BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A Colombian military transport plane has crashed in the country's north, killing all 11 personnel aboard.

An air force statement said the twin-engine CASA-235 reported a motor problem before it disappeared. The wreckage was found in the Caribbean province of Cesar.

It was not clear what led to the motor failure, but local media said the aircraft was struck by a lightning bolt while flying through bad weather.

President Juan Manuel Santos initially reported the accident on Twitter and said 12 people were killed. He tweeted condolences for the "heroes" who lost their life in the accident.

The victims' identities and military rank have not been disclosed.

SEOUL, July 31 (UPI) -- South Korea authorities confirmed a North Korea military aircraft crashed at an airfield in the port city of Wonsan around July 15 and the casualties may have included members of Kim Jong Un's entourage.

The site of the accident is most likely the same place where Kim Jong Un attended an air force tournament held in commemoration of North Korea's July 27 "Victory Day," South Korean television network SBS reported.

An unidentified source in Seoul's military told Yonhap it is likely the crashed plane was an Antonov AN-2, a Soviet-produced plane.

If the aircraft was used in preparation for the aviation tournament, it is possible the casualties on board were members of Kim's security detail, the military source said.

There also is speculation the plane may have been a Cessna jet, in which case the casualties on board may have been North Korean dignitaries inspecting the airfield ahead of the tournament, South Korea press reported.

Is this platform located at the fixed location ?  Or may be it can be moved to another location if situation neede?

BTW, I think that tower/pylon too near to the helipad....dangerous to landing heli

An Mi-28N military helicopter has crashed near Russia’s Ryazan during an aerobatic display performed as part of the Aviadarts competition in the 1st “military Olympics” in Russia.

One pilot managed to eject and his health is in satisfactory condition, but a second pilot died in the crash, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

While performing a stunt, a helicopter belonging to the Berkuty (Golden Eagles) aerobatic team suddenly banked on one side and started to lose height.

“The helicopter went into flat-attitude spin and crash-landed,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"According to preliminary report of the hospitalized pilot of Mi-28N, when performing an aerobatic stunt, the emergency alert system of the helicopter reported the failure of the hydraulic boost system,” the Defense Ministry’s press service said in a statement.

The helicopter crashed in a forest near the airfield and burst into flames on impact with the ground. Firefighters arrived at the crash site and extinguished the fire within minutes.

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A Syrian government warplane has crashed in a built-up area of the north-western town of Ariha, killing 12 people, activists say.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) activist group said the crash occurred amid bombing raids.

Ariha was one of the last government strongholds in Idlib when it was captured by rebels in May.

The fall of the Ariha left most of Idlib province, bordering Turkey, in rebel hands.

The SOHR said dozens had also been injured in the crash.

In January officials said at least 35 soldiers had been killed in a cargo plane crash in Idlib province.

State media blamed that the crash on "weather conditions and heavy fog" but al-Nusra rebels, linked to al-Qaeda, said they had shot it down.

An AH-64D Apache was damaged in a forced landing near the Yemen/Saudi border.
Claims that it was shot down with a MANPAD rocket fired by Yemeni army are unconfirmed.

An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing all 17 on board, officials said, in a blow for a fledgling air force whose resources have been stretched since the withdrawal of most international forces last year.

Afghan troops have been battling a growing insurgency that has killed and wounded thousands of people since the beginning of the year, with the United Nations putting civilian casualties at almost 5,000 in the first half of the year.

Taliban insurgents claimed their fighters shot down the helicopter, but a government official blamed a technical failure for the crash, just hours after a Taliban suicide bomb attack on an Afghan special forces compound killed six people.

Twelve soldiers and five crew were killed in the helicopter crash, said Gul Islam Seyal, a government spokesman in the southern province of Zabul, the site of the crash.

The helicopter was ferrying military supplies and troops when its pilot radioed in a report of technical difficulties minutes before it hit the ground and caught fire, Seyal added.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed the crash, but said it would release details later.

A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, said on his official Twitter account that the insurgents had shot down the helicopter.

However, an accompanying helicopter had reported no enemy fire before the crash, Seyal said. The Taliban often exaggerate battlefield gains.

Afghanistan's military has about 150 aircraft and 390 pilots, just a fraction of the air power of NATO, which flew air support, evacuation and supply sorties before last year's drawdown of troops.

The bulk of the Afghan fleet is made up of aging Mi-17 transport aircraft, but it was not immediately clear what type of helicopter was involved in the crash.

PESHAWAR: A Pakistani Army helicopter being used as an air ambulance crashed near Mansehra on Thursday,
and the 12 people on board were feared dead, military officials said. Two security officials said there appeared to be no link to militant activity.

The helicopter was flying from the city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, to the northern area of Gilgit, which has been hit by floods.
“There were 12 people on board, all military men. There were doctors, paramedic and aviation people in the chopper,” a senior military official said.
He said the helicopter crashed over the mountains in the Mohar area of Mansehra District.

“We are on the way to the spot of the chopper crash and I am afraid no one has survived but it’s not confirmed yet,” he said.
He said it appeared the helicopter may have crashed due to bad weather.

Sources told Daily Times Major Humayun, pilots Major Muzzamil and Major Dr Shahzad, Major Dr Atif, Major Dr Usman, Havaldar Munir Abbasi,
Flight Engineer Havaldar Asif, Crew Chief Naik Amir Saeed, Tech Naik Maqbool, Sepoy Rehmatullah, Nurse Amanullah, and Sep Waqar were aboard.

“There were 12 people on board, all military men. There were doctors, paramedics and aviation people in the chopper,” a senior military official told Reuters.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed grief over the crash.

A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a forest in southern Germany during a training flight on Tuesday but the pilot managed to eject safely, police and U.S. Air Force officials said.

The accident occurred at 09.38 a.m. (0738 GMT) near Engelmannsreuth in the north of Bavaria state, a spokesman for the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier said.

The pilot safely ejected and jettisoned fuel tanks over an unpopulated area, he added. The F-16 was carrying six 25-pound (11 kg) trainee munitions; no live munitions were on board.

Regional police said the pilot was found by a passerby in the woods and was getting treatment for light injuries.

The crash, whose cause was under investigation, occurred during a training flight out of the U.S. Army Garrison in Grafenwoehr, Bavaria.

The helicopter was claimed to be shot down by the local rebels in Dagestan, near the village of Gimry.

The Mi-28 was reported to belongs to the Russian ministry of defence department, it is not known what its mission was and the condition of the crew on board.

Dagestan has been a scene of low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism since the 1990s. According to International Crisis Group, the militant Islamist organization Shariat Jamaat is responsible for much of the violence.

On Tuesday morning, the authorities said that during a battle in the area four rebels have been killed, with one military casualty

The Russian ministry to date have not yet confirmed the news.

A US Army's UH-60 was crashed in the Pacific ocean, off shore of Nago city and Uruma city, Okinawa prefecture, Japan.

All 17 occupants were rescued, and 7 members among them received injuries.

It is reported that the accident helicopter attempted to land on a US Navy warship, but failed.

The registration of the accident UH-60 is not reported, however, the figures '63' can be seen on the left side door according to the TV news videos.

KUANTAN, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) together with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) have conducted a joint exercise code-named 'Ex Thalay Laut 20/2015' from Aug 5 until 11.

This annual exercise is aimed at enhancing understanding and cooperation between both countries.

"This year's exercise will be officially launched in the Kuantan Naval Base, here followed by the harbour phase while the closing phase will be conducted in the Tioman Island," said RMN and RTN in a joint statement Thursday.

It said, Naval Region 1 Commander, Rear Admiral Datuk Azhari Abdul Rashid will co-officiated the opening ceremony with Deputy Chief of Staff RTN Rear Admiral Pichet Tanaset.

A total of about 385 naval personnel from both navies will participate in the exercise.

"The RMN assets that will participate are KD Terengganu, KD Perkasa and KD Gempita.

"The RTN ships involved are HTMS Narathiwat, a Pattani-class OPV; HTMS Phuket, a Chonburi-class FAC (G); and HTMS Ratcharit, a Ratchariat-class FAC (M)," it added.

It said, the exercise would be led by Captain Jamaludin Sairi as Commander Task Force and deputised by Captain Aupatham Smootranon from RTN.

"The closing ceremony will be held on Aug 11 on board HTMS Narathiwat of RTN in the vicinity of Tioman Island," it added.

-- BERNAMA

Is thailand friend / foe ? Read that they nearly buy china submarines, until pressured by usa

But on what ground does Pinoy pose a higher threat than thai?

CAIRO: An Egyptian military aircraft crashed near the Libyan border while on a mission against Islamist militants on Thursday, killing four people and injuring another two, the military said.

A statement said the crash in the Mediterranean coastal town of Marsa Matrouh was due to a "technical fault". It did not make clear whether all the dead and injured were aboard the aircraft.

The Egyptian army and air force were conducting a joint operation against militants in the border area and destroyed four of their vehicles, a military spokesman said.