Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv for the Indian Army and Indian Air Force has received flight approval after investigation. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) plans to start it soon. Its flight was banned due to technical fault.
The talk of malfunction in Alh Dhruv’s swashplate was revealed. It was revealed on 5 January 2025 after a helicopter crash in Porbandar. Two pilots of Coast Guard and a crew member died in the accident. In the investigation of the accident, the crash was revealed due to the malfunction of the swashplate.
Apart from Alh Dhruv, such malfunction was also found in other helicopters. After this, flights of more than 300 pole helicopters were stopped from January 2025. Indian Airforce has 107, Navy has 14 and Army has 191 pole helicopters.
By the year 2024, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has produced more than 400 pole helicopters, including both military and civil versions.
April 25: DRDO conducted successful testing of scumjet engine
DRDO achieved a big place in hypersonic weapon technology on 25 April. Hyderabad’s Defense Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) performed the ground test of active cooled scald sub -scal combuster for more than 1,000 seconds.
The test was done at DRDO’s State of Art Advance Center (Scramjet Connect Test Facility). Earlier in January 2025, the same engine had a successful 120 second test. Now after this 1,000 second test, this system is considered ready for full-scale flight.
