June 23 2010
The Indian air force has asked India's permanent U.N. mission for permission to withdraw air force helicopters serving the U.N. in Africa to support anti-Maoist operations at home, reports the Calcutta Telegraph.
The Defense Ministry has sought to bring home 17 Mi-17 utility and eight Mi-24 and Mi-35 attack helicopters that have been sent to U.N. missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan.
Separately, the army headquarters has proposed sending officers with the...
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