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India has only 250 civilian Sar helicopters

Country thinks about the last incident; new government measure

India is making an examination of conscience and is thinking about the state of the national helicopter sector. It all started with the recent air accident involving a military aircraft in which the Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, General Bipin Rawat, died with 13 other people. Many analysts claim that military and civilian aircraft fleets are safe, but not all are convinced. In...

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New Dehli, India, 12/10/2021 11:58
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