NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MARCH 30
The Chetak helicopter in the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces has completed 60 years of glorious service to the Nation.
Conclave will showcase 6 decades of 🚁 #Operations highlighting Chetak helicopter
Event will involve reflections, narrations & discussions by speakers fm veteran community & Services
It will hv perspectives on evolution of 🚁 Ops by technology & future battlefield imperatives pic.twitter.com/i2u7Y1JUIq
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) March 30, 2022
To commemorate this momentous event, a conclave titled ‘यशस्वत् षट् दशकम् with the theme ‘चेतक – आत्मनिर्भरता, बहुविज्ञता एवं विश्वस्तता के छः गौरवशाली दशक’ is being organized on April 2 by Air Force Station Hakimpet under the aegis of Indian Air Force & Training Command, IAF.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest for the conclave, scheduled at the National Industrial Security Academy Convention Centre, Secunderabad and will be attended by the Chief of the Air Staff, senior retired and serving officers of the helicopter stream from the three services and officials of Ministry of Defence, Indian Coast Guard & Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
The conclave intends to provide a platform to showcase six decades of helicopter operations in the country, highlighting Chetak helicopter operations in particular. This event highlight will involve reflections, narrations and discussions by prominent speakers from the veteran community and the Services. Deliverables to the audience would also include perspectives on the evolution of helicopter operations as driven by technology and future battlefield imperatives.
