Foreign components in India's ALH (Dhruv)

[RPK]

These are some of the Carbon Composite parts fabricated by Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. (TAML) for the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter at their Autoclave facility in Jigani, Bangalore. TAML is an ISO:9001 and ANSI-RAB QMS Certified organization.

They presently manufacture composite products only for the Dhruv, but are also aiming at the LCA Tejas.

 

[KEETARP]

These are some of the Carbon Composite parts fabricated by Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. (TAML) for the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter at their Autoclave facility in Jigani, Bangalore. TAML is an ISO:9001 and ANSI-RAB QMS Certified organization.

They presently manufacture composite products only for the Dhruv, but are also aiming at the LCA Tejas.

Thnx Rpraveenkum
your posts always have been Rare+Different+Informative
Keep up the good work
Plz contribute on IDRW more, we are missing your posts there.

 

[RPK]

Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)

. The first engines will not be ready before 2006 and will replace the existing TM33-2B2 engines on the production line. The engine will eventually be the standard power plant on the Dhruv and earlier production examples that entered service with the TM333-2B2 engine, will be retrofitted with the new engine. HAL had a 11% stake in the overall program and Indian engineers are based at Turbomeca's headquarters at Bordes in the southwest of France to assist with the development.

 

[Vinashi_JagjitSinghArora]

I don't know why some people love to find or create conspiracy theories in each and every achievements of their adversaries, mere failure in a Test calls for laughter challenge (without realizing that atleast the adversaries are trying to test and develop things on their own. Unlike bad paint jobs of others), if anything is produced in a JV it has to be shown as a Copy *(it only show utter frustration nothing else). Take Example of SAAB Gripen- Majority of the Components are American! So Gripen is not Swedish, its American, if thats the logic its Fine with me!!

Secondly, forgetting about the R&D part and constant brainstorming with suppliers require BRAINS to develop anything indigenous.

Thirdly, ToT gives and upper hand, and hands on experience on producing equipment on your own, as dependence on outsiders reduce with every subsequent new product!!

 

[KS]

^^^^

completely agree with u man....
its the basic human nature to find happiness in the failure of others if they themselves are incapable of doing it.....

As Edison said "I have not failed 1000 times..I ve just found 1000 ways of how it shuld not be done"...

Jai Hind

 

[RPK]

The specialists at Radel ATG have executed various projects ranging from design and development of avionics equipment to Systems installation and integration on various aircraft and helicopters such as the Jaguar, ALH Dhruv, Cheetah, Chetak, Kiran, AN-32, HPT-32, etc.,

The structural specialists have been involved in the structural design of the ALH

Avionics System Integrations: Avionics Installation Design,Aerospace systems design in India

 

[RPK]

including a FLIR/thermal imager and laser rangefinder/designator, were to be installed inside a nose-mounted gimballed payload assembly developed by the DRDO’s Dehra Dun-based IRDE facility. The electronic warfare suite was to include a DRDO-developed radar warning receiver, plus chaff/flare dispensers and a missile approach warning system. Things began to move in October 2006 when the MoD released initial R & D funds to HAL and authorised the IAF’s projected procurement request for 65 LCHs. As per present plans, HAL is due to roll out the first of three LCH prototypes early next year, with initial operational clearance being granted by March 2010, and full certification of airworthiness being granted by January 2011, 25 months after the LCH’s first flight.


TRISHUL: Weaponised Dhruv ALH, LCH & LOH

 

[Pralay_Nath_ForYou]

Great Research rpraveenkumar!

Great replies kartik, vinashi etc guys to Amnesty International report on defense equipment

How come all Intelligent Indians gets suspended here?

 

[Tejas-MkII]

for those who want to know more about ALH and india's contribution in this proj.

http://www.drdo.org/pub/techfocus/2010/apr10.pdf

 

[s6demon]

These are some of the Carbon Composite parts fabricated by Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. (TAML) for the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter at their Autoclave facility in Jigani, Bangalore. TAML is an ISO:9001 and ANSI-RAB QMS Certified organization.

They presently manufacture composite products only for the Dhruv, but are also aiming at the LCA Tejas.

oh cool so the ALH is a remote control toy heli

 

[RPK]

oh cool so the ALH is a remote control toy heli

you mean this then yes the toy is flying

http://livefist.blogspot.com/2008/10/exclusive-chetak-uav-insideout-part-3.html


http://livefist.blogspot.com/2010/02/video-chetak-based-nr-uav.html

 

[s6demon]

you mean this then yes the toy is flying

i bought that thing for 20 dollars at a hobby store

 

[mrwarrior006]

^^^^nice lookin toy na

 

[Pride]

Oh my god.. by the above mentioned logic computers/laptops are Dell = IBM = Apple = HP =...
as all of them are having intel processor...

There is always a difference between designing of an object and for procuring the materials/parts to build them.. Care to explain any one company which builds every thing from scratch and assembled them.. even BMW and Merc don't everything for their own....

and Yes there is difference of copying as well.. like iPhone to iFone....

 

[Titanium]

Time for timely bump.

CAG report demystifying the "indigenous" claims.

However, 90 per cent of the value of material used in each helicopter (alh) is still imported from foreign suppliers

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