New Delhi, May 30: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to add six helicopters to its unit that provides logistical support to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, even as Defence Minister A K Antony ruled out deploying central armed forces to tackle left-wing ultras. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said on Wednesday that the force would set up a new helicopter unit comprising Russian Mi-17V5 helicopters at Nagpur for transporting troops, equipment and casualties. Browne said the new unit will be set up by next month and it will back anti-Maoist operations in Jagdalpur. The IAF now operates six Mi-17IV helicopters from its Gorakhpur unit, which support anti-Naxal operations in Ranchi in Jharkhand and Raipur and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. Browne said it is necessary to deploy new systems to provide better surveillance capabilities to the security forces in the Maoist-hit areas. The IAF chief said they would get three C-17 Globemaster heavy-lift aircraft from Beoing in June. These aircraft will be based at Hindon air base in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Besids, contract negotiations are on with respect to five key procurement deals worth Rs 12 lakh crore and they include: 126 Rafale aircraft, 22 Apache helicopters, Lockheed Martin's six C-130J strategic-lift planes, 15 Chinook heavy-lift copters and six Airbus MRTT midair refueler planes. OneIndia News via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHkBD3Ej5MjfYGL3hAVlUcxIGj3Tw&url=http://news.oneindia.in/2013/05/30/iaf-to-add-choppers-to-boost-anti-maoist-operations-1228042.html | |||
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