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NDTV
01-05-2025
- General
- NDTV
Army, Air Force Variants Of Dhruv Chopper Cleared For Operations
New Delhi: The government has cleared the resumption of operations of Army and Air Force versions of the Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv, officials said on Thursday. The naval version of the chopper will remain grounded, officials said. The entire fleet of over 330 Dhruv helicopters operated by the Army, Navy, the Air Force and the Coast Guard was grounded in early January following a crash of one of the choppers. A Dhruv helicopter of the Coast Guard crashed at the Porbandar airport runway in Gujarat on January 5. Two pilots and an aircrew diver of the helicopter were killed in the incident. The indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) is a twin engine, multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 ton weight class. More than 340 Dhruv helicopters have been produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd so far.


Time of India
01-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Army, Air Force versions of ALH Dhruv fleet cleared for operations
The government has cleared the resumption of operations of Army and Air Force versions of the Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv , officials said on Thursday. The naval version of the chopper will remain grounded, they said. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Nuclear Power! How India and Pakistan's arsenals stack up Does America have a plan to capture Pakistan's nuclear weapons? Airspace blockade: India plots a flight path to skip Pakistan The entire fleet of over 330 Dhruv helicopters operated by the Army, Navy, the Air Force and the Coast Guard was grounded in early January following a crash of one of the choppers. A Dhruv helicopter of the Coast Guard crashed at the Porbandar airport runway in Gujarat on January 5. Two pilots and an aircrew diver of the helicopter were killed in the incident. Continue to video 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like They were so beautiful before; look at them now; number 10 will Surprise you Today's NYC Undo The indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) is a twin engine, multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 ton weight class. More than 340 Dhruv helicopters have been produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd so far.
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- General
- Business Standard
Army permits limited flying of Dhruv helicopters after Pahalgam attack
The Army has allowed the resumption of limited flying by Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv in view of the Pahalgam terror attack, people familiar with the matter have said. The entire fleet of over 330 Dhruv helicopters operated by the Army, Navy, the Air Force and the Coast Guard was grounded in early January following the crash of one of the choppers. The Army has allowed limited flying by ALH Dhruv to help in counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, the people cited above said on Wednesday. A Dhruv helicopter of the Coast Guard crashed at the Porbandar airport runway in Gujarat on January 5. Two pilots and an aircrew diver of the helicopter were killed in the incident. The indigenously designed and developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv)) is a twin-engine, multi-role, multi-mission new-generation helicopter in the 5.5-tonne weight class. More than 340 Dhruv helicopters have been produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd so far.