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A Russian Air Force Mi-28. The Mi-28 is a new-generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner for the Mi-24 Hind and Ka-50 Hokum. The five-blade main rotor is mounted above the body midsection, short, wide, tapered, weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of the body midsection.
Mil Mi-24: Russia attack: Mi-25/35: 15 [15] HAL Prachand: India attack 10 [29] 66 on order [30] HAL Rudra: India attack 16 50 on order. [31] CH-47 Chinook: United States transport CH-47F: 15 [15] Mil Mi-17: Russia utility Mi-17V-5: 222 [15] HAL Dhruv: India utility: 95 [15] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: India utility 6 on order [32] Alouette ...
Data from Display at Aero India 2021 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 24 to 36 seated troops / 4,500 kg (9,921 lb) Length: 25.16 m (82 ft 7 in) Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in) Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb) Powerplant: 2 × SAFHAL Aravalli turboshaft engines, 2,000 kW (2,800 shp) each Main rotor diameter: 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) Performance Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn ...
The Helicopter was on night flying practice when the incident happened and was occupied by two pilots only, no passengers were present. Both the pilots perished in the incident. [47] [48] 13 Jan 2018: Pawan Hans Helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea Off the coast of Mumbai while ferrying seven people including ONGC personnel. The bodies of ...
The Air Force must now either buy fewer F-35s or figure out how to foot a bigger annual bill. ... as the Marine Corps’s AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter costs $20,642 an hour, or nearly four times ...
A Dassault Rafale flying at Aero India 2017. The Rafale deal controversy is a political controversy in India related to the purchase of 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft for a price estimated at €7.87 billion (₹58,891 Crore) by the Defence Ministry of India from France's Dassault Aviation.
India issued a request for proposal for 22 attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force in May 2008. [111] The Ka-50, the Mil Mi-28, and the Eurocopter Tiger were the front-runners for this order as of October 2008. [112] The tender though was eventually cancelled and later India announced a new tender, with revised conditions.
His predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, signed the deal to buy the Mi-17 helicopters but decided before his term ended to cancel the contract due to fears of possible Western sanctions.