{"id":2950,"date":"2026-02-18T06:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:51:12","slug":"128494407-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2950","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Cockpit-view video shows IAF Mi-17 V5 dousing flames in Arunachal Pradesh | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128494938,imgsize-744608,width-400,resizemode-4\/iaf-rescue-helicopters.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Cockpit-view video shows IAF Mi-17 V5 dousing flames in Arunachal Pradesh\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-air-force\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian Air Force<\/a> (IAF)&#8217;s Mi-17 V5 helicopters are being used for conducting high-stakes aerial firefighting operations across two wildfire-hit locations in India\u2019s Northeast, deploying heavy-lift helicopters to combat blazes in difficult terrain and extreme flying conditions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The operations are underway in Walong in Arunachal Pradesh and the Dzukou Valley in Nagaland, where IAF crews are carrying out continuous water-dropping missions to contain and extinguish fires amid steep slopes, poor visibility and rarefied air.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>At Walong, IAF helicopters have successfully extinguished a major blaze after dropping a total of 139,800 litres of water over the affected area. Simultaneously, firefighting efforts continue in the Dzukou Valley, where Mi-17 V5 helicopters are drawing water from Padumpokhiri Lake near Dimapur to tackle fires near Japfu Peak.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Video shared by the Indian Air Force shows helicopters flying low over the affected areas and releasing water directly onto the flames, offering a cockpit-view perspective of the operation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Indian Air Force helicopters are battling wildfires at two fronts, conducting relentless aerial firefighting missions in challenging terrain. At Walong, Arunachal Pradesh, a total of 139,800 litres of water has been dropped, successfully extinguishing the blaze,&#8221; the post said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;Simultaneously, operations continue over Dzukou Valley in Nagaland with Mi-17 V5 helicopters drawing water from Padumpokhiri Lake (Dimapur) to battle fires near Japfu Peak amid steep slopes, poor visibility and rarefied air,&#8221; it added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Officials said the missions are being carried out under challenging operational conditions, with pilots navigating difficult terrain and limited visibility while maintaining precision during aerial water drops.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mi-17 V5 to the rescue<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>he Mi-17 V5 helicopters involved in the firefighting operations are part of the IAF\u2019s 109 Helicopter Unit of the Southern Air Command, popularly known as the \u201cKnights Helicopter Unit,\u201d which has frequently been deployed for disaster relief and rescue missions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The unit was previously deployed to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu following a severe cyclone, where it transported essential relief supplies including food, water and medicines to affected communities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The helicopters carried out nearly 100 missions over a period of ten days during the operation, significantly contributing to humanitarian relief efforts, according to defence sources cited by All India Radio.<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/watch-cockpit-view-video-shows-iaf-mi-17-v5-dousing-flames-in-arunachal-pradesh\/articleshow\/128494407.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF)&#8217;s Mi-17 V5 helicopters are being used for conducting high-stakes aerial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8381,724,723,8380,719,720,721,5266,722,8383,8382],"class_list":["post-2950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aerial-firefighting-operations","tag-breaking-news","tag-google-news","tag-iaf-mi-17-v5-helicopters","tag-india","tag-india-news","tag-india-news-today","tag-indian-air-force","tag-today-news","tag-water-dropping-missions","tag-wildfire-in-northeast-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}