CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -American aerospace major Boeing has announced the arrival of two new heavy-lift Chinook helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aircraft has been battle tested in diverse, extreme conditions throughout the world, and has proven capability to operate in the wide range of conditions that typify the Indian subcontinent. In 2020, Boeing completed the delivery of 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force.

Detailed explanation-3: -The helicopter will be called ‘Prachand’, which means fierce. According to its makers, the LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world which can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters with a considerable load of weapons and fuel, meeting the specific requirements laid out by the Indian Armed Forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully completed a non-stop sortie between Chandigarh and Jorhat in Assam, covering a distance of 1,910 kilometers.

Detailed explanation-5: -India has 15 Chinook helicopters based in Chandigarh and Assam to take care of the operational needs of the north and the northeast parts of the country.