ALH MKIII inducted at '840 Squadron' in Chennai
On Monday, the Indian Coast Guard inducted the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk3, into the Coast Guard Region East. While this is the first induction into the newly created '840 Squadron' that is to be based in Chennai, three more choppers of the same variant are to follow.
Positioning the ALH Mk3 at Chennai, gives the Coast Guard the capability of Beyond Visual Range detection, using state-of-the-art radar integrated with long range imaging and identification using the Electro Optical Pod and Automatic Identification System. The helicopter is additionally equipped with cabin mounted 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun for target neutralisation.
Impressive delivery rate of HAL
The whole process of Induction of ALH MK-III started from March 2017 when HAL had received an order for 32 ALH MK-III for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to replace their aging fleet of helicopters with new improved version of ALH Dhruv MK III. The HAL is in the process of producing and delivering helicopters to the Coast Guard for four bases at Porbandar, Bhubaneshwar, Kochi and Chennai.
In the year 2022 or in last 6 months itself HAL has delivered 26 ALH MK-III – 13 each to Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard which means only 6 more ALH MKIII need to be built by HAL to complete the order.
ALH Dhruv MKIII Improvements
The ALH MKII has 19 major improvements over various components compared to its predecessor. It is a World class helicopter in 5.5 tonne category. It is an all whether, multi-role, multi-mission state of art helicopter.
It is equipped with improved Shakti-1H engines, new electronic warfare (EW) suite and warning systems, automatic chaff and flare dispensers, and improved vibration control system. It has very good high-altitude performance operating at altitudes over 6 km. DGCA has also praised its crashworthy design. As of October 2020, more than 300 HAL Dhruvs have been produced for domestic and export.
ALH comes up with excellent maneuverability, user friendly control, low vibration and noise level, high speed, efficient lift which makes it superior among the contemporary helicopters. ALH has logged close to 3,000,000 cumulative flight hours and has proven its merit in versatile operations.
Talking about its design, it is fitted with a state-of-the-art glass cockpit and the cockpit section of the fuselage is of Kevlar and carbon-fibre construction; it is also fitted with crumple zones and crashworthy seats.
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