Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has secured a contract worth Rs61bn ($951.9m) from the Indian Ministry of Defence to deliver advanced light helicopters (ALHs) to the nation’s armed forces.

Under the contract, the company is tasked with supplying a total of 41 ALHs over a period of five years.

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Of the total ALHs, 40 will be delivered to the Indian Army, while one will be sent to the Indian Navy.

HAL CMD T. Suvarna Raju said: “The latest order reflects the trust on HAL’s capabilities and gives an impetus to make-in-India campaign. It reposes faith of Indian Defence forces in indigenous ALH which has been serving them with distinction for a long time.”

In March, HAL signed a contract to supply 32 ALHs to the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

The Rs80bn ($1.24bn) contract requires the company to deliver Dhruv ALHs to improve maritime security capabilities.

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"The latest order reflects the trust on HAL’s capabilities and gives an impetus to make-in-India campaign."

The contract also covers performance-based logistics (PBL) support for ICG’s 16 helicopters over a period of five years.

HAL’s Dhruv is a multirole and multi-mission helicopter designed for army, air force, navy, coastguard and civil operations.

This 5.5t helicopter features advanced technologies, such as anti-resonance vibration isolation systems (ARI), full authority digital electronic control (FADEC), hingeless and bearingless rotors, and an automatic flight control system.

Its navigation suite includes a global positioning and navigation systems, distance measuring equipment, a true air speed indicator, an automatic direction finder, a heading reference system, a radio altimeter, a very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional ranger and instrument landing system (VOR / ILS), and marker beacons.

Image: Of the total ALHs, 40 will be delivered to the Indian Army and one to the Indian Navy. Photo: courtesy of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).