El Cotillo today

[F1REFLY999]

Doing some relaxing on the beach today when three helicopters passed, 1 carring an army 4×4 and the others flying in formation. Anyone know if this was army training or filming for the Brad Pitt movie. I recorded it so if someone can let me know how to upload it, I will 

[paully]

Probably a training exercise and if over El Cotillo, probably heading back to their base at El Gando on Gran Canaria

[Tel501]

Before the helicopters came over I saw two low flying military jet heading south

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

There were actually 5 helicopters and they were going round and round all day. Also heard a lot of 'booms' a long way south of us so I'm guessing there were military exercises going on, perhaps inland from El Matorral?

[FRY]

The Spanish Army Base is on the other side of the mountain from my house in El Matorral, opposite the airport.

Helicopters fly over my house on a daily basis on their way to the desert training grounds just south of Ajuy on the west coast . The "booms" will be from there. In El Matorral, all you hear is rifle and machine-gun fire. 

If you drive south of Ajuy, you will see signs "Zona Militar".

[Deso]

The Spanish Army Base is on the other side of the mountain from my house in El Matorral, opposite the airport.

Helicopters fly over my house on a daily basis on their way to the desert training grounds just south of Ajuy on the west coast . The "booms" will be from there. In El Matorral, all you hear is rifle and machine-gun fire. 

If you drive south of Ajuy, you will see signs "Zona Militar".

That's just the locals.