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Army grounds ALH fleet for safety checksThe Indian Air Force however confirmed that it is still operating its fleet of ALHs, following safety checks that are being done in batches...06 May, 2023, 10.27 PM 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
- 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...10 Jul, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
- Chopper crash lands due to technical snag in J-K's ReasiThe chopper, which was on a routine sortie, developed some technical problem and had to make a crash landing in Rudkhud area in Arnas belt ...03 Feb, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
- 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.01 Oct, 2018, 11.48 AM 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
- From Sukhois to AWACS, CAG finds strategic holes in operational capabilities of IAFThe ongoing induction of Sukhoi-30MKIs -- over 210 of the 272 jets contracted from Russia for over $12 billion have been inducted till now ...14 Jul, 2018, 04.24 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- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar urged to stop use of 'outdated' choppersMeenal Wagh-Bhosale, wife of a serving Army officer, met with Parrikar for about 20 minutes and handed him a petition which has received ab...11 Mar,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
- 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.09 Mar, 2013, 11.10 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
- 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.15 Oct, 2012, 12.59 PM IST
- Chetak helicopter crashes, 2 Army officers killedA Chetak helicopter of the Army today crashed in a residential area here killing two officers but there was no casualty on the ground.02 Feb, 2011, 12.34 PM IST
- 3 IAF personnel killed in 'Chetak' helicopter crashThree IAF personnel were killed on Saturday when a Chetak helicopter crashed near the Bihar-West Bengal border, Eastern Command spokesperso...11 Sep, 2010, 07.29 PM IST
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