A fleet of 300 Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) has been grounded since January after a crash, and defence experts have raised concerns about their operational reliability.

In 2020, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) celebrated the completion of the 300th Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) from HAL Hangar. Since its inception in 2002, some international customers ...

Under a licencing arrangement between Aérospatiale and HAL, the Alouette III were built by HAL in India. Designated HAL Chetak and Cheetah, more than 350 rotorcraft have been manufactured to date. The ...

The HAL spokesperson added that the Dhruv MK-3 has emergency flotation gear, a crashworthy structure, fuel tanks and life rafts.

HAL chief DK Sunil on Tuesday said that a “swashplate fracture” caused the crash of a coast guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) on January 5 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL ...