IAF Pilots Start Training To Operate Chinook Helicopters

IANS | Oct 17, 2018

Currently, four pilots and four flight engineers have been training on Chinook choppers at Delaware in the US since Monday.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of their induction, Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots have started training to operate the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, an official said on Tuesday.

Currently, four pilots and four flight engineers have been training on Chinook choppers at Delaware in the US since Monday.

The chopper is set to be inducted into the IAF soon and is expected to give a boost to IAF operations as the heavy-lift chopper can carry arms and ammunition as well as close to 300 troops at a time.

The Chinook will particularly be helpful in disaster relief and rescue operations.

As per the $3.1 billion deals inked by India, 22 Apache attack and 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters are slated for delivery in 2019-2020.

Indian defence private sector company Dynamatics is developing parts of the Chinook helicopter.