24-Nov-21 - HAL delivered another Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) gunship helicopter to the Indian Air Force during the 75th year of India’s independence celebrations #LCH
13-Feb-21 - Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed the new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the emergency response caused by the Uttarakhand region flooding #UttarakhandRescue
30-Nov-20 - Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief flew the HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). The IAF (and Army) plans to order 162 of these gunship helicopters. Last September first aircraft of the limited series production (LSP) batch initiated ground-based testing #LCH
05-Sep-20 - Longbow LBL, the joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, obainted Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts to provide AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) to Morocco, Netherlands and India AH-64E Apache helicopters and upgrade for United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Apache
18-Aug-20 - Indian Coast Guard and Air Force Dhruv and Chetak (Alouette III) helicopters rescue crew and extricate skimmed oil from the Japanese cargo ship MV Wakashio which ran aground on the reef at Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius on its way from China to Brazil #Wakashio
12-Aug-20 - The Indian Air Force deployed two of the new Indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to northern Leh in the Indian-Chinese border after the recent clash between the two countries #Leh
12-Jul-20 - The Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT), a indigenously developed stretcher to evacuate Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, entered service in the Indian Air Force (IAF) #ARPIT
10-Jul-20 - Boeing delivered the 22 and last AH-64E Apache in June. The last of 15 Chinooks were delivered in March. Boeing now focused on training and sustainment in support of India’s new rotorcraft fleet in partnership with #Apache
05-Sep-19 - Russian Helicopters presents the Mi-171A2 and Ka-226T intended for India at the Fifth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, September 4-6 #EEF2019
04-Sep-19 - The first 8 of 22 Boeing AH-64E(I) Apaches were inducted into Indian Air Force’ 125 Squadron with a ceremony at Pathankot Air Force Station #Apaches
12-May-19 - Boeing and Indian Air Force held ceremony at Mesa, AZ for the formal reception of the first AH-64E(I) Guardian Apache for the IAF. Scheduled to arrive to India next July #Apache
