{"id":310801,"date":"2019-03-25T06:33:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T06:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=310801"},"modified":"2019-03-25T06:33:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T06:33:58","slug":"chandigarh-indian-air-force-inducts-chinook-multi-mission-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/chandigarh-indian-air-force-inducts-chinook-multi-mission-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandigarh: Indian Air Force inducts Chinook multi-mission helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-310802 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/chinook-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chinook-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chinook-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chinook-696x453.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chinook-645x420.jpg 645w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chinook.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted advanced multi-mission helicopters \u2018Chinook\u2019 at Chandigarh. Chinook helicopters will provide IAF with unmatched strategic airlift capability across the full spectrum of combat and humanitarian missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIAF received its first CH-47F (I) Chinook heavy-lift helicopter on 10 Feb 19 at the Mundra port in Gujarat. On 25 Mar 19, it will be formally inducted into the Helicopter fleet of IAF at Chandigarh,\u201d Indian Air Force tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa attended the induction ceremony and said, \u201cCountry faces multiple security challenges. We require vertical lift capability across a diversified terrain. Chinook has been procured with India specific enhancements. It is a national asset.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cChinook can deliver heavy payloads to high altitudes and is eminently suited for operations in the high Himalayas. It will greatly enhance India\u2019s capabilities across a range of military &amp; HADR missions,\u201d IAF said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cChinook is a heavy lift, tandem rotor helicopter which serves armed forces of 19 countries. It is a multi-role platform and is used for the transport of troops and material among other roles. It will greatly enhance IAF\u2019s HADR capability,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted advanced multi-mission helicopters \u2018Chinook\u2019 at Chandigarh. Chinook helicopters will provide IAF with unmatched strategic airlift capability across the full spectrum of combat and humanitarian missions. \u201cIAF received its first CH-47F (I) Chinook heavy-lift helicopter on 10 Feb 19 at the Mundra port in Gujarat. 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