India: A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing following a “technical snag” near Punjab’s Barnala on Sunday, police said.
The helicopter, which was on a routine flying sortie, landed in an open field and the crew and the chopper are safe and a recovery team has reached the site, air force officials said. The reason behind the “technical snag” is unknown and will be determined in an enquiry by the Indian Air Force.
In 2022, the US Army grounded its Chinook fleet over engine fires. Boeing’s India chief, Salil Hupte, said the Chinooks operated by the Indian Air Force do not have any problems and said “there is no impact on the helicopter operated by the Indian forces”.
The Indian Air Force had sought details from Boeing, the manufacturer of Chinook, about the reasons behind the grounding of the US Army’s entire fleet of Chinook helicopters.
