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DHRUV. The indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-DHRUV) is a twin engine, multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 ton weight class. The basic Helicopter is produced in skid version and wheeled version. Dhruv is “type –Certified” for Military operations by the Centre for Military ...
The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in November 1984. The helicopter first flew in 1992; its development was prolonged due to multiple factors including the Indian Army's requirement for design changes, budget restrictions, and sanctions placed on India following the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests.
- Orders and Deliveries of The Indian Helicopter
- Design of The Dhruv Alh
- Cockpit and Avionics
- Weapons and Armaments on The Dhruv
- Countermeasure Capabilities
- Advanced Light Helicopter Cabin
- Engines on The Indian Multirole Alh
- Helicopter Landing Gear
In all, 18 Dhruv helicopterswere delivered to Indian Defence Forces in 2000-2003 – eight to the army, three to the navy, four to the airforce and three to the coast guard. The army received its first three Dhruvs in March 2002. By June 2008, 76 helicopters had been delivered to the army and airforce with 159 more on order. The Indian Navy has decid...
The Dhruv ALH helicopter is of conventional design and about two-thirds by weight of composite construction. The high tail boom allows easy access to the rear clamshell loading doors. The four-bladed hingeless main rotor can be manually folded. The blades are mounted between cruciform-shaped carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic plates on a fibre elastom...
The cockpit section of the fuselage is of Kevlar and carbon-fibre construction and is fitted with crashworthy seats. The navigation suite includes a global positioning system, a Doppler navigation system, distance measuring equipment, a true air speed indicator, automatic direction finder, a heading reference system, radio altimeter, VHF omnidirect...
The army and airforce helicopters have stub wings fitted to carry up to eight anti-armour missiles, four air-to-air missilesor four rocket pods for 70mm and 68mm rockets. In December 2006, Nexter Systems (formerly Giat) was awarded a contract for the installation of the THL 20 20mm gun turret on the first 20 Indian forces Dhruv helicopters. The tur...
The Dhruv’s countermeasures suite can include: radar and missile detectors, infrared jammer, chaff and flare dispensers. Saab Avitronics was awarded a serial production contract in December 2008 for the integrated defensive aids suite (IDAS) self-protection systems for Indian armed forces Dhruv helicopters. IDAS has also been fitted on Rooivalk, NH...
The 7.3m³ cabin accommodates several layouts. As a passenger helicopter the cabin accommodates 12 or 14 seats. The cargo compartment at the rear of the cabin has a volume of 2.16m³.A crew door and a rearward sliding door are installed on each side of the fuselage for the military helicopters. Clamshell doors at the rear of the cabin provide easy an...
The helicopter has a twin-engine configuration allowing continued flight virtually throughout the flight envelope. The prototype helicopter is fitted with two Turbomeca TM 333-2C or 2B2 engines rated at 740kW take-off power. A more powerful engine for the Dhruv, the Shakti (which carries the French name Ardiden 1H) rated at 900kW was developed unde...
The airforce and army helicopters are equipped with non-retractable metal skid landing gear. All variants of the helicopter are fitted with a tail skid to protect the tail rotor in tail-down landings. FPT Industries, Portsmouth, UK, supplies the Kevlar flotation bags for the skid and wheeled variants of the helicopter. The helicopter can also be eq...
Mar 15, 2024 · The INR80.7 billion (USD973.8 million) contract was announced on 13 March and covers 25 ALH Dhruv Mk IIIs for the Indian Army with role-specific equipment and nine for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG ...
On March 15, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of 34 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv, for a total amount of 80.73 billion rupees ($975.06 million). These helicopters are intended to be distributed between the Indian Army, which will receive 25 units, and ...
Feb 6, 2021 · The helicopters were handed over during Aero India 2021 by Mr. R. Madhaven, CMD, HAL to Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff and Mr. K. Natarajan, DG, Coast Guard, in the presence of the Defence Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh. The Indian Navy commissioned its first Dhruv (Mk I) squadron in November 2013. HAL is under contract to deliver 16 ...
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Oct 7, 2021 · India orders more Dhruv helicopters, but production approval for the LUH and LCH is lagging. Most Viewed. Most Shared. When India’s Defence Acquisition Council met on 29 September, it approved the purchase of additional Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) for the Indian Army. The 'acceptance of necessity' approval covered 25 of these Dhruv ALH ...
