The Indian Army has grounded the entire fleet of indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv following the crash of one of the choppers in Jammu and Kashmir. Notably, an ALH Dhruv with three people on board crashed following a “hard landing” in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir last week. A technician was killed and two…
Ukraine will be supplying Mi-17 helicopter engines and spare parts to Pakistan as a sign of their enhanced defense partnership. These mentioned items to be transferred under the $1.5 Million deal will be supplied by Ukrainian defense firm Motor Sich JSC. The agreement seems to be is Ukraine’s display of gratitude to Islamabad for sending…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the helicopter manufacturing factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Karnataka’s Tumakuru, and also unveiled the indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). Initially, the factory will produce around 30 helicopters per year and then onwards, its capacity will be enhanced to produce 60 and then 90 helicopters per year in…
The single squadron of Mi-35 attack helicopters in the Indian Air Force (IAF) are undergoing a complete overhaul in Russia which will extend these helicopter lifespans by six years keeping them in service beyond this decade. The overhaul is being done in two batches. The first batch is currently in Russia and once they are…
