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  IAF choppers transport wreckage of pvt aircraft that crashed near Keda

  India | October 27, 2019 14:53 IST

  The aircraft of UT Air Pvt limited had crashed a few days ago at an altitude of 11,500 ft at the Kedarnath helipad, just short of the holy shrine, IAF officials said.

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  Indian Navy should also try Kamov 226T choppers: Russian firm

  India | December 02, 2017 17:29 IST

  With the government clearing the mega-project to acquire 111 helicopters for the Indian Navy, a leading Russian manufacturer wants the Navy to try its Kamov 226T helicopter.

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  Govt clears Rs 21,738-crore project to acquire 111 helicopters for Navy

  India | October 31, 2017 23:47 IST

  The defence ministry also approved a Rs 450-crore proposal to procure nine active towed array sonar systems for frontline warships of the Navy, official sources said.

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  India, Russia to sign Rs 67,000 cr deal to produce Kamov choppers

  India | October 12, 2016 19:32 IST

  In a move to replace the country's aging Cheetah and Chetak choppers, India is all set to sign a USD 1 billion (around Rs 67,000 crore) deal for producing 200 Kamov 226T helicopters domestically.

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  India, Russia to manufacture military choppers

  December 24, 2015 23:37 IST

  Moscow: In a major push to their strategic ties, India and Russia today decided to expand cooperation in various sectors as they signed 16 pacts, including on joint manufacture of 226 military helicopters and construction

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  Chhattisgarh CM used choppers hired for anti-naxal operations, two pilots suspended

  Politics | October 15, 2015 19:47 IST

  New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended two pilots of a private firm for allegedly flying Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh in a chopper supposed to be used only for anti-naxal operations and also flouting

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  How India lags China in submarine race

  India | July 20, 2015 17:38 IST

  New Delhi:  A recent visit by an advanced Chinese Yuan-class submarine to Karachi after traversing the Arabian Sea worried Indian authorities concerned about China's growing undersea-warfare capabilities — more than four times as large as

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  Choppers flown to rain-hit districts of Uttarakhand

  India | June 26, 2015 16:35 IST

  Dehradun: With the very first spell of monsoon showers damaging nearly half a dozen roads and bridges in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts, choppers were today flown to the affected areas with a team of senior

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  Manohar Parrikar urged to stop using 'Outdated' Choppers

  India | March 12, 2015 8:08 IST

  New Delhi: An Army officer's wife, representing a group of 28 women, yesterday met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar here urging him to stop the use of "outdated" Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, which has claimed a

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  28 aircraft, 14 choppers lost since 2011 by armed forces

  India | February 28, 2015 9:01 IST

  New Delhi: In year 2011-2012, the armed forces have lost 28 aircraft and 14 helicopters in crashes, which killed 42 people. Out of 28 aircraft crashes 14 were ageing MiG fighter variants that should have

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  IAF deployed 35 choppers for Lok Sabha polls

  India | May 08, 2014 20:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Air Force deployed 35 choppers and ferried over 4,850 passengers across the country, including in Maoist and terrorist-infested areas in Chhatisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states, for the Lok Sabha

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  Choppers churn cash, as netas fly for campaigning

  April 06, 2014 17:21 IST

  New Delhi: Choppers and fixed-wing charter aircraft are churning out serious cash for their owners these days, thanks to political parties which are using these to traverse the length and breadth of India.So frequently are

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  AP floods: choppers brought in for rescue, relief in marooned areas

  India | July 23, 2013 9:20 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 23: As the capital Hyderabad recorded 14.1 mm rain on Monday  till 830 pm, five helicopters are being operated in Karimnagar district on  for relief and rescue operations.Andhra Pradesh is presently reeling under

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  Uttarakhand: Choppers evacuate over 500 people from Pithoragarh, 200 villages devastated

  India | June 30, 2013 9:29 IST

  Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, June 30: While choppers have been pressed in to rescue over 500 people stranded in Pithoragarh, the local administration officials are yet to reach most of the village cut off due to landslide,

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  Choppers that CMs use

  India | May 10, 2012 9:50 IST

  New Delhi, May 10: Following are details of the helicopters that chief ministers in Indian states normally use: Madhya Pradesh: A Bell-430 (double engine) purchased in 1998 and a Bell-407 (single engine) purchased in 2003.

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  EC Asks Parties To Furnish Details About Use Of Choppers

  India | February 05, 2012 9:21 IST

  Lucknow, Feb 5: The Election Commission on Saturday directed all the political parties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to furnish complete details regarding the use of helicopters by them.“The parties should inform EC about the areas

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  28 Pak Troops Killed In NATO Attack, Outrage In Islamabad

  World | November 26, 2011 19:37 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 26: At least 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed today when NATO helicopters and combat jets fired on two border posts in the country's northwest, prompting army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to direct

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  Chopper Crashes Hours After Dropping Gadkari Family

  India | June 19, 2011 20:15 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 19:  A private helicopter, hired along with two other choppers for the visit of BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and his family, crashed in Ladpur jungles here today barely hours after the group had

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  Chidambaram Suggests Choppers To Reach Railway Accident Sites

  India | July 21, 2010 14:07 IST

  New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday regretted the enormous delay in rescue and relief teams reaching the train accident site at Sainthia in West Bengal and said use of helicopters or small planes