Sikorsky’s S-97 high speed helicopter made a hard landing at its West Palm Beach facility in Florida on Aug. 2. Two people were on board and neither one was injured in the accident.
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Air France 777 came within 10 minutes from Hwasong-14 splash down point
A U.S. official said Air France flight 293 was 10 minutes from the splash down point of North Korean Hwasong-14 mobile intercontinental ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan on Jul. 28.
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Verba MANPADS destroys drone over Damascus
A drone operated by Jabhat al-Nusra over Damascus, Syria is said to have been shot down by a Russia 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) team.
World’s last operational T-33s retired in Bolivia
Jul. 31 saw the world’s last operational T-33s jet trainers being retired by the Bolivian Air Force. Bolivian president Evo Morales was the guest of honor for the retirement ceremony at Grupo Aéreo de Caza 31.
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RAF Eurofighter practice scramble at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter detachment deployed to Romania as part of NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission demonstrates the scrambling of the fighter at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.
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