Parrikar defends Dhruv helo after Ecuador crash

[Gryphon]

Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

01 February 2015

Key Points

• Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar has defended the HAL Dhruv helicopter after the fourth of seven sold to Ecuador crashed
• Parrikar said the helicopter was a 'good platform' and that HAL was working to deal with a spares shortage

Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar on 30 January defended the operational competence of the indigenously developed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), three days after Ecuador placed its ALH fleet on restricted operations following another accident.

The Dhruv was India's first ever export of a locally designed military platform. (IHS/Patrick Allen)

The Ecuador Air Force (EAF) acquired seven ALHs built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore in 2008-09 for USD45 million, in what was India's first ever export of a locally designed military platform.

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Parrikar defends Dhruv helo after Ecuador crash - IHS Jane's 360

 

[ahmadalam99]

Ecuador must learn fast, others 2....stop wasting cash on such useless purchases

 

[Abingdonboy]

Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

01 February 2015

Key Points

• Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar has defended the HAL Dhruv helicopter after the fourth of seven sold to Ecuador crashed
• Parrikar said the helicopter was a 'good platform' and that HAL was working to deal with a spares shortage

Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar on 30 January defended the operational competence of the indigenously developed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), three days after Ecuador placed its ALH fleet on restricted operations following another accident.

The Dhruv was India's first ever export of a locally designed military platform. (IHS/Patrick Allen)

The Ecuador Air Force (EAF) acquired seven ALHs built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore in 2008-09 for USD45 million, in what was India's first ever export of a locally designed military platform.

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Parrikar defends Dhruv helo after Ecuador crash - IHS Jane's 360

The fifth thread on this topic?

@waz

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

another accident? damn..

 

[Abingdonboy]

another accident? damn..

Indeed, someone needs to ask the EAF just what they are playing at....

 

[AMCA]

Ecuador must learn fast, others 2....stop wasting cash on such useless purchases

Useless?? Tell me one such helicopter in its class which can carry load to highest peaks in Siachin? Try developing a better product before calling ours useless..

 

[waz]

Many threads on this folks.