India had bought a fleet of 15 Chinooks, heavy-lift helicopters from the United States and inducted them into service in March 2019. The Chinook helicopter has by now emerged as one of the major military tools for airlift operations in places like Ladakh and Siachen glaciers
But on Wednesday, the United States Army grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters, its battlefield workhorse since the 1960s, after finding the helicopter to be at risk of engine fires.
The move has implications for India, as it operates a fleet of 15 Boeing-made Chinook helicopters acquired from the US.
Let us take a look at the Chinook and its use in India and America and see what would happen next.