HAL Dhruv Mk-III for Indian Navy and Coast Gaurd

HAL Dhruv Mk-III for Indian Navy and Coast Gaurd
Indian Navy and Indian Coast Gaurd are set to receive the delivery of customized variant of Dhruv ALH Mk-III for coastal security and operations. The customized Mk-III under delivery features a full glass cockpit with HAL’s Integrated Architecture Display System (IADS), more powerful “Shakti” (Safran Ardiden 1H1) engines, and a host of new systems integrated by HAL’s Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre (RWRDC). Two “green” helicopters were handed over to RWRDC by HAL’s Helicopter Division in June 2018 for system integration.
The contract for 32 coastal security ALH was inked in March 2017 with ICG as the lead service. The IN order for 16 — to supplement its ageing and depleting fleet of Alouettes (Chetaks) — was dovetailed into this program based on the overarching responsibility for coastal security placed on it by the government of India in the wake of 26/11 (2008) terrorist attacks on Mumbai.

Source: Vertical Mag, KP Sanjeev Kumar

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