Category: Notizie Estero

PARIS — The world’s largest planemaker Airbus has taken the industry by surprise by asking suppliers to prepare for a sharp increase in production after the coronavirus crisis – yet at the same time it quietly delayed its timetable for recovery.

Airbus said on Thursday it had asked suppliers to…

The Defence Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, signed a Letter of Intent on 23 October 2020 with the aim of delivering an innovative solution against a full range of air and missile threats. The signature was done …

TURIN, Italy — Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over during a ceremony today becoming one of the defence aircraft assigned daily to the protection of the Italian skies. The ceremony was attended…

The Gripen E, named F-39E Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), was officially presented today October 23rd, during the celebrations of Aviators’ Day and the Brazilian Air Force Day, at Wing 1, in Brasília. The aircraft flew over the air base after an air display of the Brazilian Smoke Squadron.
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WASHINGTON — Tensions between the United States and Turkey appear to be growing, following the latest war of words between the two allies over Ankara’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system.

The latest spat ignited Friday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed earlier r…

The Netherlands has started a multinational initiative with nine NATO allies for the development of new ground-based air defense. That happened today, on the second day of the virtual meeting of NATO defense ministers.

The so-called Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) must provide protection against …