29-May-2011Source: HeliHub.com
P Soundara Rajan, managing director of HAL’s helicopter complex, told an Indian newspaper that the company is looking elsewhere for a helicopter engine partner after Turbomeca asked for a higher fee to fit the jointly developed Shakti engine inot the new LUH helicopter. The LUH helicopter, which will be available in both civil and miltiary... Read more
25-May-2011Source: CAE
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has been certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators, by India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The... Read more
13-May-2011Source: Telegraph India
The police’s only helicopter grounded since January and now awaiting repairs at a Bangalore hanger has finally received the attention of the Jharkhand government, which is setting up its own team of maintenance engineers since manufacturer HAL has refused help.... Read more
21-Apr-2011
“Though it seems that the helicopter had crashed owing to the inclement weather, a court of inquiry has been ordered,†quoting the Indian Army. Deceased quoted at pilots – Lt. Jepa and Lt. Col Bhatia of the Indian Air Force and soldiers Naib Subedar Rana and Naik Panth of 8 Gorkha Rifles... Read more
18-Mar-2011
The Chetak helicopter was on a routine sortie from the Bamrauli base, but had to make the emergency landing as a precaution due to a technical defect... Read more
12-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Indian manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is planning an IPO, although no date has yet been set. The state owned company follows a number of others which the Indian Government have floated in recent years. The move is being promoted as necessary from a corporate governance position, but it is also seen as a way... Read more
11-Feb-2011Source: Express Buzz
We will design, develop and manufacture more than 100 Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), 300 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) and 400 Indian MultiRole Helicopters (IMRH),” said Soundara Rajan, Director, Corporate Planning and Marketing of HAL... Read more
9-Feb-2011Source: Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace announced today an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore, India for a new Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS®). The agreement includes the design and development of a WSPS for the HAL Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which will be carried out at Magellan’s Bristol Aerospace division in Winnipeg in 2011. Bristol is the global expert for this... Read more
7-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com
During Aero India in Bangalore this week, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will hold handover ceremonies for a total of six helicopters. One Chetak helicopter will be going to the Namibian Air Force. On Wednesday 9th February, five Dhruv helicopters will be handed over to the Indian Army as the first batch of their recent order.... Read more
4-Feb-2011
HAL promises that the LCH will fly manoeuvres that will eclipse the Indian Air Force’s globally-acclaimed Sarang aerobatics team, which flies the Dhruv helicopter.... Read more
2-Feb-2011Source: CAE
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has arrived at the HATSOFF training centre in Bangalore following design and manufacture at CAE’s facility in Montreal, Canada. The... Read more
2-Feb-2011
Helicopter crashed into unoccupied building close to an air base used for training by the Indian Army. Two killed were Major Atul Garje and Captain Bhanu Pratap Gupta... Read more
21-Jan-2011Source: Domain B
India’s indigenously developed attack helicopter, the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), will make a demonstration flight at the upcoming AeroIndia show here, to be held from 9-13 February.... Read more
7-Jan-2011Source: Flightglobal
Israel Aerospace Industries and Hindustan Aeronautics are co-operating to enable the transition of the Indian-developed Dhruv advanced light helicopter into an unmanned maritime rotorcraft... Read more
8-Nov-2010
The Cheetah helicopter was on a routine air maintenance sortie when the crash landing took place at 0810 hours, IAF sources said in New Delhi. Defence Ministry sources said the two pilots on board the helicopter were injured and were evacuated to Leh for treatment.... Read more
16-Sep-2010Source: Calcutta News
‘We have entered into a contract to train all the Bell helicopter pilots in India at this simulation centre which has boosted our confidence to eye the overseas market,’ HATSOFF chief executive officer Wing Commander (retd) C.D. Upadhyay said... Read more
15-Sep-2010Source: Deccan Herald
HAL’s helicopter training wing, Rotary Wing Academy, is in the process of acquiring simulators for its Schweizer 300C chopper.... Read more
13-Sep-2010Source: Business Standard
The Italian consultants Avion will now scrutinise the Dhruv’s Integrated Dynamic System to diagnose the problem.... Read more
13-Aug-2010Source: Aviation News
HAL is coming to the defense of its flagship rotary-wing aircraft, the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter, following a critical report from India’s Comptroller and Auditor General.... Read more
10-Aug-2010Source: Indian-Military.org
A new report by India’s national audit watchdog has thrown fresh and damning light on how HAL dealt with a flight control phenomenon that has given its chopper division real nightmares over the last few years — cyclic saturation.... Read more
6-Aug-2010Source: Hindustan Times
The Comptroller and Auditor General has revealed that 90% of material used in the Dhruv’s manufacture is imported. The intention had been that the project should have been at least 50% indigenous.... Read more
23-Jul-2010Source: The Hindu
Two more Chetak helicopters would be added in the next few months.... Read more
1-Jul-2010Source: Business Standard
An outraged HAL board, having decided against paying so much to Turbomeca, has approached other engine-makers — including General Electric, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt & Whitney — for an engine for the LuH.... Read more
30-Jun-2010Source: DNA
This $66.2-million technology masterpiece is a joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and simulation technology leader, CAE, Canada.... Read more
25-May-2010Source: HAL
Indian aviation fraternity in general and HAL in particular is eager to witness another milestone event, when Hon’ble Defence Minister Shri A.K Antony will dedicate the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the nation on coming Sunday at HAL Airport. Indigenously developed and built by HAL in a record time, a derivative of Advanced Light Helicopter... Read more
22-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Originally promised by India back in August 2009, the Maldivian government has this week taken delivery of a HAL Dhruv for their National Defence Force. Although resplendent with MNDF titles and national flag, the helicopter carries the Indian military serial “CG852” which allows HeliHub.com to trace its history back to the Indian Coast Guard Evaluation... Read more
5-Apr-2010Source: Tribune India
The maiden test flight of the 5.5-tonne attack chopper, a derivative version of Banagalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) flagship product Dhruv– on March 29 was termed by pilots who flew it as “very goodâ€.... Read more
18-Mar-2010Source: Flightglobal
Hindustan Aeronautics has decided against seeking an international partner for its light observation helicopter programme, and will undertake the development by itself.... Read more
12-Mar-2010Source: Brahmand
The government has invited proposals for procuring multi-barrel gatlin guns which can be mounted on MI-17 and ‘Dhruv’ helicopters for use by security forces like the NSG and para-military commandos.... Read more
30-Jan-2010Source: FlightGlobal
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics expects its 5.5t-class light combat helicopter to fly for the first time in February.... Read more
15-Dec-2009Source: Press Trust of India
In a big relief to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, pilot error was found to have caused the crash of the defence PSU’s Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) “Dhruv” in Ecuador in October... Read more
21-Nov-2009Source: trak.in
A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Poder 360
Commander of the Ecuadoran Air Force (FAE), Rodrigo Bohorquez, said today that the helicopters purchased from India met all the requested requirements for purchase, ruling out that the investment was made “on a whim”.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Central Chronicle
With growing incident of naxal violence in the nearby states of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh, the Uttar Pradesh Police has made elaborate security arrangements and would purchase a sophisticated helicopter to deal with the possibility of attacks by rebels... Read more
16-Sep-2009Source: Indian Press Bureau
On 13 Sep 09 the Delhi based Western Air Command was requested for an air evacuation of 19 members of an Army Mountaineering Expedition to Pin Parbati Pass, who were stranded at a height of 14,600 feet in the treacherous glaciated terrain in the higher hills of Himachal Pradesh.... Read more
11-Sep-2009Source: L'Express
Dhruv will be responsible for rescue operations and surveillance of our Exclusive Economic Zone. It can also be transformed by ambulance to transport the injured in case of extreme emergency.... Read more
4-Aug-2009Source: Flightglobal
A re-engineered version of HAL’s Cheetah, the Turbomeca TM333-2M2-powered aircraft delivers increased range, endurance and payload... Read more
16-Jul-2009Source: Flightglobal
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26-Jun-2009Source: Business Standard
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16-Jun-2009Source: Domain-B
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2-Jun-2009Source: CAE
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26-May-2009Source: Business Standard
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5-May-2009Source: http://www.airliners.net/photo/India---Army/Hindustan-ALH-Dhruv/1511485/L/
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23-Mar-2009Source: CAE
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11-Feb-2009Source: Turbomeca
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