Army Helicopters Land on Highway Near Pakistan Border

Brief By Twitter X / 7:55 PM on 30 Sep 2026

The Indian Army used a stretch of National Highway 911 near Dantour in Rajasthan as a temporary helipad during a drill near India-Pakistan border. Rudra, Dhruv and Chetak helicopters conducted landing and takeoff exercises from the highway. The drill tested operations from alternative landing sites and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the 2016 surgical strikes during training.