An Army helicopter carrying 14 people including Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat (CDS Bipin Rawat) and his wife crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu today (December 08, 2021). Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat was killed in the accident.
CDS Bipin Rawat's Profile
- Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat (CDS Bipin Rawat) has spent a long time in the service of the Indian Army, he has been an expert in fighting at high altitudes.
- Bipin Rawat is known in the Army as an expert in height fighting and counter-insurgency operations.
The surgical strike to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan was carried out by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat following the 2016 terrorist attack on a military base in Uri.
-He has spent a long time in LOC, China Border and North East during Army service.
-Bipin Rawat commanded in the Kashmir Valley as a Brigadier in the National Rifles and later as a Major General in the Infantry Division. He commanded the South Command.
- He coordinated McNize-Warfare on the western border with Pakistan as well as the Air Force and Navy.
-Bipin Rawat has also commanded an infantry battalion as a colonel on the Chinese border.
-Bipin Rawat has been awarded the Sword of Honor at the Indian Military Academy.
-Rawat has served as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee as well as the 27th Army Chief of the Indian Army.
-Bipin Rawat holds a PhD in Military Media Studies from Charan Singh University.
The helicopter was purchased by India from Russia and is considered safe. It is special in many ways and is used for transporting important people of the country. Helicopter crashes have occurred in the past.
Other cases of MI-17V5 helicopter crash
The MI-17V5 helicopter crashed during a rescue operation after the disaster in Kedarnath in 2013. In which 20 people were killed.
According to India Today, nine NDRF personnel and six ITBP personnel were also killed in the accident.
In October 2017, an Air Force MI-17V5 helicopter crashed in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Seven people were killed.
The incident took place around 6 a.m. during an air maintenance mission in the China border area, according to the Times of India.
The dead included five Air Force and two Army personnel. In February 2019, a Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Srinagar.
According to the Times of India, six Indian Air Force personnel and a civilian were killed in the accident.
Indian and Russian helicopters
Thirteen people, including General Bipin Rawat and his wife, were killed in the accident.
The first Russian helicopter was ordered by the Ministry of Defense in 2008.
Delivery began in 2011 and by 2013, a total of 36 helicopters had been delivered to India. In addition, during the aero show in February 2013, India also ordered 12 Mi-17V5 helicopters.
As part of the 2008 deal, the Ministry of Defense and Rosoboronexport signed an agreement for 71 Mi-17V5 helicopters in 2012-13, according to the Economic Times.
The last batch of orders under this agreement was sent to India in July 2018.
MI-17V5 and its features
An Army helicopter has crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, with senior Army officials, including General Bipin Rawat, on board.
According to the website of Russian Helicopters, the manufacturer of MI-17V5 helicopters, these helicopters are military transport variants of the MI-8/17 series of helicopters.
The helicopters are manufactured by Kazan Helicopters, a Russian subsidiary of Helicopters.
These helicopters were designed as transport cargo.
However, by modifying it, it can also be used for the movement of soldiers. The company claims that this helicopter is the most advanced transport helicopter in the world.
According to the company, the helicopter can be used for the movement of troops and weapons, for the movement of VVIPOs, for surveillance as well as for rescue operations.
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Source : "VTV News"
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