HAL Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv

[weirdo01]

similar to alh internally, i think. rudra is weaponized version dhruv, lch pure attack. now both lacks main weapon.

yes, indeed it is a weaponized version of Dhruv, I think the aim was to make it usable for insertion,exfil and transport in and around combat zones.

 

[weirdo01]

No the one at the extreme end

missile launcher if I am not wrong.

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

missile launcher if I am not wrong.

I found it , its an air to air missile from mistral

 

[weirdo01]

I found it , its an air to air missile from mistral

A1

 

[Kartooz]

Pawan Hans has 43 helicopters in her fleet, none of them are ALH. All of them imported, Make in India for you.

What's your point?

 

[FalconSlayers]

What's your point?

My point is: why is 2+2=5?

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

Finally

 

[Sourajit Dutta]

weaponized version can ferry troops

Not many + weight increase is significant

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

Finally

Mpatgm , any news about that?

 

[armyofhind]

Does anyone know why the Hydra 70 rocket pod has that unique hexagonal shape? Is it meant to make it more aerodynamic?

A cylindrical shape would be easier to manufacture and also carry more rockets per pod... like the Russian and American rocket pods.

 

[pipebomb]

I thought dhruvastra is an upgrade (don't know why though, maybe jetvane tvc is more reliable than movable nozzle) over helina. Then why both these missile are going into production, or is it a boo-boo on part of hindu newspaper.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

2 pilots probably

No.10 soldiers I believe.

 

[Photon]

Does anyone know why the Hydra 70 rocket pod has that unique hexagonal shape? Is it meant to make it more aerodynamic?

A cylindrical shape would be easier to manufacture and also carry more rockets per pod... like the Russian and American rocket pods.

That's not for hydra Rocket,it's for Thales FZ rocket. FZ231 is a lightweight composite material high-drag, straight cylindrical 12-tube reusable launcher designed for helicopter use with low radar cross section

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

That's not for hydra Rocket,it's for Thales FZ rocket. FZ231 is a lightweight composite material high-drag, straight cylindrical 12-tube reusable launcher designed for helicopter use.

And are those missiles mistral missiles? Air to air ones?

 

[Photon]

And are those missiles mistral missiles? Air to air ones?

Yes mistral launcher,minus canister

 

[WolfPack86]

DEFENCE ACQUISITION COUNCIL CLEARS PURCHASE OF 25 ADVANCED LIGHT HELICOPTERS FROM HAL
In a major boost to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL’s) revenues, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved on September 29 an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of 25 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH)-Mark-III from the Bangalore-headquartered defence public sector enterprise.


The helicopters will be procured at an approximate cost of ₹3,850 crore for the Indian Army’s Army Aviation Corps under the “Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured” (Buy Indian-IDDM) route.

The deal comes at a time when HAL is scrambling out of a financial quarter in which, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and severe disruptions in the company’s supply chain and raw material from original equipment manufacturers, the defence major’s production schedules and deliveries were badly hit.

During the last financial year, HAL had secured the largest-ever defence contract by an Indian entity when it received an order from the Ministry of Defence to manufacture 83 TEJAS MK-IA fighter aircraft in a deal worth roughly Rs.48,000 crore. In June, it was announced that the Coast Guard had inducted the first three of 16 ALH MK-IIIs designed and manufactured by HAL.

It was also announced that the DAC had accorded AoN for several capital acquisition proposals for the modernisation and operational needs of the Army, Navy and Air Force worth approximately ₹13,165 crore. Besides the ALHs, the list includes helicopters, guided munitions and rocket ammunition. Of these, procurements worth ₹11,486 crore (87 per cent) will be from domestic sources, officials from the Defence Ministry announced.

Again, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category and to give a fillip to the indigenous design, development and manufacture of ammunition, the DAC accorded an AoN for the procurement of terminally guided munition and HEPF/RHE (high-energy) rocket ammunition worth an approximate ₹4,962 crore from domestic sources.

The DAC’s approval for the these programs will benefit several tier 1/2/3 indigenous manufacturing and supply companies including Alpha Design Technologies, Data Pattern, Samtel, and so on, who will be producing some of the subsystems for the ALH and other programs.

The DAC also approved a few amendments to the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 as a part of business process re-engineering to ensure easing of doing business for the industry and measures to enhance procurement efficiency and reduce the timelines, the Defence Ministry statement added.

Defence Acquisition Council Clears Purchase of 25 Advanced Light Helicopters From HAL

Image: Shrey Chopra In a major boost to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL’s) revenues, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chai...

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[Varoon2]

2 HAL made avionics equipment receive major certification

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...m_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23

State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (
HAL
NSE 0.57 %) on Monday said its avionic equipment 'Air Data Computer (ADC) with Outside Air Temperature (OAT) Probe' has received Indian Technical Standard Order Authorisation (ITSOA) certificate from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for civil platform. The ADC/OAT is the first avionic equipment in India that has qualified for ITSOA and will pave the way for the fitment on f ..

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Dual Tube NVDs with ALH MK4 pilots helmet

 

[Tridev123]

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If looks could kill.
From the side the black Rudra looks awesome and deadly.
If it's source were not mentioned, anybody could assume that it is a product of an US or European aerospace MNC.

But India needs to develop indigenous capability to arm these helos with an effective defensive suite. Heat seeking shoulder fired missiles are probably the biggest threat to helos. Sometimes the very survival of the heli depends on how effectively these missiles are deflected away from the aircraft. By using imported defensive kits against IR threats there is a chance that our enemies may be able to access the technology and design missiles to overcome the defences.

The loss of a couple of our helicopters to Pakistani Stinger missiles during the Kargil War is a potent reminder of the threat.

Investing in defensive technologies like the DCMAWS, laser warning system etc is not an unproductive activity. It will pay off in the long run. Already we have made some progress in designing indigenous chaff dispensers which are more effective than the ones currently being used.

High power jammers are another key area. Research needs to be expedited to bring out indigenous alternatives to imports.

Aircraft protection technologies can be used for both planes and helicopters. Our total inventory of both fixed wing aircraft and rotary aircraft will only increase in the future creating a large market.

I would like to visualize an future when VVIP transport aircraft which will ferry the President and the Prime Minister will be protected by our own indigenous defensive aids suite. Why should we depend on another country to provide us such defensive technology to protect our VVIP's.

I would think that this area should be a priority area of research for DRDO.

 

[MonaLazy]

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