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Technician killed, 2 pilots injured as Army helicopter crashes in J&K's Kishtwar districtThe pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and proceeded for a precautionary landing, it said. Defence s...04 May, 2023, 05.05 PM IST- Arunachal chopper crash: Both pilots killed, army orders probeA defence spokesperson said the helicopter lost contact with the ATC at around 09:15 AM on Thursday. “Five search parties of the Indian Arm...16 Mar, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
- Army chopper crashes in Arunachal during operational sortieThe chopper, which was flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC) around 9.15 am, Lt Col. Mahen...16 Mar, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
- Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal PradeshAn Army helicopter on Friday crashed at Migging in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, reported PTI citing a defence official. The ad...21 Oct, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
- 1 pilot dead as Cheetah helicopter crashes in ArunachalA Cheetah helicopter belonging to the Indian Army crashed on Wednesday near Tawang region in Arunachal Pradesh.05 Oct, 2022, 01.57 PM IST
- Co-pilot killed, pilot injured in Army chopper crash in KashmirThe 'Cheetah' helicopter was undertaking a rescue sortie to evacuate a sick BSF jawan deployed in the forward area in the mountainous regio...12 Mar, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
- 15 military chopper accidents since March 2017: Official dataThe 15 choppers that met with accidents included four Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), four Cheetah, two ALH (weapon system integrated) ver...17 Dec, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
- 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...15 Jul, 2018, 01.44 PM IST
- 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.14 Jul, 2018, 08.31 PM IST
- 30 military helicopter crashes since 2010; aging fleets a big worryAging machines, inadequate pilot training, shoddy maintenance and spares support have all come together to lead to a high crash rate of fig...14 Jul, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
- 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...13 Mar, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
- 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...11 Mar, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
- 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...03 Feb, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
- Army's Cheetah helicopter crashes in DimapurDefence PRO in Kohima Lt Col Emron Musavi told that there were two pilots and an army official in the helicopter but none was injured in th...02 Feb, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
- Helicopter crash: Major Vikas Varyani cremated with full state honoursVaryani along with two other officers, Major Abhijeet Thapa and Captain Avinash, was killed in the helicopter crash at an airbase in Bareil...02 Oct, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
- 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.17 Dec, 2012, 08.05 AM IST
- IAF chopper crashes in LadakhAn Airforce helicopter on a routine flight to Siachen glacier on Monday crashed in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring both the pi...08 Nov, 2010, 03.30 PM IST
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