Helicopter

HAL hands over advanced light helicopter to Mauritius ahead of schedule

"HAL would provide all the necessary technical, logistic, and maintenance support for ALH helicopter in Mauritius," the PSU said in a statement

India to send utility helicopter unit to UN peacekeeping mission in Mali

India will send a utility helicopter unit to the UN peacekeeping operations in Mali as several countries have withdrawn or announced plans to withdraw from the country, says a UN spokesperson

HAL, Safran sign agreement to create JV to build helicopter engines

HAL and Safran's existing partnerships include the Shakti engine that can propel helicopters to altitudes above 20,000 ft where the Indian Army is deployed.

DGCA begins probe as helicopter makes uncontrolled landing at Kedarnath

On May 31, at approximately 1.30 PM, a Bell 407 helicopter belonging to Thumby Aviation Pvt Ltd, while landing at Kedarnath helipad had an uncontrolled, very hard landing, they noted.

Skanda Aerospace Technology first private firm to build helicopter gears

SATPL is a joint venture (JV) between the Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools (RMVT) and Texas-based Rave Gears LLC

Cabinet clears 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters for Rs 3,887 cr

Each helicopter will cost Rs 260 crore, provide firepower to support infantry

Pilot error may have led to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash

Earlier, sources suggested the crash was not a result of any technical error in the IAF helicopter

TMS EP61: Helicopter, Byju's acquisitions, markets, right to be forgotten

How is India's private helicopter market faring? How have edtech major Byju's acquisitions panned out? Is the worst over for Vodafone Idea stock? What is the right to be forgotten? All answers here

India closes in on chopper export to the Philippines

Manila is evaluating a maritime variant of the Dhruv ALH, which HAL has developed in Bengaluru on request from the Indian Navy and Coast Guard

HAL to manufacture first four light utility helicopters by 2022-23: Govt

Out of the initial quota of four choppers, two each will go to the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force

What is the 'secret deal' between Modi Govt and Finmeccanica, asks Congress

The Congress on Monday demanded answers from the government over reports of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica company which had been dubbed as corrupt by ruling BJP leaders

Helicopter sector set to take off as govt smoothens flight approvals

A beta version of the application called 'HeliSewa' was unveiled at Ficci helicopter summit earlier this month; system will be rolled out over the next few weeks

Helicopter carrying Colombia's prez, senior officials attacked, all safe

Colombian President Ivn Duque said a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in southern Catatumbo region, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft

First liftoff: Ingenuity copter to add aerial dimension to Mars exploration

The helicopter onboard the Perseverance rover aims to add the aerial dimension to Mars exploration, which remains unavailable to date

Helicopter operations in India well below the country's potential: Puri

Helicopter operations in the country are well below its potential, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Wednesday.

China's indigenous unmanned plateau helicopter makes maiden flight

This flight broke the record for the elevation at which a domestically built unmanned helicopter took off and landed

HAL's light utility helicopter completes hot and high altitude trials

HALs indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas for about 10 days. A comprehensive test plan was executed at Leh (3300 metres above mean sea level) in temperatures up to ISA (international standard atmosphere)+320C which included envelope expansion, performance and flying qualities, Bengaluru headquartered HAL ( Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) said. The LUH took off from Leh and demonstrated its hot and high hover performance at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at 5000 MAMSL, an HAL statement said on Wednesday. The helicopter also demonstrated its payload capability in Siachen glacier high altitude. During the trials, pilots landed the helicopter at the highest helipads of Amar and Sonam, it said. "HAL has once again proved its indigenous capability in design & development", the statement said. The Army version of LUH is now ready for Initial ...

Pawan Hans launches helicopter flights on Dehradun-Gauchar route in U'khand

Pawan Hans Limited launched helicopter service on the Dehradun-New Tehri-Srinagar-Gauchar route in Uttarakhand under the Central government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN

Govt readying $2.6-billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip

Trump is expected in India around Feb 24 on his first official visit to the country, although no formal announcement has yet been made

HAL's light utility helicopter awarded initial operational clearance

This certification, issued by the CEMILAC, brings the LUH much closer to being manufactured in large numbers