Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over a Cheetah helicopter to the Namibian Air Force and five Shakti engine-powered Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) — Dhruv (Mk III) — to the Indian Army during the upcoming Aero India 2011.
The five ALHs are the first batch of helicopters to be handed over to the Army as part of the 159 ALH programme. Chairman of the Bangalore-headquartered defence manufacturing major, Ashok Nayak, will hand over the helicopters on February 9.
HAL will also showcase its wide range of capabilities, which include the mock up of Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), a Fixed Base Full Mission Simulator (FBMS) of Intermediate Jet Trainer and a model of the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA).
“At this Aero India, we will showcase our future products and technologies, our designing capabilities and the excellence we have achieved in manufacturing. We would also use this platform to explore more business opportunities with other countries,” said Nayak in a statement.
According to HAL, a red and white painted, the mock up of LUH displaying the state-of-the art design features of chopper will be showcased.
Besides, a model of MTA will also be on display. Manufactured by HAL and UAC of Russia, the aircraft will replace the AN-32 of the Indian Air Force.
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Indian Army to get first batch of Advance Light Helicopters at Aero India 2011
on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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