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TopicCheetah helicopters

Topic: Cheetah helicopters

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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Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.