Severe forest fire spreads across Himachal, IAF deploys helicopters to control flames in Solan and Kasauli, watch videoForest fires rage in Himachal Pradesh's Solan and Kasauli regions amid extreme heat. Flames engulf Kasauli and nearby villages, spreading r...
27 May, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
J-K: IAF dismisses aircraft crash reports near Kishtwar, terms it falseThe Indian Air Force has denied reports of an aircraft crash near Kishtwar. Meanwhile, the Air Force successfully activated its Emergency L...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
Pakistan helicopter crashes during monsoon rescue mission, 5 dead: Provincial officialA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government MI-17 helicopter, engaged in a relief mission for rain-affected regions of Bajaur, tragically cr...
15 Aug, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Kedarnath helicopter crash: Chopper falls off mid-air amidst an airlift by Indian army's MI-17 helicopterKedranath Helicopter crash news: On Saturday morning in Kedarnath, a defective helicopter met a tragic end during a rescue operation. It fe...
31 Aug, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Emergency Landing Facility drill: IAF's Chinook, Mi-17 helicopters to land on highway in J-KIndian Air Force (IAF) Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters will participate in an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) drill on the Jammu-Srinagar Na...
01 Apr, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
Ukraine to supply Mi-17 helicopter engines and spare parts to PakistanPakistan has signed a deal worth $1.5 million to take supplies of Mi-17 helicopter engines and spare parts for the helicopters, ET has lear...
27 Apr, 2023, 06.44 AM IST
IAF Mi-17 helicopter makes precautionary landing in village near JodhpurThe Mi-17V5 is the workhorse of the force and is used for maintaining Indian positions in the Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh on a daily...
12 Mar, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow on maintainability of Mi-17 helicoptersIndia has enough stocks of spares and supplies in the short term, but the uncertainty over their continued availability from Ukraine follow...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.37 AM IST
CDS chopper crash: Mi17V5 is advanced transport helicopter with IAF since 2012India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi17V5 medium lift helicopters for strengthening its chopper fleet for humanitaria...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Mi-17 chopper force-lands in Arunachal, all 16 people on board safeThe helicopter was on a routine mission from Tuting when it force-landed this afternoon.
11 Oct, 2018, 06.46 PM IST
Alpha Design signs $30 million deal with Elbit for IAF's MI-17 helicopter upgradeThe programme involves upgrading of 90 Mi-17 helicopters and Alpha Design, as the major offset partner, will be manufacturing all key sub-u...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
Russia delivers final batch of Mi-17V-5 choppers to IndiaThe contract with Rosoboronexport, a company of Rostec State Corporation, entailed a total of 151 units of Mi-17V-5 helicopter, produced by...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
Russia, India likely to ink deal on 48 Mi-17 choppers supply this year: OfficialRussia and India are holding talks with a view to sign a contract for 48 (Mi-17V-5) helicopters and the techno-commercial negotiations are ...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Russian Helicopters plans first long-term contract with IndiaRussian Helicopters plans to sign the first long-term maintenance agreement with India to provide after-sales service for Mi-17 helicopters.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.56 PM IST
Indian copters rescue 203 people from quake-hit areas in NepalIndia has currently deployed four MI-17 VG and 2 MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force besides a few of the Indian Army.
26 Apr, 2015, 10.18 PM IST
MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashes; pilot safeA MiG-29 fighter aircraft on a routine sortie crashed near Lalparda village in Gujarat's Jamnagar district, with the pilot ejecting safely.
24 Jun, 2013, 03.25 PM IST
- IAF chief N A K Browne reaches Jamnagar; inquiry team recovers flight data recorders
Air Chief Marshal reached Jamnagar to reassure the pilots & technicians at the IAF airbase there which lost 9 personnel in a mid- air colli...
31 Aug, 2012, 05.25 PM IST