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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The helicopters will replace the ageing Sea King helicopters. They are equipped with Mark 54 torpedoes and Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, along with precision-kill rockets. India signed a ₹ 15,157 crore (equivalent to ₹ 180 billion or US$2.1 billion in 2023) contract for the MH-60Rs in February 2020.
Deccan Charters is an aviation company based in Bengaluru, India that operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport . [ 4 ] Deccan Technical Services, the maintenance unit of Deccan Charters, maintains helicopters on behalf of 50 Indian corporates such as Reliance Industries and Essar ...