Naxals down IAF chopper in Chhattisgarh - Inside story

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 21:19

In yet another incident of Naxal attack, Maoist rebels opened fire at an Indian Air Force helicopter in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, on January 18.

IAF chopper attacked by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, crew safe

Last Updated: Friday, January 18, 2013, 19:09

An Indian Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing at a forested location in Chhattisgarh Friday evening after Maoist rebels opened fire on it, police said. The crew, one of whom was injured, safely reached a nearby paramilitary camp.

IAF Chopper tragedy: Wing commanders cremated

Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 21:54

Wing Commanders Ashish Sharma and Vikram Singh, who were among nine victims of Jamnagar mid-air helicopter crash, were cremated on Saturday with full military honours.

IAF chopper makes emergency landing in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Monday, June 4, 2012, 16:40

An Indian Air Force chopper carrying security personnel made an emergency landing at Chiyanchi aerodrum at Medininagar in Jharkhand`s Palamu district.

IAF chopper comes under naxal attack in Dantewada

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 21:15

Naxals fired upon an Indian Air Force helicopter which had been sent to help the police-CRPF operation in Dantewada district.

IAF chopper makes emergency landing in Udhampur

Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2011, 16:04

An Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper made an emergency landing today in a mountainous area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

135 stranded passengers airlifted by IAF

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 16:10

As many as 135 stranded passengers, including over a dozen patients, were airlifted by IAF choppers from snow-bound Gurez and Karnah sectors of north Kashmir.

IAF chopper airlifts injured woman in J&K

Last Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 20:29

Battling inclement weather, an IAF helicopter airlifted an injured woman from Gurez in north Kashmir to the capital.

IAF chopper crashes in Ladakh

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 15:36

An Air Force helicopter on a routine flight to Siachen Glacier on Monday crashed in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring both the pilots on board.

IAF combat, heavy-lift chopper trials set to begin

Last Updated: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 16:03

The Indian Air Force (IAF) seems set for trials of new combat and heavy lift helicopters this summer, possibly from June or July, as Boeing gets ready to field its latest versions of AH 64D Apache and Chinook CH-47F helicopters.

J&K: Search to locate bodies of IAF personnel still on

Last Updated: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 17:24

The search operation to locate the bodies of rest of IAF personnel on board the chopper which crashed on Friday in river Chenab is still on, officials said in Jammu on Sunday.

One killed as MI-17 chopper crashes in Kashmir

Last Updated: Friday, October 30, 2009, 15:25

One person was killed as an Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter carrying four people crashed into the Chenab River in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday afternoon, police said.