Indian Air Force inducts four Chinook heavy-lift choppers

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa inducted four CH47 Chinook heavy-lift choppers into the IAF on Monday. India has paid close to $ 1.5 billion for 15 of these helicopters which would be also used for deploying troops and machinery at high altitude locations. The Chinook has the capacity to carry a maximum payload capacity of 11 tonnes and 45 troops.

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