow, Russia - Teheran delegate at IAEA said that
Iranian delegate at International Atomic Energy Agency has declared today that Iran is willing to fully keep on cooperating with IAEA itself on nuclear matter, in order to "Dissipate all the inaccuracies"... more
DefenseNuclear matter: Russia will transform 63 kilos of uranium coming from Uzbekistan
Moscow, Russia - IAEA's inspection in Teheran has been revoked
The added Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Olli Heinonen, has refused to go to Teheran for an inspection expected today: is it a signal that Iran did not respect IAEA’s requests on d... more
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