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Helicopter carrying Colombia's prez, senior officials attacked, all safe

Colombian President Ivn Duque said a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in southern Catatumbo region, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft

First liftoff: Ingenuity copter to add aerial dimension to Mars exploration

The helicopter onboard the Perseverance rover aims to add the aerial dimension to Mars exploration, which remains unavailable to date

Helicopter operations in India well below the country's potential: Puri

Helicopter operations in the country are well below its potential, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Wednesday.

China's indigenous unmanned plateau helicopter makes maiden flight

This flight broke the record for the elevation at which a domestically built unmanned helicopter took off and landed

HAL's light utility helicopter completes hot and high altitude trials

HALs indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas for about 10 days. A comprehensive test plan was executed at Leh (3300 metres above mean sea level) in temperatures up to ISA (international standard atmosphere)+320C which included envelope expansion, performance and flying qualities, Bengaluru headquartered HAL ( Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) said. The LUH took off from Leh and demonstrated its hot and high hover performance at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at 5000 MAMSL, an HAL statement said on Wednesday. The helicopter also demonstrated its payload capability in Siachen glacier high altitude. During the trials, pilots landed the helicopter at the highest helipads of Amar and Sonam, it said. "HAL has once again proved its indigenous capability in design & development", the statement said. The Army version of LUH is now ready for Initial ...

Pawan Hans launches helicopter flights on Dehradun-Gauchar route in U'khand

Pawan Hans Limited launched helicopter service on the Dehradun-New Tehri-Srinagar-Gauchar route in Uttarakhand under the Central government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN

Govt readying $2.6-billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip

Trump is expected in India around Feb 24 on his first official visit to the country, although no formal announcement has yet been made

HAL's light utility helicopter awarded initial operational clearance

This certification, issued by the CEMILAC, brings the LUH much closer to being manufactured in large numbers

In a first, HAL to transfer tech to pvt defence firm to build helicopters

HAL is in the process of identifying the private defence major with whom it will share the technology for the production of the twin-engine combat helicopter

Tata Advanced Systems, Bell forge pact to manufacture choppers

The pact looks to tap the multi-billion dollar potential rotary wing market in India

Helicopter with 13 aboard crashes off Norway

The chopper was transporting workers from a North Sea offshore oil field when it crashed around midday