Lanka seeks MI-26 helicopters

Sri Lanka has sought the lease of two heavy lift MI-26 transport helicopters from India.Sri Lankan Air force Chief Donal Perera said a government-to-government request had gone out to India for the......

Govt clears multi-billion deal for Boeing military choppers

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, the cabinet committee on security on Tuesday cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift......

Landing a plane at the world's highest airfield

The sortie had to be executed in good weather and in sub-zero temperatures, which meant it was to be accomplished by mid or third week in May before the earth heated up and the monsoon clouds made......

Armed forces rescue over 76,500 people in flood-ravaged J-K

A woman is airlifted from the roof of a of a five-story hotel in a flooded locality in Srinagar. Photograph: PTI Photo The armed forces have rescued over 76,500 people in the flood-ravaged parts......