Longbow Hellfire for weaponised Dhruv

[marcos98]

Lockheed-Martin is looking to engage Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in a bid to push the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire chopper-launched anti-armour missile system for the weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, also called the Dhruv-WSI (weapons systems integrated). The proposal is charted out as one of Lockheed's long-term proposals for India, though the company confirms that "[HAL] requires large quantities of Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) systems to be installed on its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) for the Indian Army requirement. This opportunity is being developed in consultation with the USG and GOI."

The Indian Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) has been cleared for production for the Indian Army in the ground-launched variant, though the Helina (HELIcopter-launched NAg) will take atleast another 18 months to be ready for operations and integration on the Dhruv-WSI. The Helina, incidentally, has similar stated range and other parameters to the Longbow Hellfire. The missile is expected to enter its live test phase this November. The Army has 104 Dhruv choppers on order from HAL at the moment.

 

[sudhir007]

why we can buy helfire or any other atgm when we can praduce same type of missile with in three yr or so.

 

[ebungo]

better invest the money on upgradation on nag II then buying

 

[sancho]

better invest the money on upgradation on nag II then buying

Exactly! Just let us wait the 18 month for Helenia, instead of buying those. US is really trying to sell us everything, even those things are totally unnecessary (E-2 Hawkeye, V22 Osprey)

 

[sms]

No harm buying and reverse engineer it.... we should learn from our neighbors

 

[destiny]

No harm buying and reverse engineer it.... we should learn from our neighbors

no we cant .... forgot the EULA between US and India ???

 

[muse]

I hate the Indian name of this helicopter - Dhruv - sounds like a vulgar gaseous body function. But equippeed with hellfire or Helina, it is formidable.

 

[Gabbar]

I hate the Indian name of this helicopter - Dhruv - sounds like a vulgar gaseous body function. But equippeed with hellfire or Helina, it is formidable.

You just have to find a reason to complain about Indian stuff.

Muse...........

 

[sudhir007]

No harm buying and reverse engineer it.... we should learn from our neighbors

We r not good to make reverse engineering like china or even pak if we can do it may be we can complete so many project on time and reduce depandacy on videsi maal.

 

[DaRk WaVe]

No harm buying and reverse engineer it.... we should learn from our neighbors

RE is an art only a few people can do this

any ways Hell Fire is a proven ATGM where as Helina is a new platform, if there is an option for buying Hell Fire, then in my opinion why not just go for it,Hell Fire has longer range & moreover Hell fire has speed of 1.3 Mach where as Helina has speed of 0.6 Mach, Hell Fire armed Dhruv will be just awesome