Grounding of ALH fleet since January is a setback for armed services & Coast Guard who together operate around 330 of these work horses. HAL came out against adverse reports.
In my experience, HAL has always resorted to band-aid fixes and additional cautions rather than walking back a design—that too after much blood was spilt.
There are people inside and outside of Iran who do not feel sorry for President Raisi’s death. Some of them are trying to take advantage of this tragedy to pursue their own political goals.
Widely used globally by govts & private operators, the two-blade, medium helicopter first flew in 1968. Tehran procured various aircraft, including copters, before 1979 revolution.
Helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi & Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in northwestern Iran. Modi says, 'India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow'.
Review by committee set up by Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification found no design flaw, but metallurgical issues & maintenance problems at the service level, it is learnt.
Little is known about why the helicopters came down, Army Brigadier General John Lubas said Thursday. The crash is one of the military's deadliest training accidents in recent years.
The Kentucky governor said Thursday fatalities were expected after the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission late Wednesday. The crew members status is not known.
Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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