Cheetah, Chetak Choppers To Retire After String of Crashes Raise Safety Concerns

The army has firmed up plans to retire its oldest light-utility helicopters, pushing the panic button, as a string of recent crashes has blemished the safety record of the machines.



A South Block source said that the early variants of the Cheetah and Chetak fleet will be replaced by the locally-made advanced light helicopter (ALH), also known as Dhruv.



The source said the army’s