Cheetah Helicopter

Public Relations Officer, Defence Guwahati Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ARC) at around 9:15 am on March 16.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashedin Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang today, killing a pilot and injuring another.

An army pilot was killed and his co-pilot was critically injured after their Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Line of Control or LoC in north Kashmir's Gurez sector today.

Two pilots were injured when an Army helicopter crash-landed in a dense forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district today, officials said.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing in an open field in Rajasthan's Jalore district on Thursday after developing a technical snag, police said.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force that was on its way to Chandigarh from the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad made an emergency landing on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway inUttar Pradesh's Baghpat due to a technical fault on Thursday, officials said.

The family of Lieutenant Colonel Rajneesh Parmar, who was killed when an Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) Cheetah helicopter crashed in eastern Bhutan on Friday, today expressed disappointment over delay by the government in replacing old helicopters.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army made an emergency landing in an open field in Dharamtul district's Nagaon in Assam on Wednesday morning due to a technical snag.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash-landed in Natha Top in Jammu and Kashmir soon after it took off on a routine sortie this morning, official sources said.

A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) toppled while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad today. Both the pilots are safe. The chopper toppled when the pilots tried a forced landing after it developed a technical snag, sources in IAF said.

An Army Cheetah helicopter crash landed at Sukhna in West Bengal today, killing three officers and leaving one junior commissioner officer in a critical condition.

India and Russia are expected to sign this weekend a "complex agreement" for production of 200 Kamov 226T helicopters domestically under a nearly $1 billion deal to replace the aging Cheetah and Chetak choppers.

Indian Air Force's (IAF) iconic unit 'Siachen Pioneers', which is a lifeline for thousands of soldiers posted in the arduous and world's highest battlefield, wants to replace ageing Cheetah choppers with the Cheetals that come equipped with modern engine.

Russia's Rostech State Corporation has tied up with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of at least 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters to replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak, in a deal estimated to be worth USD 1 billion under the 'Make in India' initiative.

A group of women comprising wives of Army officers today met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi urging him to stop the use of "outdated" Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, which has claimed a number of lives.

Public Relations Officer, Defence Guwahati Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ARC) at around 9:15 am on March 16.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashedin Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang today, killing a pilot and injuring another.

An army pilot was killed and his co-pilot was critically injured after their Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Line of Control or LoC in north Kashmir's Gurez sector today.

Two pilots were injured when an Army helicopter crash-landed in a dense forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district today, officials said.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing in an open field in Rajasthan's Jalore district on Thursday after developing a technical snag, police said.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force that was on its way to Chandigarh from the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad made an emergency landing on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway inUttar Pradesh's Baghpat due to a technical fault on Thursday, officials said.

The family of Lieutenant Colonel Rajneesh Parmar, who was killed when an Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) Cheetah helicopter crashed in eastern Bhutan on Friday, today expressed disappointment over delay by the government in replacing old helicopters.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army made an emergency landing in an open field in Dharamtul district's Nagaon in Assam on Wednesday morning due to a technical snag.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash-landed in Natha Top in Jammu and Kashmir soon after it took off on a routine sortie this morning, official sources said.

A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) toppled while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad today. Both the pilots are safe. The chopper toppled when the pilots tried a forced landing after it developed a technical snag, sources in IAF said.

An Army Cheetah helicopter crash landed at Sukhna in West Bengal today, killing three officers and leaving one junior commissioner officer in a critical condition.

India and Russia are expected to sign this weekend a "complex agreement" for production of 200 Kamov 226T helicopters domestically under a nearly $1 billion deal to replace the aging Cheetah and Chetak choppers.

Indian Air Force's (IAF) iconic unit 'Siachen Pioneers', which is a lifeline for thousands of soldiers posted in the arduous and world's highest battlefield, wants to replace ageing Cheetah choppers with the Cheetals that come equipped with modern engine.

Russia's Rostech State Corporation has tied up with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of at least 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters to replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak, in a deal estimated to be worth USD 1 billion under the 'Make in India' initiative.

A group of women comprising wives of Army officers today met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi urging him to stop the use of "outdated" Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, which has claimed a number of lives.