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S. Korean armed forces demonstrate readiness with joint landing operationNews

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A South Korean Air Force P-3C maritime patrol aircraft flies over the coastline of Yeongilman along with an E-737 Peace Eye.
The operation code is “Peacemaker.”
Soon, the Air Force’s aerial refueling aircraft KC-330 will make its way above the coastline guarded by military fighter jets– F-35A and F-15K.
With purple smoke RF-16 Global Hawk aircrafts soar into the sky followed by the loud noise of a sonic boom.
Their mission is to hit the Air Force’s main target.
Now, it’s the turn of the Korea Assault Amphibious Vehicle.
With yellow and white smoke shooting out of the sea 48 KAAVs and 48 IBS inflatable boats land along the coastline while Apache attack helicopters along with several Surions, Chinooks, and Black Hawks, which provide airborne firepower support.
Soon after landing with loud shouts some 8-hundred marines fully equipped with military gear run forward from the KAAVs.
Their unit target is secured.

(STANDUP) ed: Steve
“One of the highlights from this year’s event: joint forces from the Army, Navy, and Air Force demonstrated their amphibious operations.”

For the first time in history, the South Korean Marine Corps was the host for this year’s Armed Forces Day taking place in the southeastern port of Pohang– the home of the Marine Corps since 1959.
More importantly, Pohang is where UN forces initiated its first amphibious mission during the Korean War which became one of the war’s most pivotal areas.

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“To prepare for the 73rd Armed Forces Day, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained and practiced together. The whole process was a chance to be able to check our military’s readiness for joint operations.”

Finally, the joint landing mission is completed. with the raising of the South Korean flag.
The country’s armed forces vow to develop an integrated air defense systemand to prepare for a modernized military defense as well as a cyber warfare system based on Artificial Intelligence.
Choi Won-jong, Arirang News, Pohang.

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Dubai flight forced to make emergency landing after attempted hijacking; suspect dies of injuries in shootout – Fox News

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Dubai flight forced to make emergency landing after attempted hijacking; suspect dies of injuries in shootout  Fox News

A flight on the way to Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in a Bangladesh city on Sunday after an attempted hijacking by a suspect who later died …

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British Airways flight hits possible drone during landing at Heathrow

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A British Airways A320 like this one reportedly struck a possible drone today at Heathrow, again raising concerns about consumer drone operators flouting regulations and endangering aircraft. (credit: British Airways)

Police at London’s Heathrow Airport are investigating a possible drone collision with a British Airways jet while the airliner was landing. The pilot of the Airbus A320, carrying 132 passengers, reported that an object had struck the front of the aircraft around 1pm UK time on Sunday.

The aircraft was inspected for damage by British Airways engineers and cleared for its next flight, an airline spokesperson told the BBC. Any damage done to the aircraft was apparently superficial. But the incident adds to fears, supported by recent aviation safety reports released by the British government, that consumer drones pose a danger to commercial aviation.

Flying a drone near an airport in the UK is already a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. And rules set by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority ban flying drones above 400 feet anywhere and flying drones out of a direct line-of-sight of the operator. The US has similar guidelines, with most metropolitan areas essentially designated as no-fly zones for drones because of how the Federal Aviation Administration defines airports—a definition that includes any hospital or building with a helicopter pad.

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Drone flies within 30 feet of passenger jet landing at Heathrow

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Part of a report of a September near-miss between an Airbus passenger jet and a “helicopter drone” very close to Heathrow. (credit: UK Airprox Board)

File this under the category of “drone pilots trying to ruin it for everybody.” According to a safety incident report published by the United Kingdom’s Airprox air safety board, an Airbus A319 landing at Heathrow International Airport last September narrowly avoided a collision with a drone flying at an altitude of 500 feet as the jet was on its final approach. The pilots reported the small hovering helicopter-style drone passed about 25 yards to the left of the cockpit and just 20 feet above the aircraft.

The A319’s wingspan is 112 feet, so that would mean the drone missed the airliner by as little as 30 feet. The pilot reported that there was no time once the drone was sighted to take evasive action. The pilot reported the drone to air traffic controllers, and the police were dispatched. However, the drone pilot was not found. The incident was classified as meeting risk category A—the highest level of incident covered by the reporting system short of an actual collision.

The drone was not detected by air traffic control radar, so the only details of the event and how close the aircraft came to striking the drone are the pilot’s estimate of distance. In the UK, drones are limited to flight below 400 feet and are banned from flying in controlled airspace (like that around Heathrow) without permission from air traffic controllers. As the report noted, UK Civil Aviation Authority rules require a drone to stay within visual line of sight of the pilot—a maximum of 500 meters (1,640 feet) horizontally and 400 feet vertically from the operator.

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