Importance of Chinook
The CH-47 Chinook is an advanced multi-mission helicopter that provides the Indian Air Force with unmatched strategic airlift capability across the full spectrum of combat and humanitarian missions. The heavy-lift copter has a twin-engine, tandem-rotor design and is capable of airlifting a variety of military and non-military loads into remote locations. The helicopter’s twin-engine design improves survivability in case of engine failure. Air is rare at the mountains and aircraft engines need to be quite capable to operate in such an environment. Chinook has unsurpassed ability to deliver heavy payloads to high altitudes, and is eminently suitable for operations in the high Himalayas. The aircraft has been battle-tested in diverse, extreme conditions throughout the world, and has proven capability to operate in the wide range of conditions that typify the Indian subcontinent. They have proved to be a great workhorse for the US in Afghanistan in mountainous terrain and at high altitude. With carrying capacity of 45 odd troops or about 11 tonnes of mixed inside and/or underslung load it can play a very important role in the insertion of troops, supply support for various tactical missions.
Chinook’s role at LAC
However, the frontiers at LAC remained heated up since the Galwan conflict and has not yet cooled down. The insecure PLA continues their deployment and muscle flexing along the LAC. In the meanwhile, India Army has fortified its position at Northern and Eastern border to counter any Chinese misadventure. The weapons which are going to be game changer at the LAC are artilleries. They can target the enemy positions from greater distances and now with network centric warfare they have become more accurate and effective. These are the big guns that will change the battlefield scenario. However, transporting these guns to high altitude and unreachable terrains has been challenging. All thanks to the 15 Chinooks of Indian Airforce, which have been seen transporting the M777 ultra-light howitzers at our frontiers in Arunachal Pradesh. The M-777s can be swiftly airlifted between the valleys with help of Chinook. The gun has been deployed as high as 13,500 ft in Tawang sector. Chinook helicopters have been operationalized in other high-altitude locations as well, including the Siachen glacier area in the Ladakh sector and are ferrying military equipment to higher reaches.
More Chinooks
Last year, Boeing has completed the delivery of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force. However, considering their role and importance in the present situation, Indian Air Force need more of them to improve the logistics support to Army at the tough terrains. Indian Air Force at least need 15 more Chinooks taking their total count to 30. With 30 Chinooks at its bay, IAF can operate 8 of them at western frontier, 12 of them at northern frontier, 10 of them at eastern frontier. The good news is that Indian Air force is evaluating the order for additional Chinook helicopters. If this materializes, it will be a big force multiplier for our Armed forces at frontiers.
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