An Indian Air Force (IAF) Cheetal helicopter Tuesday made the world's highest landing at an altitude of 7,621 meters on Sasser Kangri Massif in eastern Ladakh in India-controlled Kashmir.

The Cheetal, sporting a Cheetal air frame with a more powerful TM-333-2B2 aero engine, thus beat the record held by the US Bell Helicopter, which landed at an altitude of 7,655 meters on July 28, the Press Trust of India quoted IAF Squadron Leader Mahesh Upasani as saying.