HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS
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Mar 01, 2021 07:52 AM EST
The IAF choose the Ch-47 Chinook Twin Rotor heavy helicopters, not the Israeli Air Force said sources. Instead, the Israelis bought another helicopter for their forces, the CH-53K.
Why India got the Chinook heavy lifters over the CH-53K was a surprise. It was expected that the Israelis would be opting for the Chinook instead.
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Reports from last year, India got 15 of the twin-rotor Chinook from Boeing with the last 5 in 2020. The Indian Air Force (IAF) in Chandigarh received the last 5, before the lockdowns in India, reported Eurasian Times.