Hindustan Aeronautics update on contract for delivery of ALH Dhruv Helicopters to India Coast Guard

Hindustan Aeronautics announced that the first green helicopter earmarked for Indian Coast Guard has completed its build with installation of basic systems and had a successful maiden ground run in Bengaluru on 28 June 2018. It was handed over to the Rotary Wing R&D Centre. a design house of HAL for integration and certification of 19 new systems.

HAL has entered into a contract with ICG that includes Performance Based Logistics (PBL) support after the delivery of Helicopters for five years. Already, HAL's ALH Dhruv Helicopters have been extensively deployed by ICG for various roles such as Search and Rescue (SAR). casualty evacuation, armed patrol, coastal surveillance, VIP movement and the night SAR.

The certified helicopter deliveries are scheduled to commence from 2020 onwards.

HAL had signed a contract worth around Rs. 5126 crore for supply of 16 ALHs (Fixed Wheel) to Indian Coast Guard (ICB) in five year timeframe in March 2017 to boost the Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and Coast Security capabilities. The first ALH Dhruv squadron of Indian Coast Guard was commissioned in March 2002 with its operational base at Indian Coast Guard Air Enclave (ICGAE), Goa.

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