Need to progress on 10 tonne Indian multipurpose chopper: Rajnath Singh

  • | Saturday | 2nd April, 2022

Hyderabad, April 2 (PTI) Stating that India has shown its strength in design, development and operation of helicopters in the 5 tonne category, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said in order to become a global leader there is a need to progress in the design of 10 tonne Indian Multirole helicopter. Speaking at the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Chetak helicopter here, Singh said according to an estimate, there is a demand for more than 1000 civilian helicopters in India, and an equal number of helicopters in the military sector which indicates a huge potential in the chopper market. He said external conditions have impacted on the serviceability of India"s critical weapons and equipment and therefore, efforts for self-sufficiency continues to be the need of the hour. PTI SJR GDK SA SA


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