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Army may also lease choppers to replace its ageing fleetOfficials aware of the matter said the current fleet is expected to retire in 10-12 years and replacements will be needed progressively. Th...- Army Aviation looking at phasing out Cheetah, Chetak helicopters from 2027The Indian Army is planning to phase out its aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters starting in 2027 and is considering light utility helicop...
- Forces want Russian copters fast-trackedDefence sources say the need to replace obsolete single-engine Cheetahs and Chetaks of the vintage of 1960s-1970s, which are dogged by a hi...
- India's armed forces have raised yet another alert over old Cheetah, Chetak helicoptersThey have urged the government to fast-track two long-pending 'Make in India' projects to build such light utility helicopters as well as e...
- Indian Navy's Chetak chopper crashes at Rajali base in Tamil NaduThe Indian Navy chopper has on a training sortie when this incident took place. There has been damage to the main and tail rotors.
- Aging, obsolete chopper fleets take toll on militaryThe Cheetah, being flown by Major Sanjeev Lathar and Major Arvind Bazala, was about to land after a reconnaissance mission in forward areas...
- Army, IAF grounds entire fleet of light utility choppers for safety checkEven though all Cheetah, Chetaks and Cheetals have been grounded, officers insisted that other helicopters like the Dhruv are in operation.
- 62 per cent of military chopper crashes since 1986 due to human error: Manohar ParrikarDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said 62 per cent of military chopper accidents in the country since 1986 has taken place due to "hu...
- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar urged to stop use of 'outdated' choppersMeenal Wagh-Bhosale, wife of a serving Army officer, met with Parrikar for about 20 minutes and handed him a petition which has received ab...
- Cheetah helicopter with Lt Gen crashes; focus back on aging fleetThe Cheetah/Chetak fleets are facing recurring defects and premature failures due to "scarcity of critical rotables". "The foreign manufact...
- Defence Ministry to decide fate of Rs 6,000 crore light helicopter dealDefence Ministry will decide the fate of the controversial Rs 6,000 cr deal to procure 197 light choppers which has been on hold.
- Choppergate II: Brigadier booked in case relating to AgustaWestlandCBI has filed a case against the official for allegedly attempting to favour AgustaWestland in purchase of 197 light utility choppers in li...
- AgustaWestland submits bids for two military chopper tendersAnglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland has submitted its bid for two military tenders to supply helicopters to the Navy and the Coast Guard.
- Navy recovers bodies of personnel missing after chopper crashThe Chetak helicopter had crashed with four persons on board of which two were rescued while the two others had gone missing.
- Army, HAL sign Rs 300 cr deal for 20 Cheetal choppersThe Army today signed a Rs 300 crore contract with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procuring 20 Cheetal helicopters to boost its capa...
- Defence Ministry approves Army proposal for 22 Cheetal helicoptersThe Cheetals are an upgraded version of the vintage Cheetahs with more powerful engines manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
- Army issues third request to A K Anthony for the replacement of Chetak, Cheetah helicoptersArmy HQ rues that “some of the obsolescence issues” are component failures, low reliability, accidents and increased structural failures.
- Three killed in navy helicopter crash at Dabolim naval base in GoaA Chetak helicopter of the Navy, carrying two officers and a sailor, today crashed at Dabolim airport while landing, officials said.
- Navy keen to procure new Light Utility HelicoptersNavy wants to replace Chetak choppers with Light Utility Helicopters.
- HAL looks at foreign partners for chopper projectBlue-chip firm, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will soon develop a 10-tonne class helicopter for the armed forces and is searching fo...
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