NE NEWS SERVICE
BENGALURU, SEPT 29
The 300th Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) rolled out from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s hangar here on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, HAL CMD, R Madhavan said ALH never looked back from the day when the prototype took its maiden flight on August 30, 1992, and has “evolved into a world-class helicopter with its unparalleled performance”.
“The evolution from ALH Mark-I to Mark-IV has been phenomenal and is a boost to the indigenous design and development of helicopters,” the Bengaluru-headquartered HAL quoted him as saying in a media statement.
The Roll-out certificate of the 300th helicopter was handed over to GVS Bhaskar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Helicopter Complex, by YK Sharma, Additional Director General (South Zone), Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) at a programme held at HAL’s Helicopter Division.
300th ALH (Dhruv) Rolls-out from HAL Bengaluru
Currently, HAL is producing 73 ALHs contracted for Army (41), Indian Navy (16) and Indian Coast Guard (16). Out of this, 38 ALHs have already been produced and the remaining will be completed by 2022. @HALHQBLR@SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/YDaH8ZJoKj
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 29, 2020
Bhaskar said, “Rolling-out of 300th ALH is a testimony to the capabilities HAL has built over the years with concerted efforts of employees and customer support. With more ALH getting inducted into the services our focus on customer support is ever increasing. With over 2,80,000 flying hours ALH has proven to be a multirole helicopter for Any Mission, Any Place, Any Time.”
Shivangi Singh from Varanasi is the first women pilot who has been appointed by @IAF_MCC to fly Rafale. Her parents express their gratitude and are extremely happy. Watch this video to know more! #AatmaNirbharBharat @DefenceMinIndia @rajnathsingh @PMOIndia @PIB_India @MIB_India pic.twitter.com/cbiCmut4fi
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) September 29, 2020
Currently, HAL is producing 73 ALHs contracted for the Army (41), the Indian Navy (16), and the Indian Coast Guard (16).
Out of this, 38 ALHs have already been produced and the remaining will be completed by 2022, it said.
On this occasion, the ”Ground Run” of the first Limited Series Production (LSP) of Light Combat Helicopter- Limited Series Production (LCH-LSP) was carried out.
#ekbharatshreshthabharat. On Day 5 of Online EBSB III with Kerala and Gujarat Dte, Cdt Hridyanshi Dave, Cdt Riya Shah of 6 Guj Girls Bn, Surat and Cdt Ravi Ghadavi of 5 Guj Nav Unit, Bhuj gave rendition of folk songs of Gujarat. @DefencePRO_Guj @HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/sU5iNmn4DJ
— NCC_Dte_Gujarat (@NCC_Dte_Gujarat) September 29, 2020
This project has been taken up by the Company proactively while the order from Services on HAL is in process. The LCH was piloted by Gp Capt (Retd) Hari Krishnan Nair S, Chief Test Pilot and Gp Capt (Retd) C G Narasimha Prasad, Senior Flight Test Engineer of Flight Operations, Rotary Wing.
#ekbharatshreshthabharat *Day 5 EBSB III- Kerala and Gujarat Dte* Cdt Falguni Kataria of 6 Guj Girls Bn Surat performed Hudo and Teen Taal form of dance and impressed the viewers with her unmatched vigour and enthusiasm. @DefencePRO_Guj @HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/XxYiC5fnnP
— NCC_Dte_Gujarat (@NCC_Dte_Gujarat) September 29, 2020
S Anbuvelan, Executive Director, Helicopter Division, Wg Cdr (Retd) Unni Pillai, Executive Director (Flight Operations-Rotary Wing), V Sivasubramanian, General Manager, Helicopter Division and others were present on the occasion
