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Boeing's Chinook set to win Indian heavy-lift chopper tender

New Delhi, Oct 29: US Boeing's Chinook CH 47F helicopter is set to win the Indian Air Force's helicopter tender, defeating the Russian Mi-26 in the open international tender by a decent margin.The tender was





According to Lt.Gen. (retd.) B.S. Pawar, an expert on rotorcraft, the newer version of the Chinook, which India will get from the US, is a proven machine and perhaps the best in comparison to other helicopters. "It is versatile and has proved as a great workhorse both in Afghan and Iraq operations in heavy logistic roles."
















"Chinook will be useful not only in ferrying under-slung artillery guns and jeeps but also be useful for integrated day and night commando operations for which it is well-equipped," Lt. Gen. Pawar observed.






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