IAF Mi-17 V5 Chopper Crashes Killing Seven Personnel
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed Friday morning near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh killing seven people.
Five of those killed were Indian Air Force personnel and two were Army officials.
The helicopter reportedly crashed around 6 am Friday while it was on an air maintenance mission. The chopper was flying in Tawang sector, bordering China.
The Indian Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the crash in order to ascertain its cause.
The Mi-17 V5 is a Russian-made military transport helicopter and is often in disaster relief operations, especially floods. The Mi-17 V5 was most recently deployed in Gujarat and Rajasthan for flood relief operations.
Russia Hands Over First Mi-17V-5 Helicopter To Kenya
Russia, India Likely To Sign Deal This Year For 48 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters
Thirty Indian Mi-17-1B Helicopters To Be Repaired In Russia
BAE Systems, Canada’s Cellula Robotics to Develop 5,000km-Range Extra-Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle...
Ebbing Air National Guard Base to Host Additional F-35s for Global Training...
Boeing Secures $4B for KC-46A Tankers, P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Russia Fired RS-26 Rubezh ICBM-Based IRBM at Ukraine: U.S.
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...