Military helicopters

Day of mourning observed for helicopter crash victims

BELGRADE -- A day of mourning was observed on Sunday for the seven people killed in the crash of a military helicopter in Belgrade late on Friday.

Airbus Helicopters was poised to seal a deal on March 16 in South Korea to sell some 300 civil and military helicopters worth around three billion dollars, sources close to the agreement told AFP March 13.

After an investigation of the crash scene, the defence ministry said on Saturday morning that four crew members, two medical workers and the five-day-old baby died when the army helicopter crashed near Belgrade airport in the Surcin neighbourhood of the capital the previous night.

Serbian military helicopter carrying seven people on board crashed near Belgrade while evacuating a sick baby from southern Serbia.

Serbia's Defence Ministry did not immediately disclose whether anyone survived the crash, which occurred late on Friday near Belgrade's international airport, ABC news reports.

Serbia and Russia to conduct air force drills

MOSCOW -- Military pilots from Russia and Serbia will conduct joint training exercises in September 2015, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced.

United States aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered the first multiyear II configured CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army, as Turkey – along with some other countries – are waiting for the delivery of the chopper that become famous during the Vietnam War.

Turkey is seeking to woo international buyers with its locally co-manufactured assault helicopter ATAK and unmanned aerial vehicle ANKA, both of which were developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI), during the Farnborough International Airshow. The show comes amid the Turkish defense industry’s intensified marketing efforts.

All 14 passengers survived a close brush with death on Monday when their helicopter crashed in the far east of Russia -- a rare happy ending for a country prone to aviation disasters.
      
The Mi-8 helicopter, which included 11 forest firefighters among its passengers, crashed near the village of Chekunda in the Khabarovsk region, the Federal Forestry Agency said.

The 6th edition of the most impressive air show in Romania - the BIAS - is gathering 100 civil and military planes both in an air show and on display for the public as well as over 100 elite pilots and parachutists at the Romanian capital's Aurel Vlaicu - Baneasa Airport on Saturday and Sunday.

Two Russian planes with aid arrive, two helicopters sent

MOSCOW, BELGRADE -- Russia has sent a relief cargo to Serbia hit by heavy floods, a spokesperson for the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has told Itar-Tass.