ALH Dhruv Successfully Demonstrated Capabilities In Ship Testing

ALH Dhruv successfully demonstrated capabilities in ship testing, tests conducted in collaboration with Coast Guard near Chennai coast.

The state-of-the-art Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv MK-3MR of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities in deck operations.

These include landing on the deck, folding the blades, and stacking the helicopter in the ship’s hangar.

HAL released a statement that recently conducted tests along the Indian Coast Guard along the Chennai coast included maintenance activities inside the hangar and on the deck and hot refueling on the deck during the ongoing engine.

Equipped with powerful engines and state-of-the-art glass cockpits

This helicopter is equipped with powerful engines and state-of-the-art glass cockpits.

It also has state-of-the-art surveillance radar and electro-optical sensors that can detect ships and yachts from 120 nautical miles respectively and the smallest yacht from 30 nautical miles.

The ALH pole will enhance ICG’s capabilities. 16 Under the agreement of ALH, HAL has recently supplied ALH Dhruv MK-3 MR to the Coast Guard.

Helicopter ready for deployment in missions.

HAL CMD R. Madhavan said, ‘These tests have proved the ability of ALH Dhruv to carry out operations from ships.

The operations that have been successfully carried out include surveillance, search and rescue, and anti-pollution operations to combat oil spills. ‘

He said that after successful demonstration of the capabilities, it is now ready for deployment in helicopter operations.

Naxalites fled the camp as soon as they received information about the arrival of soldiers in Chhattisgarh, recovered an IID from the spot.

Information was being received about the treatment of sick Naxalites by organizing a camp in the Pongabhejji area of ​​the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

After this, the joint operation of DRG and CRPF personnel started, but the Naxalites got the inkling of the arrival of the soldiers. After this, they left the camp and fled.

The soldiers recovered an ID from the spot and defused it.

The soldiers recovered an ID from the spot and defused it. According to the police, there were constant reports of Naxalites in Gargad and Bagdeguda hills in the Pongabheji area of ​​the Keralapal police station area of ​​the district.