tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post109264413083137158..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Parrikar visits US facility that will build India’s Chinook choppersBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-78861745507325563202016-09-11T23:50:11.481-07:002016-09-11T23:50:11.481-07:00Hi Shukla ji,though my question might sound like n...Hi Shukla ji,though my question might sound like novice to you. My question is our HAL caan not manufacture such kind of helicopters?. If not how long it will take for hal to master on this ?prasanta'sworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454522468083254407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-83384932282411892152016-09-06T09:41:51.531-07:002016-09-06T09:41:51.531-07:00A fantastic helicopter with great potential for ou...A fantastic helicopter with great potential for our forces. I only think that this order should have been given by the Indian Army's aviation forces. They need rapid response lift forces urgently .gurinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161306658980192106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87668144207250394112016-09-03T03:22:35.007-07:002016-09-03T03:22:35.007-07:00One of the few decisions made quickly and without...One of the few decisions made quickly and without controversy. I hope chinooks serve us well for a long time to comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8657374471519413292016-09-03T02:31:43.720-07:002016-09-03T02:31:43.720-07:00I hope they buy many more helos as 15/22 is clearl...I hope they buy many more helos as 15/22 is clearly not enough for a country of india's size. we need twice as much and many of the parts are being manf in india so why not place repeat orders rather than let the existing set-up go waste...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-20014556876423175882016-09-02T23:56:29.257-07:002016-09-02T23:56:29.257-07:00The manouvere to deposit soldiers on hilltop by ch...The manouvere to deposit soldiers on hilltop by chinook without landing is called a "pinnacle manoevere".its superb machine with years of life ahead and by early 2020 might be upgraded further and will remain in service in 2040s.we should also go for additional machines and also special forces version used JSOC Command in U.SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com