The Sarang Helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force lifted off from Sulur Airbase on Sunday for Bahrain International Air Show 2024 at Sakhir Airbase starting on November 13.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti, launched the country's first helicopter ambulance service through All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Tuesday.
SIMBEX, which began as 'Exercise Lion King' in 1994, has since evolved into one of the most significant bilateral maritime collaborations between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), according to the press release.
In a pioneering move aimed at bolstering logistics support to remote forward posts, the Indian Army has entered into a first-of-its-kind contract with civil aviation service providers, a press release said.
The ICG helicopter that ditched on September 2, had two pilots and two Air Crew Divers and was on a Medevac (medical evacuation) mission to evacuate a seriously injured crew member from Motor Tanker Hari Leela.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday inaugurated the Passenger Terminal Building at Sahastradhara Heliport and launched the Dehradun-Almora Helicopter Service.
In the air adventure show, fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30MKI and Sarang helicopter took part as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Deputy CM Udhyanidhi Stalin, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, and a large number of spectators gathered to witness the spectacular show.
An advanced light helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, while doing flood relief operations in the state.
Speaking to ANI, DCP Gaikwad said, "Today, a private helicopter of Heritage Aviation took off from Oxford Helipad Bavdhan. We received information about its crash immediately after it took off at 7.30 am today. Two pilots and one engineer onboard died in the crash."
"After arriving at the spot, we saw that the chopper had crashed and all its parts had scattered. There was a smouldering fire. We were able to extract 3 casualties and these were handed over to the police. Initially, we got the information that it was the chopper of some Heritage Aviatio