NEW DELHI, September 2. /TASS/. India's Defence Acquisition Council has approved procurement of 48 Mi-17-V5 helicopters worth $1.1 billion from Russia, the Economic Times daily reported on Wednesday.

File photo of an Mi-17 V5 helicopter, acquired by the Indian air force from Russia An Indian air force helicopter has crashed in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, killing seven ...

The Indian defense ministry is in the final stages of concluding an agreement for the purchase of 48 M-17-V5 helicopters from ... an order for an additional 48 Mi-17V-5 aircraft.

Wing Commander Siddharth Sharma was among the six air warriors who died after a Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?crashed in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on February 27.