“Apocalypse Now” is the movie that definitely made the air cav’ concept so popular in the world. It appeared rather early in the US Army during the Vietnam war. Since then, many countries able to afford enough helicopters to implement the concept have elaborated tactics involving this way of moving troops and attacking some targets. The Indian Army has tested this concept in the desert terrain of Rajasthan.
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| Indian Army Dhruv transport helicopter. An armed version was displayed at DefExpo India 2018 last April in Chennai (Picture source: Socimage) |