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Mysterious drone entered Exercise BALTOPS training area

Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 by alert5

Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter revealed that an anonymous drone entered the Utö training area whilst exercise BALTOPS was taking place last month.

Radosław Drożdżewski (User:Zwiadowca21) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bomb threat on board El Al flight prompts Air Forces to scramble fighters

Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 by alert5

A El Al Boeing 747 passenger plane was escorted by fighter jets from various countries during its flight over Europe after a tip-off on a bomb on board the plane.

By Mulag (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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MB-339, M-346 carried out mid-air refueling from KC-767

Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 by alert5

The Italian Air Force’s KC-767 aerial refueling tanker has carried out a mid-air refueling with the MB-339 and M-346 for the first time.

Photos: Italian Air Force
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OH-58D final flight over Fayetteville is confirmed by Guinness as largest helicopter formation flight

Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 by alert5

The Guinness World Records has confirmed that the flight of 32 OH-58D Kiowas over Fort Bragg and Fayetteville on Apr. 30 is the largest helicopter formation flight.

U.S. Army photo by Capt. Eric Doe
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