Friday, June 27, 2008

HAL to supply seven choppers to Ecuador

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.

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