Military aviation
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Military aviationAn Ilyiushin II-76 and a Mi-8 to extinguish fires in the Moscow province
Moscow, Russia - Russian emergencies ministry said
According to what stated by the Russian Emergencies ministry, an Ilyushin II-76 aircraft and a Mikoyan Mi-8 helicopter are going to support operations at work since few days to extinguish fires in the... more
Military aviationBorneo: huge fires create troubles to air traffic
Jakarta, Indonesia - Zero visibility because of the smoke
The huge fires that since few days are burning in the Borneo's forests, create loads of problems to air traffic. The high columns of smoke generated in fact reduced to zero visibility forcing the planes... more
Military aviationFirefighters bring large blaze under control in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - The fire killed 2 people and destroyed 1,500 hectares of forest
Firefighters brought under control a large fire broken out last Monday in the countryside near the western Anatolian city of Balikesir, in Turkey. Before the successful intervention of local Civil defense... more
Military aviationInternational fire fighting exercise in the southern coasts of Croatia
Rome, Italy - It has been organized by the Stability Pact and Nato
Joint fire fighting exercise is been conducting along the southern coasts of Croatia. It started yesterday and will end next May 24. This exercise was proposed by Croatia as early as 2000 in the framework... more