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ISRO Tests Threads That Would Help Bring Astronauts Home From Space
The lives of Indian astronauts will literally hang by thread when they return to Earth -indigenously made parachutes will help slow down the craft before its splashdown in the sea.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Air Force Choppers Join Rescue Ops In Uttarakhand, 5000 Evacuated
The Indian Air Force's Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters today joined the rescue operations in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims still stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath.
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"Misleading": Centre On Reports Of Model Of Chinook Chopper Missing In UP
The defence ministry on Saturday trashed reports that a model of a Chinook chopper installed by the DRDO at the 2020 edition of DefExpo went missing.
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Air Force's Chinook Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Punjab
A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing following a "technical snag" near Punjab's Barnala on Sunday, police said.
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Why Chinook Is Being Used To Airlift Trapped Tunnel Workers After Rescue
The Indian Air Force has deployed the twin-rotor heavy lift Chinook helicopter on standby at an airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Chinook Helicopter On Standby For Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers
The Air Force has stationed a Chinook helicopter - a twin-rotor heavy-lift chopper - at the airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped underground in the Silkyara tunnel.
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ISRO to Conduct First Test Flight of Gaganyaan Mission in February Next Year
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which will carry...
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Skies Roar In Jammu As Rafale Jets, Chinook Choppers Take Part In Air Show
The skies roared as fighter jets and combat helicopters of the IAF captivated the audience with their maneuvers during an air show to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations at the headquarters of Air Officer Commanding Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Chinooks Used By Air Force Do Not Have Any Problems: Boeing India Chief
Chinooks used by the Indian Air Force (IAF) are 'absolutely fine' and do not have any problems, the top executive at Boeing India said on Thursday, after the US Army grounded its fleet of CH-47 helicopters because of a risk of engine fires.
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Indian Chinooks "Operating Normally", Say Sources, After US Grounds Them
The US-made Chinook helicopters serving in the Indian Air Force are "continuing operations normally", sources have told NDTV, after the US Army grounded its fleet of workhorse CH-47 Chinook helicopters following engine fire incidents.
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Indian Air Force Seeks Details As US Grounds Chinook Chopper Fleet: Report
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought details from American defence manufacturer Boeing about the reasons behind the grounding of the US Army's entire fleet of Chinook helicopters.
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US Grounds Entire Fleet Of Workhorse Chinook Choppers Over Engine Fires
The US Army has grounded its fleet of workhorse H-47 Chinook helicopters, an icon of US wars from Vietnam to the Middle East, after several experienced engine fires, the Army said Tuesday.
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US Army Grounds Entire Chinook Chopper Fleet Over Engine Fires
US Chinook Helicopters: The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters, a battlefield workhorse since the 1960s, over the risk of engine fires, a media report said Tuesday.
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Philippines Drops Russia Deal, In Talks To Buy US Helicopters, Says Envoy
The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227.35 millionin order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.
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ISRO Tests Threads That Would Help Bring Astronauts Home From Space
The lives of Indian astronauts will literally hang by thread when they return to Earth -indigenously made parachutes will help slow down the craft before its splashdown in the sea.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Air Force Choppers Join Rescue Ops In Uttarakhand, 5000 Evacuated
The Indian Air Force's Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters today joined the rescue operations in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims still stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath.
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"Misleading": Centre On Reports Of Model Of Chinook Chopper Missing In UP
The defence ministry on Saturday trashed reports that a model of a Chinook chopper installed by the DRDO at the 2020 edition of DefExpo went missing.
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Air Force's Chinook Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Punjab
A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing following a "technical snag" near Punjab's Barnala on Sunday, police said.
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Why Chinook Is Being Used To Airlift Trapped Tunnel Workers After Rescue
The Indian Air Force has deployed the twin-rotor heavy lift Chinook helicopter on standby at an airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Chinook Helicopter On Standby For Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers
The Air Force has stationed a Chinook helicopter - a twin-rotor heavy-lift chopper - at the airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped underground in the Silkyara tunnel.
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ISRO to Conduct First Test Flight of Gaganyaan Mission in February Next Year
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which will carry...
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Skies Roar In Jammu As Rafale Jets, Chinook Choppers Take Part In Air Show
The skies roared as fighter jets and combat helicopters of the IAF captivated the audience with their maneuvers during an air show to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations at the headquarters of Air Officer Commanding Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
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Chinooks Used By Air Force Do Not Have Any Problems: Boeing India Chief
Chinooks used by the Indian Air Force (IAF) are 'absolutely fine' and do not have any problems, the top executive at Boeing India said on Thursday, after the US Army grounded its fleet of CH-47 helicopters because of a risk of engine fires.
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Indian Chinooks "Operating Normally", Say Sources, After US Grounds Them
The US-made Chinook helicopters serving in the Indian Air Force are "continuing operations normally", sources have told NDTV, after the US Army grounded its fleet of workhorse CH-47 Chinook helicopters following engine fire incidents.
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Indian Air Force Seeks Details As US Grounds Chinook Chopper Fleet: Report
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought details from American defence manufacturer Boeing about the reasons behind the grounding of the US Army's entire fleet of Chinook helicopters.
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US Grounds Entire Fleet Of Workhorse Chinook Choppers Over Engine Fires
The US Army has grounded its fleet of workhorse H-47 Chinook helicopters, an icon of US wars from Vietnam to the Middle East, after several experienced engine fires, the Army said Tuesday.
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US Army Grounds Entire Chinook Chopper Fleet Over Engine Fires
US Chinook Helicopters: The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters, a battlefield workhorse since the 1960s, over the risk of engine fires, a media report said Tuesday.
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Philippines Drops Russia Deal, In Talks To Buy US Helicopters, Says Envoy
The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227.35 millionin order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.
