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29 Sep

300th ALH (Dhruv) Rolls-out from HAL Hangar

Bengaluru: In yet another major fillip to indigenous programme, 300th Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) rolled out from HAL hangar here today.Speaking on the occasion, Mr R Madhavan, CMD, HAL 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”, he added. The Roll-out certificate of the 300th helicopter was handed over to Mr G. V. S. Bhaskar, Chief…

27 Feb

Defence Minister Inaugurates HAL’s LCH Production Hangar

Evinces interest in HAL’s new offering: Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) Bengaluru: Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh inaugurated the new LCH Production Hangar at Helicopter Division here today in the presence of HAL CMD Mr. R. Madhavan and other senior officials. LCH is completely ready for operational induction and Helicopter Complex is fully geared up for the production of LCH, says Mr. R. Madhavan CMD, HAL. The new production hangar will augment the LCH production capacity to reach a peak production of 30 helicopters per year, adds Mr. GVS Bhaskar, CEO, Helicopter Complex. The techno Commercial Proposal for 15 Limited Series…

22 Dec

Boost to Indigenous Light Combat Helicopter: One More RFP for HAL

Bengaluru: HAL has received a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 15 Limited Series Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army today. This comes close on the heels of HAL receiving RFP for supply of 83 LCAs (Light Combat Aircraft) just days ago. About LCH: LCH is a 5.5-ton class, combat helicopter designed and developed by HAL. It is powered by two Shakti engines and inherits many technical features of the Advanced Light Helicopter. The features that are unique to LCH are sleek and narrow fuselage, tri-cycle crashworthy landing gear, crashworthy and self-sealing fuel tanks, armor…

12 Jul

HAL Signs MoU with Government; Aims Higher Revenue

New Delhi: HAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financial year 2017-18 with Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Delhi yesterday. The annual MoU was signed between Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Secretary, Department of Defence Production and Mr T Suvarna Raju, CMD-HAL. The MoU outlines targets on various performance parameters of the Company during the year 2017-18. The revenue from operations has been targeted at Rs. 17,900 crores, the highest ever. The Company has also laid specific emphasis on capacity building, modernization, solar power plants, aiming to achieve capital expenditure of Rs.1300 crores. The Company’s thrust is on Make-in-India projects such…

14 Feb

Aero India kicks off with Make in India in focus

Bengaluru: With Make in India as its focus, and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar wooing global aerospace firms to make their products in India, Aero India 2017 kicked off here on Tuesday, with a flypast of the indigenous-built LCA Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter, and first ever public display of the Light Utility Helicopter. Parrikar, in his inaugural address, invited aerospace firms to make their products in India, which had opened up the defence sector for foreign direct investment, partnerships, collaborations and joint ventures. "We have an ecosystem for defence manufacturing, with ease of doing business for global firms, a liberalised investment policy…