Grounded For Years, IAF Set To Overhaul Mi-26 Copters At Chandigarh Airbase With Russian Assistance

Operating alongside Chinooks, the resurrected Mi-26 will give a substantial boost to the IAF vertical heavy lift capability to airlift men and equipment to forward locationsAfter remaining grounded for years for want of overhaul, the IAF’s fleet of Soviet-origin Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters is finally in for a fresh lease of life.The helicopters will now be overhauled at No.3 Base Repair Depot (
Operating alongside Chinooks, the resurrected Mi-26 will give a substantial boost to the IAF vertical heavy lift capability to airlift men and equipment to forward locationsAfter remaining grounded for years for want of overhaul, the IAF’s fleet of Soviet-origin Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters is finally in for a fresh lease of life.The helicopters will now be overhauled at No.3 Base Repair Depot (
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