Dhruv Chopper

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed two contracts with a combined value of Rs 8073 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the acquisition of 34 advanced light helicopters and associated equipment for the Indian Army and the Coast Guard.

The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared a proposal for 34 new Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv choppers, of which nine will be inducted in the Indian Coast Guard while 25 of them will go to the Indian Army.

"The Dark Knight Rises." This was how the Indian Army's Spear Corps introduced the Rudra - the combat version of the Dhruv helicopter and the first home-grown attack chopper - in a new video posted on X, formerly Twitter.

India's light combat aircraft Tejas and advanced light helicopter Dhruv will participate in the biennial Dubai Airshow that is scheduled to take place from November 13 to 17.

An Indian Air Force helicopter on a routine training mission made a safe "precautionary" landing near a dam in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, the IAF said.

Certain design and metallurgy issues in some components have been identified as probable flaws in the indigenously-developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) following a detailed scrutiny of the choppers, people familiar with the matter said on Wednes

Nearly a month after the army grounded its fleet of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' after a chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir', the indigenous helicopters have been cleared for flight.

Two days after a chopper hard landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar killed a technician and injured two pilots, the Indian Army has grounded its fleet of indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' as per procedure, sources said.

A technician was killed and two pilots were injured after an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv with three people on board crashed following a "hard landing" in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today.

The ALH choppers are operated by all three defence forces including the Army, Navy and Air Force along with the Indian Coast Guard.

An helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing in an open field in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur this afternoon.The precautionary landing was made after the Dhruv Advance light helicopter developed a technical snag in-flight during a routine training mission, the Air Force said.

Women pilots flew high in the skies above the Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru on Saturday, at the ongoing Aero India air show. All-women crews flew the advanced jet trainer Hawk-i, single-engine turbine-driven chopper Chetak, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH Dhruv) as part of the Sarang aerobatic team and the twin-turboprop utility aircraft Dornier-2...

The Lieutenant General who heads the Indian Army's 14 Corps based in Leh has survived a helicopter crash in Eastern Ladakh this afternoon. Lt General SK Upadhya was onboard the Army Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter which is believed to have encountered control-related issued at the Tsogstalu helipad in Eastern Ladakh at 1:30 this afternoon.

In a major setback for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the government of Ecuador which had bought seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters from India has grounded all such remaining choppers in service and has unilaterally ended a contract with the state-owned Indian company.

The Indian Army's Dhruv helicopter that crashed in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday had two very experienced men flying it.

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed two contracts with a combined value of Rs 8073 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the acquisition of 34 advanced light helicopters and associated equipment for the Indian Army and the Coast Guard.

The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared a proposal for 34 new Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv choppers, of which nine will be inducted in the Indian Coast Guard while 25 of them will go to the Indian Army.

"The Dark Knight Rises." This was how the Indian Army's Spear Corps introduced the Rudra - the combat version of the Dhruv helicopter and the first home-grown attack chopper - in a new video posted on X, formerly Twitter.

India's light combat aircraft Tejas and advanced light helicopter Dhruv will participate in the biennial Dubai Airshow that is scheduled to take place from November 13 to 17.

An Indian Air Force helicopter on a routine training mission made a safe "precautionary" landing near a dam in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, the IAF said.

Certain design and metallurgy issues in some components have been identified as probable flaws in the indigenously-developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) following a detailed scrutiny of the choppers, people familiar with the matter said on Wednes

Nearly a month after the army grounded its fleet of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' after a chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir', the indigenous helicopters have been cleared for flight.

Two days after a chopper hard landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar killed a technician and injured two pilots, the Indian Army has grounded its fleet of indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' as per procedure, sources said.

A technician was killed and two pilots were injured after an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv with three people on board crashed following a "hard landing" in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today.

The ALH choppers are operated by all three defence forces including the Army, Navy and Air Force along with the Indian Coast Guard.

An helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing in an open field in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur this afternoon.The precautionary landing was made after the Dhruv Advance light helicopter developed a technical snag in-flight during a routine training mission, the Air Force said.

Women pilots flew high in the skies above the Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru on Saturday, at the ongoing Aero India air show. All-women crews flew the advanced jet trainer Hawk-i, single-engine turbine-driven chopper Chetak, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH Dhruv) as part of the Sarang aerobatic team and the twin-turboprop utility aircraft Dornier-2...

The Lieutenant General who heads the Indian Army's 14 Corps based in Leh has survived a helicopter crash in Eastern Ladakh this afternoon. Lt General SK Upadhya was onboard the Army Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter which is believed to have encountered control-related issued at the Tsogstalu helipad in Eastern Ladakh at 1:30 this afternoon.

In a major setback for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the government of Ecuador which had bought seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters from India has grounded all such remaining choppers in service and has unilaterally ended a contract with the state-owned Indian company.

The Indian Army's Dhruv helicopter that crashed in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday had two very experienced men flying it.