Passengers stranded in Kedarnath were evacuated safely with the help of Chinook helicopter – Photo : Amar Ujala Expansion Air Force’s Chinook and MI17 helicopters have also been deployed in the rescue operation to rescue people trapped in the devastation caused by cloudburst in Uttarakhand. More than 6,980 pilgrims stranded on the way to Kedarnath have been rescued safely so far, while more than 1,500 devotees and local people are still stranded on the way. Out of these, 150 people are not able to be contacted by their families. At…
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DRDO refutes claims about Chinook Helicopter Model missing Lucknow Defense Expo 2020
Chinook Helicopter: There is news going on in the media that the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) had installed the Chinook helicopter model in Lucknow during the Defense Expo 2020 and that model is now missing. Giving information on this, DRDO said that these reports are baseless, because DRDO has never installed any helicopter model in Lucknow. In fact, a shocking incident had come to light yesterday from the capital Lucknow city, where a combat helicopter (Chinook) made in the Defense Research and Development Organization was displayed during the…
Read MoreWatch How ISRO Successfully Did Pushpak Viman Landing Experiment Using Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter
RLV-LEX-02 Experiment: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday (22 March) achieved a major breakthrough in the field of reusable launch vehicle technology. Autonomous landing of India’s modern Pushpak aircraft was successfully tested with the help of Chinook helicopter of the Air Force at 7.10 am in Chitradurga, Karnataka. According to ISRO, Pushpak aircraft will make India’s access to space economical in future. The winged pushpaka aircraft is a type of rocket, which is part of ISRO’s RLV-LEX 2 mission. ISRO said in a statement that it has achieved…
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