Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has bagged a $51 million deal to supply seven indigenous multi-role Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv to Ecuador.
HAL has supplied 76 helicopters to the defence services with excellent serviceability records. HAL, which doubled its turnover in three years to $2 billion in 2007-08, has a secure order to supply 159 Dhruvs to the Indian military and the home ministry.
The multi-role helicopter has also been exported to Nepal and Israel. A civilian version is also available. The production of this multi-role, multi-mission helicopter in the 5.5-tonne class was started in 2000-01. It is designed to meet the needs of both the military and civil sector.
Friday, June 27, 2008
*Bill Gates to exit Microsoft today*
The Microsoft co-founder and driving force in the company, whose boyish face and nerdy manner epitomizes the US software colossus, spends his last day at the office on Friday.
However Gates, 52, remains chairman of the Microsoft board of directors and the company's largest shareholder.After decades devoted to Microsoft, Gates turns his attention full time to the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he established with his wife.
However Gates, 52, remains chairman of the Microsoft board of directors and the company's largest shareholder.After decades devoted to Microsoft, Gates turns his attention full time to the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he established with his wife.
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