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DefenseConference on defence economy in France and in Europe in Paris
Paris, France - It has been scheduled on June 21 with the attendance of Italian Minister of Defence, Martino
French Ministry of Defence has scheduled on June 21 in Paris a conference entitled "Defence economy in France and in Europe: a major theme in world competition". Among the others, also French Minister... more
DefenseBrussels stops NATO opening overflight in Baltic countries and promises their sign for conventional weapons Treaty
Moscow, Russia - The three Baltic Republics and Slovenia to conform with multilateral ruling on this subject
The Belgian F-16s have not been allowed on last Friday (April 2) to perform the opening overflight over Lithuania sky (see for details AVIONEWS) but, as Russian press make know, actually these fighters... more
DefenseJapan gives the lie to rumors about an imminent delivery of US Patriot missiles
Tokyo, Japan - No formal proposal from Washington, according to Japanese Government
Japanese Government has firmly given the lie today to rumors concerning a rapid US intervention in order to defend Japanese territory against the threat represented by North Korean ballistic missiles.... more
DefenseChirac in Russia in order to ease Putin about Nato's extension
Moscow, Russia - On this occasion, French President has visited a Russian spy satellites management secret base
French President, Jacques Chirac, visited a secret base in Russia on April Saturday 3 where Russian spy satellites activities are managed. President Chirac is the first western Head of State to whom Moscow... more
DefenseUS Air Force' exercise against network attacks
Washington, USA - Hundreds people managing to face "networkcentric" operative environment threats
Exercises of US Air Force units have been concluded at the end of last month in an attempt to verify how to adequately face threats stemming from electronic attacks in a Network Enabled environment. Hundreds... more
DefenseRussia asks for meeting Nato about patrolling activity over Baltic skies
Moscow, Russia - According to Moscow, Nato cannot go on considering Russia a danger
Russian Government wants to meet as soon as possible Nato chief staff when considering Atlantic Alliance-Russia cooperation agreement, in order to make clear situation concerning the joining of the three... more
DefenseBoeing cooperates to produce the IAI Arrow II missile
Tel Aviv, Israel - The new Israeli counter-missile system will be ready by 2006
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has selected Boeing to jointly produce the Israeli Arrow II counter-missile missile. The first parcel of guided rockets should be delivered in 2006, after concluding its... more
DefenseSingapore to train its own personnel in the Indian territory
Singapore - Five fighters to train constantly each time by October
Singapore's armed forces will be able to start training in the Indian territory by October. It is what stems from last diplomatic meetings between these two countries during last week, being clearly they... more
DefenseRaytheon to develop the Standard SM-3 missiles for the Aegis radar system
Washington, USA - First delivery to occur in November 2005
Raytheon has gained orders to produce and test the last version of the Standard surface-to-air missile, the SM-3. Such weapon system, as developed in collaboration with US Navy, appears extremely important... more
DefenseTension rises in Taiwan due to Chinese missile threat (2): United States' statements
Washington, USA - The delivery of radars to Taipei completely honours US legal system Public Law 96-8 prescriptions
The delivery of long range surveillance radars to Taiwan is still at the drafting stage, also because its specification enactment is still incomplete. Probably, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin will compete... more
DefenseNorth Korea: the United States are preparing the II Korea War
Pyongyang, North Korea - Pyongyang threatens to strengthen its own nuclear deterrent
North Korean Government proves very worried regarding recent joint exercises between the United States and South Korea and with reference to those with Japan. Moreover, Pyongyang thinks that the settlement... more
DefenseTension rises in Taiwan due to Chinese missile threat
Taipei, Taiwan - Two relevant military specifications in order to face such danger
Taiwan would have ordered from the United States the production of two long range warning radar aiming to detect ballistic missiles. American Government would have made know that such step is not strictly... more
DefenseModernization process of German armed forces has started
Berlin, Germany - The Typhoon as the cornerstone of national defence system
German Government has recently shown its programme in order to radically chance its forces, as in its opinion they are now too affected by an old structure and a Cold War style. The "Bundeswehr in Transformation"... more
DefenseRussian Navy's exercise in the Black Sea
Moscow, Russia - An air-naval forces massive deployment up to April 5
A great Russian air-naval exercise has started in the Black Sea today, destinated to extend until April 5. Such activity involves 15 battle ships for every class, with the addition of 30 auxiliary naval... more
DefenseFirst matters to solve for the new 26 members Nato
Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia will not award its own bases while Russia keep an eye also on Slovenia
Official joining by 7 Eastern Europe countries of Nato since March 29 goes on causing worth noticing comments and reactions as much as relevant by various sources. From Bratislava (Slovakia) an announcement... more
DefenseCambodia starts destroying portable surface-to-air missiles
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - It is the first Asian country to resort to such pre-emptive move against terrorism
As it had already been announced (see for details AVIONEWS), Cambodia has started destroying its portable very short range surface-to-air missiles. Some 233 Russian made missiles will have to be eliminated... more
DefenseUkraine sets out missiles' disappearance
Kiev, Ukraine - Ukrainian Minister of Defence tries to ease international military and political environments
After the understandably worried reaction by international political and military environments, Ukrainian Minister of Defence has tried to keep people calm by stating that disappeared missiles, though... more
DefenseEads to provide the United States with the production of Mids system components
Brussels, Belgium - This European group to remarkably contribute to American progress in Network Centric Warfare
Eads group has achieved the sign of a contract in order to design and produce hardware components for the Mids (Multifunctional Information Distribution System) system, a major one for significantly increasing... more
DefenseTomahawk Block IVs have been ordered by US Navy
Tucson, USA - 225 missiles have been requested after last tests' results in December
Raytheon has received by US Navy an order for some 225 Tomahawk cruise missiles updated to the Block IV standard. This last version of the well-known surface-to-surface shipped missile had concluded its... more
DefenseUS Peacekeeper intercontinental missiles have been decommissioned
Washington, USA - In compliance with nuclear arsenals reduction treaty signed with Russia in 2002
The United States are enforcing nuclear armaments reduction treaty, signed together with Russia in May 2002, through the recent decommission of the Peacekeepers multi-warhead intercontinental missiles.... more
DefenseLithuania as the first Baltic state protected by NATO's fighters
Brussels, Belgium - Four Belgian F-16s are combat-ready
The starting of patrolling activity by NATO’s fighters over Baltic Sea’s skies had been already confirmed yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS). Then it has been known the first among the three Baltic Rep... more
DefenseUnited States' worries about nuclear proliferation
Washington, USA - The USA should increase their investment for anti-missile defences, according to some think tanks
Recently, a research by US Department of Defence would have put into evidence how USA's territory is risking to become more vulnerable time after time to potential missile attacks. This danger could come... more
DefenseNew NATO's members ready to adapt their own defence systems (3): NATO surveillance patrol over Baltic skies has started
Brussels, Belgium - Russia could increase the number of soldiers and means nearby its bounds with the three Baltic Republics
NATO’s fighters have started patrolling Baltic skies over Latvia’s, Estonia’s and Lithuania’s air spaces today, as new members of the Atlantic Alliance. Russia’s protest (see for details AVIONEWS) has not b... more
DefenseNew NATO's members ready to adapt their own defence systems
Sophia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria at the top for this effort
Countries ready to formally enter NATO in early April, are making remarkable efforts in order to adapt their organization and equipment standards to Atlantic Alliance’s ones. Bulgaria in particular is c... more
DefenseLibya: the UK proposes radar system to locate landmines
London, UK - The Virgin magnate submits the plan
The British millionaire, Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin, following his visit to Libya, when he met premier Shukri Ghanem, has submitted a plan to eliminate landmines in the North African Country... more
DefenseTrishul missile has been tested in India
New Dheli, India - The new surface-to-air weapon would represent one of the most important programmes during recent time
India would have performed an experimental launch for a new surface-to-air short range missile called Trishul. This guided rocket would have been designed to be adopted by land, air and sea forces of the... more
DefenseItalian delegation in the USA in order to promote aviation and defence sectors Italian products
Rome, Italy - The C-27J and the US-101 as the diamond head
Defence Undersecretary with armaments proxy, Filippo Berselli, is in the United States in order to promote, on the occasion of the "Italian Aerospace Industry Day" at the US Congress, the national defence... more
DefenseReliability tests for the new Boeing SoSCOE system
Chicago, USA - It represents the newest product of this American company concerning the Network Centric Warfare
Boeing is testing the reliability of its new battlefield management system in a Network Enabled perspective called SoSCOE (System of Systems Common Operating Environment). This US company is convinced... more
Defense200 missiles have disappeared from Ukrainian military books
Kiev, Ukraina - They would have been dismantled on the basis of Russia-US-Ukraine agreements during '90s
Although 1996 agreements scheduled the delivery by Ukraine to Russia (with the US approval) of every nuclear head and the dismantling (scheduled from 1999) of the intercontinental ballistic missiles, last... more
DefenseNew cooperation among South Korea, Spain and France for defence sector
Seoul, South Korea - Meetings are scheduled for the end of March
South Korean Minister of Defence will meet Spanish and French military and industrial representatives respectively in Madrid and Paris by the end of March. Such event follows first contacts with Turkey... more
DefenseA new Russian remonstrance against NATO extention
Moscow, Russia - Moscow could reconsider its strategical arsenal deployment terms
Russian Government carries on showing its discontent towards NATO’s policy for the three Baltic Republics (see for details AVIONEWS). It appears now it is seriously being thought about the possibility o... more
DefenseA Japanese constitutional reform concerning defence is by now likely to occur
Tokyo, Japan - It will be useful in order to face adequately terroristic and North Korean threats
The path towards a relevant constitutional reform which can change the purely self-defensive inclination of Japanese armed forces appears clearer. Prime Minister Koizumi has recently confirmed it, considering... more
DefenseUSA's bases in the world reduced for a 25%
Washington, USA - It is the decision of Government in order to lower management costs in defence sector
After putting into evidence the need for reducing national territory bases (see for details AVIONEWS), US Government has decided, coherently with reference to a reorganization which started a long time... more
DefenseEads provides France with new C-31 systems
Paris, France - A great leap forward for a real French Network Enabling
Eads is about to provide French armed forces with support for producing new means and shelters (and for updating others) endowed of Sir system (regimental information system). Such C-31 type integrated... more
DefenseRussia makes a noise about future NATO military presence in the Baltic Republics
Moscow, Russia - Some members of this organization are going to send their fighters in order to defend their new allies
The three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are going to become formally members of NATO on March 29, so as Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Slovenia. Russia has negatively reacted against... more
DefenseA reduction of military bases' number for the USA armed forces
Washington, USA - It will be useful in order to cut excesses in spending
US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, showed at Congress a report regarding the current situation about the American military bases on Tuesday. By such report, it can be inferred that a 24% excess... more
DefenseA new Aegis radar system for Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Purchased as a consequence of the rising North Korean nuclear threat
Japanese Government has recently decided to increase its warning level regarding North Korean nuclear and missile threat, almost completing the deployment of a new Aegis type radar surveillance system.... more
DefenseNuclear weapons: Libya submits account of its chemical weapons
Tripoli, Libya - The Country possesses 23 tons of mustard gas and 1,300 of other components for chemical weapons
Libya, after announcing its intention to destroy all its plants for the production of atomic weapons (see AVIONEWS), has submitted an account of its chemical weapons stockpiles. In the document, the North... more
DefenseSwedish military industry's growth
Stockholm, Sweden - A record increase in 2003
2003 revealed a major year for pointing out the extraordinary growth of exports by Swedish military industry. With an entire income of some EUR 700m, Sweden has found out its greatest commercial success... more
DefenseA new ally status for Pakistan
Washington, USA - Military relations with the United States are growing
Pakistan has been recently defined by United States government a relevant ally even deserving to gain the condition of non-NATO allied country. If appears such step in the increasing military relations... more
DefenseBosnia: visit of the new Italian Defense General Staff Chief
Sarajevo, Bosnia - The admiral Di Paola carries out his first official visit
The new Italian Defense General Staff Chief, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, yesterday arrived to Sarajevo in visit to the Italian contingent (1,400 men) stationed in Bosnia from 1996 within the Force of... more
DefenseNew Samsung-Thales K-SAM missile systems ordered by the South Korean Government
Paris, France - Thales success increases over the European border
The success of the collaboration between the French Thales and the Korean Samsung increases. The South Korean Government signed an agreement with the joint-venture composed by the two industries (born... more
DefenseIran justifies the legitimacy of its nuclear activities
Teheran, Iran - Armed forces contribution for this programme would have merely technical advantage, according to local authorities
After recent worries of IAEA (International Atomics Energy Agency) with reference to Iran's nuclear activities, Iranian Defence Minister has put into evidence that discontent regarding armed forces' contribution... more
DefensePakistan has tested the Shaheen II missile
Islamabad, Pakistan - It is endowed of a 2000 Km range
Pakistan has tested on March 9 its last tactical missile called Shaheed II, provided with some 2000 km range. In spite of the recent reconciliation between Islamabad and New Dheli, such a muslim country... more
Defense"Dog Fish" exercise: the 29th edition has ended
Catania, Italy - The world most important air naval antisom exercise
The "Dog Fish" antisom operation has ended by a briefing at the Augusta submarine base. As achieving its 29th edition, the world most important air naval exercise has seen this year employed, for two weeks... more
DefenseWarning by US military think tanks towards Taiwan
Washington, USA - China is able to start the fight against this island anytime
The United States appear to look at next Taiwan’s presidential election on March 20 with anxiety. Beijing’ s hostility for a result which could bring to further strengthening of Taiwan’s absolute indep... more
DefenseMartino and Smith want European defence agency by this year
Rome, Italy - The Irish Defence Minister is going to carry on the Italian policy undertaken during the EU presidency
Irish Defence Minister, Michael Smith, on an official visit in Italy during the Irish presidency of the European Union, showed much appreciation for the development achieved by the EU in the defence sector... more
DefenseLast Patriot PAC-3 intercepting test has been successful
Dallas, USA - This missile to be an essential component of MEADS programme
The Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air counter-missile guided rocket has successfully concluded its last flying intercepting tests. The hit of a SS-1 Scud family missile has been simulated, by launching an older... more
DefenseChina defence sector investments are increasing (2): Taiwan political reactions
Taipei, Taiwan - The Kuomintang opposition nationalistic party puts forward to reorganize armed forces
There was not need for waiting for Taiwan political environment reaction towards Beijing's military projects. The Kuomintang Party, presently at opposition, with its leader Lien Chan, has stated that is... more
DefenseChina defence sector investments are increasing
Beijing, China - It has been announced by Premier Wen Jiabao
Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, has announced government intention to strengthen country defence through investments which have been scheduled for this year. Sectors of main concern will be those regarding... more