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IAF's Chetak helicopter carries out safe precautionary landing in UP's Prayagraj"One Chetak helicopter of the IAF, on a routine training mission, carried out a safe precautionary landing at Holagarh in Prayagraj," a pre...
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...
Chetak helicopter makes emergency landing after technical snagThe Indian Air Force helicopter took off the Hakimpet Air Force Station for a routine training flight, defence sources said.
IAF chopper topples during training sortieBoth the pilots are safe. The chopper toppled when the pilots tried a forced landing after it developed a technical snag, sources in IAF sa...
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.
India set to scout for 100 naval utility helicopters to replace Chetak in NavyPvt sector companies, ranging from Tata Advanced Systems to Reliance Defence & Aerospace have already responded with proposed joint venture...
Plans to build Light Combat Helicopters indigenously from 2017-2018 onwards"The production plan for LCH has been made from 2017-18 onwards subject to firm order from IAF for limited series production," Inderjit Sin...
Indian Air Force's Sarang gets women officersSquadron Leader Deepika Misra and engineering officer Flight Lieutenant Sandeep Singh made their debut in the 'Aero India' air show here.
Jammu and Kashmir floods: IAF contributes Rs 8.43 crore to PM's relief fundA cheque of Rs 8.43 cr was handed over by IAF Chief Arup Raha to PM Narendra Modi at the 'At Home' function on the occasion of 82nd Air For...
Jodhpur Air Force station to receive 5 Dhruv helicoptersJodhpur Air Force station, a front-line air base, is all set to receive a batch of five Dhruv advanced light helicopters
Indian Air Force, not Army, will get Apache attack helicopters: GovernmentThe Army has been eyeing the Apache helicopters for which the final commercial negotiations are now underway between MoD and Boeing.
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).
- Navy to buy 56 utility helicopters for $1 billion
India has set the ball rolling for another mega defence deal, worth close to $1 billion, for the acquisition of 56 naval utility helicopter...
- 3 IAF personnel killed in 'Chetak' helicopter crash
Three IAF personnel were killed on Saturday when a Chetak helicopter crashed near the Bihar-West Bengal border, Eastern Command spokesperso...
- HAL looks at foreign partners for chopper project
Blue-chip firm, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will soon develop a 10-tonne class helicopter for the armed forces and is searching fo...