. 24/7 Space News .
AEROSPACE
NATO to revamp Albanian air base: PM
by Staff Writers
Tirana (AFP) Aug 5, 2018

NATO plans to modernize an air base in Albania, giving the organization its first such site in the western Balkans, according to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

"NATO will invest more than 50 million euros ($58 million) for the first phase of the project alone, to modernise air base in Kucova," some 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the capital Tirana, Rama wrote on his Facebook profile.

Kucova will serve as a supporting base for NATO's air supply operations, logistics, training and exercises, Rama said, adding that Albanian authorities were also discussing with the United States a "further modernisation of Albanian air capacities."

Albania joined NATO in 2009.

The Kucova airport was opened in 1950s near the town of the same name that later became Stalin town during the Balkan country's alliance with the Soviet Union.

The town was given back its old name after the fall of communism in 1990.

bme/ks/jh

Facebook


Related Links
Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com


Thanks for being there;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5+ Billed Monthly


paypal only
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal


AEROSPACE
Hamilton Sundstrand wins contract for Osprey repair
Washington (UPI) Jul 26, 2018
Hamilton Sundstrand has received a $64.8 million contract for repair of constant frequency generators aboard MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Rockford, Ill., and is scheduled to be completed by July 2021. Navy capital funds will be obligated on an order-by-order basis and funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. Constant frequency generators play a key role in engine operations for a variety of air and naval craft. The MV-22 Osprey is the primary ass ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

AEROSPACE
Crewed Missions Beyond LEO

Space Station experiment reaches ultracold milestone

NASA to Name Astronauts Assigned to First Boeing, SpaceX Flights

Sky's no limit: Japan firm to fly wedding plaques into space

AEROSPACE
NASA Selects US Firms to Provide Commercial Suborbital Flight Services

China's newest micro-rocket has fast production cycle

India Working on Augmenting Power of Electric Propulsion for Heavier Satellites

NASA certifies Russia's RD-180 rocket engines for manned flights

AEROSPACE
Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 15 years

Evidence of subsurface Martian liquid water bolstered

Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discovery

Is Mars' Soil Too Dry to Sustain Life?

AEROSPACE
China developing in-orbit satellite transport vehicle

PRSS-1 Satellite in Good Condition

China readying for space station era: Yang Liwei

China launches new space science program

AEROSPACE
Seventh set of Iridium NEXT satellites performing well during pre-operational testing

Thales and SSL form consortium to further design and develop Telesat's LEO constellation

Telesat signs consortium deal with Thales and SSL new LEO constellation

We'll soon have ten times more satellites in orbit - here's what that means

AEROSPACE
Sea Giraffe radar selected for USNS Herschel 'Woody' Williams

Into The Void: hyper-real 'Star Wars' VR makes you the hero

US 'crypto-anarchist' sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right

Lasers write better anodes

AEROSPACE
Exoplanets where life could develop as on Earth

Exoplanet detectives create reference catalog of spectra and geometric albedos

NASA's TESS spacecraft starts science operations

How Can You Tell If That ET Story Is Real

AEROSPACE
High-Altitude Jovian Clouds

'Ribbon' wraps up mystery of Jupiter's magnetic equator

The True Colors of Pluto and Charon

Radiation Maps of Jupiter's Moon Europa: Key to Future Missions









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.