{"id":18316,"date":"2026-08-30T18:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18316"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:03:40","slug":"army-aviation-pilots-pull-off-daring-high-altitude-helicopter-rescue-at-18600ft-in-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18316","title":{"rendered":"Army aviation pilots pull off daring high-altitude helicopter rescue at 18,600ft in Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"UgCrb clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133634636,imgsize-52269,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/indian-army-aviation-pilots-executed-a-complicated-high-casualty-evacuation-near-the-nun-kun-massif.jpg\" alt=\"Army aviation pilots pull off daring high-altitude helicopter rescue at 18,600ft in Ladakh\" title=\"Indian Army Aviation pilots executed a complicated high-casualty evacuation near the Nun Kun massif.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian Army Aviation pilots executed a complicated high-casualty evacuation near the Nun Kun massif.\">Indian Army Aviation pilots executed a complicated high-casualty evacuation near the Nun Kun massif.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: In an uphill task in the mountain ranges of Himalayas, Indian Army Aviation pilots carried out a \u201cdaring high-casualty evacuation\u201d with their helicopter at 18,600 feet near the Nun Kun massif, a mountain group in the Zanskar range in Kargil district of Ladakh, on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cIndian Army Aviation pilots evacuated a casualty from an extremely challenging slope with no landing space and strong winds,\u201d Fire &amp; Fury Corps of the Army posted on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The rescue area consisted of an exceptionally steep, snow-covered slope battered by severe winds, leaving absolutely no flat ground for a traditional landing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cThe aviators operated at an altitude where the reduced atmospheric density severely impairs engine performance and robs rotor blades of their lift. <!-- -->To carry out the mission, the rescue crew had to take drastic measures to prepare for the ascent. The rescue team stripped the aircraft of all non-essential equipment to lighten the load to the absolute minimum weight required for flight, it said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>With zero room for error, the pilots maintained a perilous hover, balancing the helicopter by touching down with only one skid on the slope while keeping the rest of the aircraft airborne.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Headquartered in Leh, Fire &amp; Fury Corps was created specifically to guard India\u2019s highly sensitive northern and western borders. The corps is responsible for defending the toughest and most hostile military frontiers in the world, including the Siachen Glacier, Zojila, Kargil, Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), and Demchok. It is the only military formation in the world that regularly deploys and maintains mechanised forces (such as tanks and infantry combat vehicles) at such extreme high-altitude and sub-zero environments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Saturday\u2019s challenging mission, undertaken at the last available landing window of the day, stands as a testament to the skill, courage and compassion of Indian Army Aviation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/news\/army-aviation-pilots-pull-off-daring-high-altitude-helicopter-rescue-at-18600ft-in-ladakh\/articleshow\/133634547.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Army Aviation pilots executed a complicated high-casualty evacuation near the Nun Kun massif. 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