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I think HAL is trading carefully. It wants to have a proven Turboshaft for IMRH and also have a peek into high rated Turboshaft, considering it is looking for ToT of selected engine. Basing new IMRH on an unproven engine is anyway going to be unusual approach and very risky both technically and...

HTSE-1200 in x3 configuration like in AW101 could make HTSE 1200 standard turboshaft abroad all HAL Choppers. Smart move if taken up. I think HAL should either consider developing IMRH as a 3 engine helicopter or developing a uprated version of HTSE. Say HTSE-2500.

May be better considering all goes well as planed and this IMRH is being exclusively developed for Indian armed forces only. If otherwise one problem that US will most certainly create will be in export arena. You can see P-8I and C-130J as shining examples of US promptness but you are missing...

ZOOM first of all nice to see you back. Yes it is a better option and HAL had tried for it in past but unfortunetly things didn't turned out as it should have been. Russians presented cold shoulder to JV plans then HAL went to west but nothing encouraging came out from there too. So at last...

Yes, Shakti is underpowered and it can't be used. I think HAL may go for GE T700 or Turbomeca Makila or any equivalent turboshaft.

I don't expect first prototype coming before 2015(remember this helicopter will be in all new class and from no where a scale-down or scale-up version of ALH) and IOC anytime before 2018. And i see no problem with this timeline because IMRH is expected to replace MI-17s which have much life left...

Problem is multifold. a. Forces(minus navy) are sceptical about capability of developers, so they stay off from getting involved. b. Defence industry in India is still grooming. So produces are not fighting fit from beginning. c. Forces have supermarket costumer's mentality. Best! Unfortunetly...

Because success of HAL IMRH will mean no MIL-17 export to India. One less customer, shallow pocket and much more. Poster of HAL Medium Lift Helicopter aka HAL IMRH from aeroIndia 09