India’s $1.34billion Mi-17 helicopters to start arriving by March 2011

[Yeti]

Chinooks have a diffrent role to these workhorses i think they are part of another tender along with some attack helicopters we aim to get I just hope we go for Apache Block III they would come in handy.

 

[silentinksoldier]

The Chinooks are complicated helicopters both in terms of maintainance and operations. Yes the approach is better when compared to the Mi-26 and occupies lesser space, the Mi 26 infra is already in place. Why just go for a few chinooks and have a logistical night mare? The IAF is already having one. Trust me flying a Chinook is also a bit harder.

(a the risk of making the pakistanis' day)
then it'd be better to go for the mi-26...heaven knows we need to learn flying and maintaining stuff.....our aircrafts are dropping like flies

 

[Indian Army]

Look at the no of threads on Mi-17

 

[Mirza Jatt]

Good news....reliable and tough machines.