HAL Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv

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It seems that both HAL and the private firm will produce ALH.This is much better than the "Strategic Partnership" model.Hopefully some private firm will also make LCA along with HAL
Doesn't make much sense. From what I understand current orders for Dhruv will be fulfilled by HAL itself and I don't see a large follow on order in the future. Dhruv is a great machine but I think both IA and IAF will follow IN and move on to newer platforms.

LCA is a different ballgame as it is yet to enter full scale production and their is scope for a large order. Private sector is already playing a crucial role and can go much farther.
 

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Doesn't make much sense. From what I understand current orders for Dhruv will be fulfilled by HAL itself and I don't see a large follow on order in the future. Dhruv is a great machine but I think both IA and IAF will follow IN and move on to newer platforms.

LCA is a different ballgame as it is yet to enter full scale production and their is scope for a large order. Private sector is already playing a crucial role and can go much farther.
There are many ALH mk1’s which will be due to retire in some years and the new requirements. It’s better HAL plans for future contingency and involve private parties for joint production. Also I do see scope for specialised ALH platform like ASW etc.. I hope private companies bring the costs down and get few good export orders and provide good after sales service
 

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Doesn't make much sense. From what I understand current orders for Dhruv will be fulfilled by HAL itself and I don't see a large follow on order in the future. Dhruv is a great machine but I think both IA and IAF will follow IN and move on to newer platforms.

LCA is a different ballgame as it is yet to enter full scale production and their is scope for a large order. Private sector is already playing a crucial role and can go much farther.
Dhruv is going to be work-horse of IA & IAF for many many years.

Off course, they will be getting updates as well.

They will be getting orders in batches in future as well and line will not dry. A production rate of 50 will be easily consumed by IA & IAF.

See the lifespan of Mi17 choppers, since so many years they are getting inducted across many nations.
 

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@tejas warrior I firmly believe that both IA & IAF are just one tender away from creating an entire new set of requirements for a helicopter they didn't knew they needed till that very moment.

Wait for NMRH to enter service and see IA & IAF kill IMRH and Dhruv in a single stroke.
 

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HAL recently gave tot for Dhruvs to some Pvt firm ..

I think either it have to give Tejas in same manner or ALH space will be utalised for Tejas ..
That was about the civil version of Dhruv, probably to attract a partner to fund, produce and market that specific version.
 

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Interesting ..

Dhruv to a domestic defence manufacturer for the commercial production of the chopper, official sources said.
Read more at:
//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/61903981.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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It says 'commercial production via defense manufactures ', It does not talk about version of Dhruv ..

Regardless, Its an offer and ts targeting international market ..

That was about the civil version of Dhruv, probably to attract a partner to fund, produce and market that specific version.
 

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I feels like this as sabotage becoz look at the hole dents becoz these kind of holes used if u try to cut strong hollow structures like highly strength iron cylinder or concrete pills , highly specious, if u put holes in a hollow structure it reduces its strength and create a easy break point, these same principle used in controlled explosion of nuclear chimines
 

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Could see 3 soldiers fall. I hope they are not paralysed.
Close to say 300 to 500 kgs on the winch if they were fully kitted :(
Any mechanical engineer who can guess what may have caused this? broke in a weird way with those holes sort of bends
Am sure..the hook got cracked bcos of weight...
Am never seen 3 personal rappel at a single time
 

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Am sure..the hook got cracked bcos of weight...
Am never seen 3 personal rappel at a single time
Probably they didn't see that the third soldier down had not landed yet and was still on rope. But usual thumb of rule is that you will design the system to withstand atleast twice the usual operating parameter. More so in military hardware. It it gave away carrying three lightly kitted ( demo purpose) soldiers, no way could fully battle gear laden soldiers be safely dropped.
Else someone fucked up maintenance schedule or something from previous drops ( rescue missions ) might have weakend it.
 

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