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Indian Air Force Mi17 V5 chopper crashes in Uttarakhand

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In a shocking development, an Indian Air Force Mi17 V5 chopper crashed near Mana Pass of Uttarakhand today during a drilling exercise of the Kumaon regiment at North of Badrinath, Joshi math sector. All are reported to be safe. The chopper was being used by the Army’s Kumaon regiment and the incident happened during the routine drill exercise … Read more

Agusta Westland Choppers Out, Russian Chopper To be VVIP helicopter of Indian Air Force

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The Prime Minister and other VVIPs like defence minister and home minister now have refurbished Russian Mi-17 V5 helicopters to ferry them around. These helicopters were modified at the Indian Air Force”s repair depot in Chandigarh to meet the requirements of the VVIPs since after the Agusta Westland choppers contracted during the UPA government were … Read more