DEFENSE FIRST PLACE
An Israel Air Force Boeing AH-64A Apache, at an IAF pilot graduation ceremony and air show at Hazerim AFB, appears to be engulfed in flames. Actually, a wind shift blew smoke from the flares, creating the illusion. Photo by Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, Israel.
DEFENSE SECOND PLACE
The Airbus X3 helicopter hybrid is setting a high-speed record. Photo by Alain Ernoult, Saint Remy, France.
DEFENSE THIRD PLACE
A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing AH-64 demonstrates its flare capability at sunset near Sanicole, Belgium. Photo by Benoit Denet, Rixensart, Belgium.
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