15-Nov-22 - HAL delivered the 16th and last ALHs Mk-III to the Indian Coast Guard which signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for additional 9 helicopters #coastguard
03-Jul-22 - HAL completed first flight of Advanced Light Helicopter (Wheeled Version) with segmented MRBs (Main Rotor Blades) and MRH (Main Rotor Head) in pre-cone configuration #blades
26-Mar-22 - Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) signed Intent of Cooperation (IOC) with HAL for purchase or long term lease of 10 ALH Dhruv and 10 LUH at the Wings India-2022 at Hyderabad #India
04-May-21 - Indian Coast Guard completed demonstration of HAL’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mk III MR in deck-operations including landing on deck, folding of blades and storing the helicopter inside the onboard hangar #Dhruv
07-Feb-21 - HAL delivered first 3 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk III to the Indian Navy and first 2 to the Indian Coast Guard during Aero India 2021. Part of a 16 helicopters contract #AeroIndia
18-Aug-20 - Indian Coast Guard and Air Force Dhruv and Chetak (Alouette III) helicopters rescue crew and extricate skimmed oil from the Japanese cargo ship MV Wakashio which ran aground on the reef at Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius on its way from China to Brazil #Wakashio
25-Nov-18 - HAL’s subsidiary NAeL delivers first batch of helicopter structures giving boost to the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) production #Dhruv
20-Aug-18 - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ordered the Saab (Integrated Defensive Aids Suite) IDAS-2 self-protection suite for the Indian Army’s Dhruv. Will be produced in South Africa and deliver in 2019 #protection
16-Feb-18 - Under the Government’s ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, HAL offering the civil version of the Dhruv to be produced, marketed and supported by an Indian company partner