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Topic: Cheetah helicopters

With Cheetah & Chetak fleets ageing, Army, IAF move to fast-track purchase of 200 light helicopters

Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.

2 pilots dead as Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal, inquiry ordered

The aircraft took off from Missamari air base in Assam’s Sonitpur around 9:15 am on a routine sortie; it lost touch with ATC while returning from Senge village in West Kameng district.

Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh, 2 pilots missing

The force has mounted a search operation for the two missing crew men – a lieutenant colonel and a major.

Army wives group writes to Modi over chopper crash, replacements approved but delayed

The wives group call the cheetah and chetak fleet 'flying coffins', ask for replacement. MoD had approved 12 LUHs from HAL Nov 2021, but are dragging their feet on placing orders

Multiple military & civilian chopper crashes in past years highlight a disturbing trend for India

An Indian Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter crashed Wednesday. Several such crashes over past few yrs have jolted the military. Non-military sphere, too, has encountered many crashes.

Army Cheetah helicopter crashes in snowy Gurez in Kashmir, rescue teams rushed

The chopper was on its way to pick up Border Security personnel who were unwell.

Army denies ‘protocol violation’ as helicopter with two 3-star officers makes emergency landing

Incident brings back memories of 1963 crash that claimed lives of five top Indian military commanders, and led to new protocols regarding top officers flying in the same chopper.

Armed forces to limit flying Cheetah choppers as Covid hits spares production at HAL

HAL has reduced spare production for the ageing Cheetahs, and it has been communicated to the forces that the shortage is expected to last around 3 months.

Indian Army’s chopper crashes in Bhutan, both pilots killed

The Cheetah Helicopter, which was en route from Khirmu in Arunanchal to Bhutan's Yongphulla, when it crashed, killing an Indian and a Bhutanese pilot.

The only woman warrior in Kargil War flew her Cheetah helicopter without fear

Gunjan Saxena operated in the area spanning Kargil–Tololing– Batalik. She conducted around 10 sorties over a period of 20 days during the Kargil War.

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Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.