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India signs copter deal with Israeli company
New Delhi: Amid growing defence cooperation between India and Israel, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into an agreement with the Israeli Aviation industries (IAI) for joint marketing of its advance light helicopters (ALHs) christened as Dhruv.
Terming Dhruv the market leader in the 4.5 to 5 tonne class of helicopters, HAL Chairman NR Mohanty said the IAI would market the ALHs worldwide.
“We have Israeli avionics and Indian helicopters to form an unbeatable team in the world market,†Mr Mohanty said, according to a report.
“To herald our new partnership with the Israelis, we have signed a deal to sell an advance light helicopter to the IAI,†the HAL chairman said.
He said the company had also sent a batch of four helicopters to Chile for evaluation, adding, “We are hopeful of bagging the orderâ€. APP
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-6-2004_pg7_47
So now I see that Dhruv is not entirely an indeginous phenomenon but infact a close cooperative output between Indian and Isreali defense industries. :smokingc:
New Delhi: Amid growing defence cooperation between India and Israel, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into an agreement with the Israeli Aviation industries (IAI) for joint marketing of its advance light helicopters (ALHs) christened as Dhruv.
Terming Dhruv the market leader in the 4.5 to 5 tonne class of helicopters, HAL Chairman NR Mohanty said the IAI would market the ALHs worldwide.
“We have Israeli avionics and Indian helicopters to form an unbeatable team in the world market,†Mr Mohanty said, according to a report.
“To herald our new partnership with the Israelis, we have signed a deal to sell an advance light helicopter to the IAI,†the HAL chairman said.
He said the company had also sent a batch of four helicopters to Chile for evaluation, adding, “We are hopeful of bagging the orderâ€. APP
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-6-2004_pg7_47
So now I see that Dhruv is not entirely an indeginous phenomenon but infact a close cooperative output between Indian and Isreali defense industries. :smokingc: