# Highway becomes runway! Indian Army helicopters land and take off near Pak border

> The Indian Army used a stretch of National Highway 911 near Dantour in Rajasthan as a temporary runway for its military helicopters during a drill close to the India-Pakistan border on Tuesday.

- Published: 2026-09-29T11:30:07.922Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T11:30:07.922Z
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- Topics: Science and technology
- Involves: Chetak, Dantour, Dhruv, French Alouette III design, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Army, National Highway 911, Rajasthan's western desert, Rudra, Rudra, Dhruv and Chetak helicopters, a terrorist attack on an Army base in Uri, drill close to the India-Pakistan border

## How it developed

- 2026-09-29T11:30:07.922Z - India Today: [Highway becomes runway! Indian Army helicopters land and take off near Pak border](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-army-rajasthan-highway-helicopter-drill-india-pakistan-border-nh-911-3005721-2026-09-29)

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