NEW DELHI:
The Chetak helicopter in the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces has completed 60 years of services with the Indian Air Force (IAF), and to commemorate the occasion, the IAF is organising a conclave on April 2 at the Air Force Station in Hakimpet, Hyderabad.
The Conclave, scheduled at the National Industrial Security Academy Convention Centre, Secunderabad will be attended by the defence minister as chief guest, chief of the air staff, senior retired & serving officers of the & serving officers of the helicopter stream from the three services and officials of MoD, Indian Coast Guard & Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
The Conclave intends to provide a platform to showcase six decades of helicopter operations in the country, highlighting Chetak helicopter operations in particular. This event highlight will involve reflections, narrations and discussions by prominent speakers from the veteran community and the Services.
Deliverables to the audience would also include perspectives on the evolution of helicopter operations as driven by technology and future battlefield imperatives.