HAL Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv

[cobra commando]

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[Kunal Biswas]

Thanks for sharing ..

Technically it is no less than a SOF Black hawk, Those who see this bird in foreign Army will now respect our gears too ..

Here's one with the EO FLIR pod:
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[salute]

Its strange that FLAR pod is missing ..[/IMG]

maybe its nepalese army dhruv,

does all of the dhruv's have this flar???

 

[anupamsurey]

maybe its nepalese army dhruv,

does all of the dhruv's have this flar???

not a napali chopper, its Indian army chopper with series-IA 3103.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Royal Nepali Dhruv MK2 >

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Indian Army Dhruvs MK3 >

Note the difference, Indian Dhruv MK3 are newest in Indian Armed forces Dhruv fleet, They carry additional Electronic suit and countermeasure with addition of Indian Shakti engine which are powerful than MK2`s French engines ( Voucher posted above ), Besides this their are different color scheme and markings ..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

IA 3101 another MK3 but with out flair pod ..

 

[tejas warrior]

any information if HAL is working on more MK4 for Dhruv ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

I think Mark 4 is Rudara ..

 

[tejas warrior]

I think Mark 4 is Rudara ..

yes, right. I read its in production.

How about cost and indigenous content of Dhruv mk3 ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

With MK3 the Indian made parts are increased to 80% and this is gradually increasing in coming days ..

 

[cobra commando]

Bengaluru, May 21, 2015: As part of a process to acquire certification from the European Space Agency (ESA) for Advance Light Helicopter-Dhruv, HAL carried out noise measurement flight trials at Mysuru airport recently in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The EASA representatives witnessed the entire flight test and preliminary analysis of the recorded noise data, weather parameters and the aircraft parameters shows that the noise levels are within the acceptable limits specified by ICAO for ALH”, said Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL. The trials involved advance acoustic programming and compensation of atmospheric variables against measured noise levels. A Spanish company Anotec Consulting was contracted to provide hardware, software and technical support for the programme. The objective of this process is to measure the external aircraft noise levels in three flight conditions: take-off, approach and flyover. The noise measurement test programme starts with the identification of low acoustic profile test site and meeting the geometrical size of runway and cross runway distances. Earlier, a survey was conducted by HAL in coordination with EASA and the Spanish firm for assessment of test sites at Kolar, Hosur and Mysuru. The EASA finally approved Mysuru airfield as the test site suitable for noise measurement which met the ICAO requirements.


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HAL Completes Noise Measurement Flight Trials for ALH for European Certification

 

[cobra commando]

Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is hopeful of bagging the much-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the civil variant of Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv by the end of this year. An official with the Department of Defence Production told Mathrubhumi that the EASA certificate would give HAL enough room to aggressively market the Dhruv once again. 'EASA certification means that HAL can comfortably sell Dhruv to those countries which accept EASA certification. With majority of countries favouring EASA norms, HAL must put in some smart marketing strategies to sell Dhruvs now. They should not wait for the final certification to come and rather begin the ground work right away,' the top official said. He felt that Dhruv fits in perfectly into the NDA government's Make in India template, with immense export potential. 'The helicopter market is tough world over and HAL have got a taste of it in the last 10 years. Once EASA nod comes in, HAL must go all out to export the Dhruvs to new markets in Europe. It's a first in India's aviation history. Dhruv can be cash cow, if put through good sense of marketing,' he added.

LUH project to gain from current certification

HAL insides are of the opinion that it will be a challenge to enter new markets already on the radar of its competitors. HAL hopes that the process for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for Dhruvs (must to market the helicopters in America) will be taken up bilaterally between India and the US governments.


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Post-EASA certification, smart marketing strategies key for Dhruv's success

 

[Kunal Biswas]

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[cobra commando]

ALH-WSI .......................

 

[cobra commando]

Swedish DefMin Peter Hultqvist checking out teh 'Rudra'.

 

[tejas warrior]

As per report of World air forces 2015 of Flightglobal We have 46 Dhruv ALH on active services with IAF.

INDIAN AIR FORCE : Combat helicopter
Dhruv ALH : 46 Active + 65 Ordered
LCH : 65 Ordered

http://forms.flightglobal.com/WorldAirForces2015

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Dhruv in various Missions ..

Transporting logistics

Troop insertion

Transporting vehicle

 

[cobra commando]

'Dhruv' Helicopter flying low over Citadel during demo | Independence Day 2015 • Mauritius. 12.03.2015

 

[Blackwater]

With MK3 the Indian made parts are increased to 80% and this is gradually increasing in coming days ..

Bro don't flow in swdeshi shit. We all know what desi tech cab able off . Time to be practicable , where paki bastard gaining military tech by begging , we need to act practically and fast

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The very basics of military is to be self sufficient, To get material and men from inland not the other way around..

That is the very reason i am a more towards Desi, Besides this Desi product are design to operate in our condition and as per our needs, Most other foreign system dies in our conditions ..

Bro don't flow in swdeshi shit. We all know what desi tech cab able off . Time to be practicable , where paki bastard gaining military tech by begging , we need to act practically and fast