Helicopters made by HAL
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DHRUV Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-DHRUV)
It is a twin-engine, multirole, multi mission helicopter in the 5.5 ton weight class and is powered by two Shakti Engines.
Roles:
▪Passenger/Commuter role
▪VIP travel
▪Under slung load
▪Rapod development of forces
▪Logistic Air support
▪Search and Rescue
Features:
▪Composite Hinge less interchangeable main rotor blades
▪Composite bearing less tail rotor blades
▪Composite Air frame
▪Glass cockpit
▪Chaff & Flare Dispenser
▪EO Pod with FLIR, LRF & LP
▪IR Suppressor
Operators:
▪Indian Air Force: 91 in service (20 on order)
▪Indian Army: 159 in service (105 on order)
▪Indian Navy: 8 in service (17 on order)
▪Indian Coast Guard: 4 in service (16 on order)
▪Indian Border Security Force: 6 in service
● RUDRA
Rudar is the Weaponised version of the ALH Dhruv, designed and developed by HAL to meet the requirements of Indian Army & Air Force. The multirole helicopter of 5.8 ton class is powered by two Shakti engines.
Roles:
▪Anti-tank
▪Scout
▪Fire support
▪Armed reconnaissance and surveillance
▪Escort
▪EW platform
Features:
▪Designed for high rate of climb performance.
▪Adequate safety margins in the event of single engine failure.
▪Designed to perform cost effective operations due to better fuel efficiency and low maintenance cost.
Weapons:
▪20mm Turret gun
▪70mm Rocket system
▪ATGM
▪Air-to-air missile
Sensors:
▪Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite
▪Helmet Pointing System (HPS)
▪Electro-Optical (EO) Pod
▪Flare and Chaff Dispenser (FCD)
Operators:
▪Indian Air Force: 8 in service (8 on order)
▪Indian Army: 50 in service (10 on order)
● Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)
Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) was proposed to meet IAF's requirement of a dedicated light helicopter for combat operations. LCH with a narrow fuselage has polot and co-pilot/gunner in tandem configuration incorporating a number of Stealth features, Armour protection, Night attack capability and crash wrothy landing gear for better survivability. It has a service ceiling of 6500 m which is highest among all attack helicopters.
Features:
▪Glass Cockpit
▪Crashworthy bottom structure
▪Canted flat panels dor low radar cross section.
▪IR Suppressor
▪Counter Measuring Dispesing System (CMDS)
▪EO pod,Helmet Mounted Display System & EW Suite.
▪20mm Turret gun, 70 mm rockets.
▪Air-to-air missiles
▪ATGM
Operators:
▪Indian Air Force: 65 on order
▪Indian Army: 114 on order
● Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)
Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is designed and developed as a replacement for Cheetak & Chetal helicopters which are being operated by Indian Armed Forces. LUH is a new generation helicopter in the 3 ton class incorporating the state of the art technology features like Glass Cockpit with Multi-Functional Display (MFD) and powered by a single turboshaft engine for high altitude missions.
Role:
▪Search and Rescue
▪Passengers
▪Cargo sling
Features:
▪Auto Pilot System
▪Emergency Floatating System
Operators:
▪Indian Air Force: 61 planned
▪Indian Army: 126 planned
● IMRH
It is a 10 ton class helicopter designed and is under development to meet the requirements of Indian Defence Services. Dedicated versions to meet the requirements of Air Force, Army as well as Navy are panned. The helicopter will be powered by twin engines and will feature blade folding option for ship deck operations. The intended role of IMRH are to support air assault, air transport, combat logistics, combat search & rescue and causality evacuation operations. It is being developed as a replacement for Mi-17 helicopters.
