Analisi difesa number 26
Defense Analisys
Nr. 26
- ALENIA AERONAUTICA HAS SIGNED THE IT-MLU AGREEMENT FOR THE UPGRADE OF IDS TORNADOS
The agreement for the upgrade of 18 Tornado aircraft, IDS version (Interdictor Defense Strike) of the Italian Air Force was signed today in Munich (Germany). The total value of the agreement is EUR 45 million, of which 25 million pertaining to Alenia... - ALENIA AERONAUTICA SIGNS CONTRACT FOR THE C-27J
Finmeccanica announced that its subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica has signed today an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence for the initial supply to the Italian Air Force of five C-27J aircraft. The whole supply will regard twelve units. The C-... - JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER IN THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE
On May 16, 2002, the Defense commission of the Italian Senate has expressed the opinion in favor of the plurennial project of research and development of the Air Force General Staff n. 2/2002, relative to the development of the Joing Strike Fighter -... - VOICES ABOUT THE ITALIAN ARMY EXERCISE IN EGYPT
The ‘Piramyds 2002’ Exercise conducted in Egypt by the Italian Army Brigade Pinerolo has brought the interest of many observers and media, determining a vast range of converging evaluations essentially about the hypothesis of the next enga...
001 - ITALIAN ANALYSIS
- ALENIA AERONAUTICA HAS SIGNED THE IT-MLU AGREEMENT FOR THE UPGRADE OF IDS TORNADOS
- AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE CONTRIBUTION TO PEACEKEEPING IN EAST TIMOR
The Australian Defence Force should be proud of their contribution to the peacekeeping force that has enabled East Timor to celebrate its independence today, according to Defence Minister Robert Hill. There are currently about 5000 people involved in... - TOWARD THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
This summer will start the professionalization project of Russian Army launched by Putin to improve the efficiency of a structure almost at the collapse and to reduce the negative impact determined from the losses in Chechen campaign among the draft... - TOWARD THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
This summer will start the professionalization project of Russian Army launched by Putin to improve the efficiency of a structure almost at the collapse and to reduce the negative impact determined from the losses in Chechen campaign among the draft... - U.S. STRATEGIC AND SPACE COMMANDS TO MERGE
The Defense Department will proceed with the merger of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today. The merger of the two unified commands is part of the Bush administration push to transform th...
002 - WORLD ANALYSIS
- AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE CONTRIBUTION TO PEACEKEEPING IN EAST TIMOR
- BUSH SIGNS HEALTH SECURITY, BIOTERRORISM ACT
By Linda D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 13, 2002 - President Bush signed The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Act of 2002 Wednesday to enhance the nation's ability to prevent,identify and respond to bioterrorism. A... - FBI DOUBLES ARABIC TRANSLATORS
The FBI has doubled the number of Arabic translators since the Islamic suicide attacks on New York and Washington in September. U.S. officials said many of the translators are Arab-Americans. They said many of them responded to a call by the FBI on... - ISLAMIC TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN JORDAN
The security forces of Amman have arrested 10 terrorists of a cell suspected to plan attacks against American and European objectives in Jordan. Some of the arrested have been in the islamic schools of Saudi Arabia for a long time while 6 of them wer...
003 - SECURITY ANALYSIS
- BUSH SIGNS HEALTH SECURITY, BIOTERRORISM ACT
- ALENIA AERONAUTICA - FAIRCHILD DORNIER
According to the technical evaluation of Fairchild Dornier, Alenia Aeronautica has decided not to consider opening any formal negotiations to purchase one or more businesses of the German company. In fact, the first evaluations carried out by an expe... - ALENIA AERONAUTICA/FAIRCHILD DORNIER
According to the technical evaluation of Fairchild Dornier, Alenia Aeronautica has decided not to consider opening any formal negotiations to purchase one or more businesses of the German company. In fact, the first evaluations carried out by an expe... - EUROFIGHTER ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS ORGANIZATION IS STRENGTHENED
Eurofighter GmbH today announced the appointment of Filippo Bagnato as the Chief Executive Officer to head a reorganized Eurofighter GmbH. Mr. Bagnato will formally take up post on the 1st September 2002. Mr. Bagnato, is currently Chief Operating Off... - EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON SELECTED BY AUSTRIAN BUNDESHEER
(Hallbergmoos - 03 July 2002) Eurofighter GmbH today announced they have been advised of a decision by the Austrian Federal Government to begin exclusive contract negotiations for the procurement of up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to mee... - FILIPPO BAGNATO EUROFIGHTER GmbH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Eurofighter GmbH today announced the appointment of Filippo Bagnato as the Chief Executive Officer to head a reorganized Eurofighter GmbH. Mr. Bagnato will formally take up post on the 1st September 2002. Mr. Bagnato, is currently Chief Operating Off... - LOCKHEED MARTIN PLEDGES BILLION IN POLISH FIGHTER-JET OFFSETS
U.S. aeronautics firm Lockheed Martin has signed deals on the investment of some billion in five Polish companies as part of its effort to win a bid to sell Poland its F-16 fighter jets, AP reported on 15 July. The company is one of three bidders th... - LOCKHEED MARTIN PLEDGES BILLION IN POLISH FIGHTER-JET OFFSETS
U.S. aeronautics firm Lockheed Martin has signed deals on the investment of some billion in five Polish companies as part of its effort to win a bid to sell Poland its F-16 fighter jets, AP reported on 15 July. The company is one of three bidders the... - SPECIAL FARNBOROUGH
ALENIA AERONAUTICA AND EADS OFFER MPA 320 SOLUTION FOR GERMAN/ITALIAN MPA-REPLACEMENT PROGRAM Farnborough, 25 July 2002 - Alenia Aeronautica/Finmeccanica and EADS Military Aircraft have jointly submitted an offer for a modern Maritime Patrol Aircraf... - SPECIALE FARNBOROUGH
AMS TO PROVIDE ATCR-44 S LONG RANGE RADAR IN HONG-KONG AMS was awarded a contract worth USM by the Civil Aviation Department of Hong-Kong to supply and install one L-Band Solid State Long Range Radar (ATCR 44-S) in Mount Parker. The ATCR-44 S will en...
004 - INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
- ALENIA AERONAUTICA - FAIRCHILD DORNIER
- EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON SELECTED BY AUSTRIAN BUNDESHEER
(Hallbergmoos - 03 July 2002) Eurofighter GmbH today announced they have been advised of a decision by the Austrian Federal Government to begin exclusive contract negotiations for the procurement of up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to mee... - FLYING HIGH FOR EXERCISE PITCH BLACK
RAAF Bases Amberley (QLD) and Williamtown (NSW) will play host this month to Australia's most important domestic Air Combat exercise - Pitch Black 2002. From July 15 to August 1, personnel from Australia and Singapore will work together to hone their... - TURKEY SIGN JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AGREEMENT
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge met today with Under Secretary for Defense Industries Ali Ercan of the Turkish Ministry of Defense to sign a 5 million memorandum of understandin...
005 - NEWS
- EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON SELECTED BY AUSTRIAN BUNDESHEER
- ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Russian and Kazakh intelligence sources confirm the increase of the activities of clandestine Islamic Extremists Hizb ut-Tahrir and Tabligi Jamiat, movements based in of Pakistan, illegal for the government of Alma Ata. Accordino to Berik Oshambaey,... - MILITARY TRAINING IN IRAN FOR THE UZBEK ISLAMIC MOVEMENT
According to indiscretions leaked out from the intelligence sources, the Uzbek Islamic Movement, the group associated to the Al Qaeda active mostly in the former Soviet Central Asia, would receive the main support from Iran that has recently accepted...
006 - INDISCREET
- ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS IN KAZAKHSTAN
- FIRST AFGHAN ARMY BATTALION FINISHES TRAINING
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2002 -- The first battalion of the Afghan National Army graduated from training today at the Afghan Military Academy. Afghan and coalition leaders see the Afghan National Army as a stabilizing influence in the war-torn country. T... - LEBANON AND ALGERIA ARE THE NEW BASES OF AL QAEDA?
Numerous reports elaborated by Israel the intelligence and research centers would confirm that the Al Qaeda has designed Lebanon as one of new state-base to rebuild the structures of terrorist organization after the fall of Afghan Taliban regime. Man... - SADDAM STRENGHT AIR DEFENCE FORCES
Iraq continues the military update process means for a new ‘Desert Storm’ that London and Washington define inevitable after the rejection of the UN request for new inspection in the NBC sites. In a new massive air and missile operation th... - SADDAM STRENGHTENS THE AIR DEFENCE FORCES
Iraq continues the military update process means for a new ‘Desert Storm’ that London and Washington define inevitable after the rejection of the UN request for new inspection in the NBC sites. In a new massive air and missile operation th... - TASK FORCE 180 THE OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
Operations Continue in Eastern Afghanistan July 18, 2002 -- U.S. and coalition troops continue the painstaking process of searching eastern Afghanistan for al Qaeda and Taliban fighters, Combined Joint Task Force 180 officials said July 18. Operation... - THE ROLE OF JORDAN IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAQ
Many voices and indiscretions emerging around the preparations of military campaign against Iraq regard also the role of Jordan, one of the most reliable partner after September 11th of the US in the Middle East as demonstrated the intelligence relat... - TURN-OVER OF US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN
In these days there’s a massive turn-over in American forces fighting in Afghanistan against Al Qaida militians: not willing to surrender, they keep on fighting on the mountains, notwithstanding the enormous Allies supremacy and the end of the... - UAV - A NEW TERRORIST THREAT?
In a crowed audition held at the end of June at the House Armed Services Committee, the Bush administration has confirmed that one of the major priorities in the war on terrorism is represented from the control of the exportation of materials with hi... - UAV - A NEW TERRORIST THREATS?
In a crowed audition held at the end of June at the House Armed Services Committee, the Bush administration has confirmed that one of the major priorities in the war on terrorism is represented from the control of the exportation of materials with hi... - USAF IN KIRGIZISTAN
One deployment after another. That's what duty is like for members of the 822nd Security Forces out of Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga. Their job involves safeguarding U.S. forces in deployed locations. "Our unit does nothing but train and... - WASHNGTON ACCUSES EUROPEANS FOR THE SUPPORT TO THE NBC PROGRAMS OF THE "ROGUE STATES
The US demonstrates an increasing disappointment for the technological support that many members of NATO continue to offer to the development programs of mass destruction weapons in course in the "Rogue states“ and in the ”Axis of Ev... - WASHNGTON ACCUSES EUROPEANS FOR THE SUPPORT TO THE NBC PROGRAMS OF THE "ROGUE STATES"
The US demonstrates an increasing disappointment for the technological support that many members of NATO continue to offer to the development programs of mass destruction weapons in course in the "Rogue states“ and in the ”Axis of Ev...
011 - ENDURING FREEDOM
- FIRST AFGHAN ARMY BATTALION FINISHES TRAINING
024 - BOOKS & MAGAZINES
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