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22 [15] Mil Mi-24: Russia attack: Mi-25/35: 15 [15] HAL Prachand: India attack 10 [29] 66 on order [30] HAL Rudra: India attack 16 50 on order. [31] CH-47 Chinook: United States transport CH-47F: 15 [15] Mil Mi-17: Russia utility Mi-17V-5: 222 [15] HAL Dhruv: India utility: 95 [15] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: India utility 6 on order [32 ...
The HAL Dhruv (lit. ' Unshakeable ') [5] 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.
Data from Display at Aero India 2021 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 24 to 36 seated troops / 4,500 kg (9,921 lb) Length: 25.16 m (82 ft 7 in) Height: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in) Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb) Powerplant: 2 × SAFHAL Aravalli turboshaft engines, 2,000 kW (2,800 shp) each Main rotor diameter: 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) Performance Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn ...
Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. 1959–1976 Bell 206 Jetranger: 8,460: manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada: Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia: 1966–2010 Eurocopter AS350: 7,000 + [1] France: Airbus Helicopters ...
The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multirole combat helicopter, designed to perform various attack profiles, including relatively high altitude flight. [59] The design and development of the LCH was done in-house, by the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre (RWR&DC), an internal design office of HAL dedicated to the design of helicopters.
The HAL Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is a 3-tonne class highly agile new generation light helicopter. According to HAL, it possesses a cruise speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph), service ceiling of up to 6.5 km (21,000 ft), a range of 350 km (220 mi) with maximum take-off weight of 3.12 tonne and an empty weight ...
India issued a request for proposal for 22 attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force in May 2008. [111] The Ka-50, the Mil Mi-28, and the Eurocopter Tiger were the front-runners for this order as of October 2008. [112] The tender though was eventually cancelled and later India announced a new tender, with revised conditions.
143 Helicopter Unit, is the latest attack helicopter unit of the Indian Air Force. It is the first unit to be equipped with the indigenously developed HAL Prachand attack helicopter. [ 2 ] The unit was raised on 1 June 2022 and started receiving the initial lot of helicopters from 18 July, 2022.