Tshering22
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I hope the Havoc wins. It seems menacing. Now that is one machine I'd love to see in Army Aviation's Green camo paint. 

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Apache , eurocopter and Mi26 T2 will win . my prediction .all countries happy .
Would rather see the Chinook- a more versatile, reliable, proven and tactical help. The IAF has had some serious issues relating to pastes with the Mi-26 and has had to cannibalise some helos and only maintained ~40% availability. Whereas the CH-47F on offer is advanced, rugid and a proven platform in Western armed forces. I also think the Chinook will be an excellent compliment to the Indian SOFs whom have gained greater prominence in recent years in military and political circles, where picking the CH-47F for IAF could lead to specialised dedicated SOF versions of the Helo in the future.
+ I don't want the same fiasco of defence procurement relating to the Russians to play out the way it always does- the Russians have been given ample chances to prove themselves providing products on time and on budget, they often fail at both and there are serious after care concerns
later on. I honestly cant think of a single Russian defence deal that has been delivered on time and on budget, just look at the recent Mil-17V procurement- it is NOWHERE to be seen despite Mil promising to deliver "in the first quarter of 2011", it is now AUGUST and no delivery!! Whereas the US/Europeans have constantly proven themselves to meet bot time and budget contraints- the recent C-130-30J procurement deal was delivered EARLY (unheard of from Russians) and in budget by LM.
I don't know dude . i don't think the govt . would want to totally piss off the russians by not giving them any of the three . i also think that would be strategic stupidity . Plus i just checked out a video in which chinook was being lifted by a Mi26 . Was kinda funny . You can even look at the picture in the first post .lol.
Yes I I know full well about that incident but on a tactical and practical level the Chinook is a much better option than the Mi-26
It is AH-64D for attack helo for sure but not sure about heavy transport chopper. Both are excellent. But I think it will be Chinook.
Indian army aviation officers in Alaska, note the choppers.... Chinook
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A U.S. Army Soldier provides an orientation on medical evacuation procedures and equipment to the India Army Aviation officers as part of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange hosted by the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, July 19-23 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.(Army photo by Spc. Reese Von Rogatsz, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs Specialist)