Chinook Helicopter
- Chinook Helicopter is a multi-role, vertical-lift platform.
- It is used for transporting troops, artillery, equipment, and fuel.
- It is also used for humanitarian and disaster relief operations and in missions such as transportation of relief supplies and mass evacuation of refugees.
- It has the capability to ferry heavy cargo like road construction equipment over difficult terrain. It can carry around 10 tonnes of load
- These helicopters manufactured by Boeing who perform a variety of tasks in support of Army operations.
Chinook Helicopter and IAF
- In 2015, India had signed a 3-billion-dollar deal with the US for the purchase of 15 Chinook heavy lift and 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
- In 2019, it was inducted into the Indian Air Force. IAF operates a fleet of 15 Chinook Helicopters.
- One Helicopter Unit of Chinooks is based in Chandigarh while the other is based at Mohanbari airbase in Assam.
- It has not grounded them as it awaits more word on the US development.
Latest News
- 02 September 2022: The US Army has grounded its fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters after finding the helicopter to be at risk of engine fires.
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