Army's wait to replace old helicopters gets longer by day
April 19, 2012 13:42
The Indian Army's hopes of replacing the ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters anytime soon has received a blow. Plans were afoot for the acquisition of 197 light helicopters for the army. But allegations of irregularities in the trials of two contenders - Kamov and Eurocopter - has forced the defence ministry to order an independent probe into the evaluation process.
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