Indian Army Aviation

[Rakesh]

IR speaking the truth.

https://x.com/Indrani1_Roy/status/17172 ... 79806?s=20 --->

1. $800 million for 6
2. $5,400 million for 156

Emergency purchase for one.

The second was deployed in conflict, while waiting for orders. Guess which one is indigenous.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1719286 ... 79624?s=20 ---> Thar Raptors of the Army's Southern Command successfully validated "Mobile Forward area refueling & rearming point" along a highway. FARP operations would be critical in a war, especially for operational turnaround of attack helicopters like LCH Prachand & Rudra, significant development IMO.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/hvtiaf/status/1719518959215476799?s=20 ---> Dhruv and Rudra. In the front is IA-1101, the first ALH Dhruv produced and inducted into the Indian Army on 31 December 2001.

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/Defencematrix1/status/171 ... 99900?s=20 ---> 38th raising day of the Army Aviation Corps. Video Credit: DPR MoD.

VIDEO: https://x.com/adgpi/status/1719519733316288981?s=20 ---> General Manoj Pande, COAS and All Ranks of Indian Army convey best wishes to All Ranks, Veterans and Families of Army Aviation Corps on the occasion of 38th Corps Day.

[bala]

38th Army Aviation Corps Day: Increasing fire power of Army Aviation with Dhruv Rudra & Prachand.
Video courtesy of Indian Defense Analysis.

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/Spearcorps/status/1721081 ... 12722?s=20 ---> Spearcorps Warriors of the Indian Army, fired the New Generation Rocket and Turret ammunition from Rudra - the first Indigenous Attack Helicopter. The efficacy of the platform augments the strike capability & lethality in mountains. The Corps Commander complimented the Aviators on their professionalism and operational preparedness.

[Rakesh]

UP and Haryana to get MQ-9B Sky Guardian Bases in India
https://www.defencenews.in/2023/11/up-a ... -in-india/
05 Nov 2023

[Rakesh]

Indian Army Prepares for Induction of Apache Attack Helicopters
https://www.defencenews.in/2023/11/indi ... licopters/
05 Nov 2023

[Rakesh]

Army boosting aviation corps with new choppers, armed drones & missiles
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 048862.cms
08 Nov 2023

[ashthor]

Indian Army To Order 500 HELINA 'Tank-Buster' Missiles
https://swarajyamag.com/defence/indian- ... r-missiles
08 Nov 2023

The Indian Army is planning to acquire more than 500 helicopter-launched Nag (HELINA) anti-tank missiles for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-manufactured Rudra and LCH Prachand attack helicopters, reported Times of India.

According to the report, the army is in the process of integrating HELINA missiles on the weaponised variant of the advanced light helicopter (ALH) Rudra.

Once the integration is complete, production will commence. The integration of this eight-kilometre range missile is expected to begin next year.

Earlier, in August, HELINA and its air force variant, Dhruvastra, successfully completed all the trials.

Both missiles are guided by an advanced imaging infra-red seeker, operating in both the 'lock-on before launch' and 'lock-on-after-launch' modes, making them some of the world's most advanced anti-tank weapons.

They are capable of defeating armoured targets, including tanks, at ranges of 7-8 kilometres.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation, in 2022, conducted successful flight tests at Pokhran weapon testing range, as part of user validation trials.

Both the missiles were also tested from a high altitude range in eastern Ladakh, where the missile successfully demonstrated its capability to destroy simulated tank targets.

The HELINA and Dhruvastra missiles are helicopter-launched variants of Nag missile, which is a fire-and-forget, third-generation ATGM, with an operational range of up to 4 km, equipped with a tandem high-explosive anti-tank warhead.

[JTull]

How is it possible that HELINA has completed all trials but still start integration only next year?

What did it mean by Dhruvastra being air force version of HELINA?

What kind of moronic reporting is this?

[Rakesh]

Army to start phasing out Cheetah, Chetak choppers in 3-4 years
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... 90062.html
07 Nov 2023

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/TheLegateIN/status/174965 ... 27884?s=20 ---> Indian Army now raising more Combat Aviation Brigades on lines of US Army:

Each such brigade will have:

- Two LUH/Cheetah/ALH squadrons
- One gunship squadron (ALH-WSI/LCH)
- One UAV squadron.

Plus maintenance and support flights.

[ashishvikas]

Cabinet Committee on Security today cleared proposals to buy 34 new ALH Dhruv helicopters for the Indian Army and Indian Coast Guard. The Indian Army will get 25 of these choppers while the Indian Coast Guard will get nine of them. These choppers would be built indigenously by public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited: Defence officials

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/17657470 ... pUtgg&s=19

[Rakesh]

Great news!

As always, thank you Ashish Saar.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/ANI/status/1768562408128123119?s=20 ---> Indian Army today raised its first Apache attack helicopter squadron in Jodhpur in the presence of senior officials including Army Aviation Corps Director General Lt Gen Ajay Suri and officials from the equipment manufacturer. The first choppers of the squadron are scheduled to arrive in May this year from the US: Indian Army officials to ANI.

[Rakesh]

Cabinet Committee on Security today cleared proposals to buy 34 new ALH Dhruv helicopters for the Indian Army and Indian Coast Guard. The Indian Army will get 25 of these choppers while the Indian Coast Guard will get nine of them. These choppers would be built indigenously by public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited: Defence officials

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/17657470 ... pUtgg&s=19

MoD Inks Massive Rs 8073 Cr Deal with HAL for 34 Advanced Dhruv Mk III Helicopters
https://bharatshakti.in/mod-inks-massiv ... licopters/
15 March 2024