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‘Cheetah’ crash in Leh puts spotlight back on Army’s ageing copter fleet
The Morning Standard
|May 24, 2026
THREE Indian Army officers, including a division commander, were injured after their Cheetah light helicopter crashed near Leh in Ladakh on Wednesday.
Sources said the helicopter was carrying 3 Division Commander Major General Sachin Mehta and two pilots when it met with the accident during an afternoon sortie in the Ladakh sector.
“All three personnel survived and are in stable condition, sources added. Two pilots sustained minor injuries and were admitted to hospital for treatment,” the source said.
The Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The helicopter involved in the crash was a Cheetal variant, an upgraded version of the Cheetah equipped with a more powerful TM333B engine designed to improve performance in extreme high-altitude conditions.
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