Indian Air Force Inducts First Four Heavy-Lift Chinook Helipcopters in Chandigarh

Indian Air Force Inducts First Four Heavy-Lift Chinook Helipcopters in Chandigarh

• Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa formally inducted the first batch of the four CH-47 Chinook choppers in the Indian Air Force at Chandigarh’s Air Force Station 12 Wing on March 25, 2019.
• The second batch of Chinooks will be stationed in Assam’s Dinjan.
• India bought 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters in September 2015 from Boeing (United States) at a cost of $1.5 billion.
• The entire fleet of 15 Chinooks is expected to be inducted in the air force by March 2020.
• These choppers will be used for various military purposes such as deploying of troops and machinery at high-altitude locations along the India-Pakistan border to support country’s current and future security goals.