As India orders more 6 ALH Mk-III helicopters, a look at major crashes that have plagued HAL’s Dhruv chopperIndia has signed defence deals worth over Rs 5,000 crore. This includes a significant purchase of Advanced Light Helicopters for the Indian...
04 Mar, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Apache Chopper: After IAF, now Indian Army to get world's most advanced helicopter this month, to be deployed at Pak borderIndia’s Army is days away from receiving its first AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, ending a wait of over 15 months. The choppers, bought ...
03 Jul, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
HAL shares rise 2% after Army, Air Force versions of ALH Dhruv helicopters cleared for operationsHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) shares are in focus as Army and Air Force variants of ALH Dhruv helicopters, previously grounded, have been...
02 May, 2025, 09.55 AM IST
Army, Air Force versions of ALH Dhruv fleet cleared for operationsThe government has permitted the Army and Air Force to resume Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv operations. This decision follows a grounding...
01 May, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
ALH-Dhruv, Tejas will not feature in Republic Day flypastThe Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) will be absent from the Republic Day flypast due to a fleet grounding after a crash. The probe in...
16 Jan, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
TimeTooth Technologies bags orders from HAL for Light Combat HelicoptersThe scheme encourages private industry for indigenous development and manufacture of critical defence equipment by providing assurance of p...
25 Sep, 2024, 01.02 PM IST
HAL rolls out 300th Advanced Light Helicopter-Dhruv, Ground Run of LCH also doneSpeaking on the occasion, HAL CMD, R Madhavan said ALH never looked back from the day when the prototype took its maiden flight on August 3...
29 Sep, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Army, IAF grounds entire fleet of light utility choppers for safety checkEven though all Cheetah, Chetaks and Cheetals have been grounded, officers insisted that other helicopters like the Dhruv are in operation.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.31 PM IST
Two generals survive helicopter crash in Ladakh amid high accident rate in armed forcesSince 2011, the three Services have lost over 50 aircraft and 22 helicopters have been lost in crashes, in which at least 85 people have be...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
Ecuador crash will not affect ALH exports: HALThe Ecuadorian Air Force, which bought five Dhruv ALHs from the Bangalore-headquartered HAL, had grounded the entire fleet.
19 Feb, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
India-Russia bilateral Air Force exercise on in HalwaraJoint exercise will further strengthen relations between two Air Forces taking forward the India- Russia strategic partnership, a defence r...
25 Nov, 2014, 10.50 PM IST
Army to get Rudra choppers, armed with missiles and rockets in AugustThe Army will take a major step forward in getting airborne firepower by raising its first-ever dedicated squadron of "armed'' choppers nex...
09 Jul, 2013, 10.42 AM IST
BSF aircraft to be upgraded; Home Ministry sanctions Rs 11 croreHard-pressed with growing demands for urgent air services, the Home Ministry has decided to upgrade the Border Security Force's two ageing ...
07 Mar, 2012, 07.14 PM IST
Home Ministry plans to buy six Mi-17V-5 helicopters from RussiaThe Home Ministry has decided to buy six Mi-17V-5 helicopters from Russia to assist its forces engaged in internal security duties
03 Feb, 2012, 09.34 PM IST
- Hindustan Aeronautics sees spike in light combat helicopter orders
HAL expects the order book for its LCH to swell to about 250, even as the country’s armed forces look to desperately add teeth to its large...
01 Jun, 2011, 11.54 AM IST
- Wreckage of Dhruv helicopter found, 4 Army men dead
Four Army personnel were killed in a Dhruv helicopter crash in north Sikkim near the Sino-India border, days after a Pawan Hans chopper wen...
22 Apr, 2011, 12.57 PM IST
- Flying training institute for helicopter pilots in Bangalore
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has entered into a joint venture project with a Canadian company to set up a 'helicopter simulation park' in ...
10 Feb, 2008, 04.11 PM IST