Indian Defense Industry General News and Updates

[Ankit Kumar]

HAL expects to certify the Dhruv Next Generation (Dhruv NG) helicopter in August after completing the remaining flight tests.

Kota said the company has already received an order for ten helicopters from Pawan Hans, India's state-owned helicopter operator, and has three aircraft ready for delivery once certification is completed.

"The market is very good," he said.

If I am a private civilian operator and I have a AW139 with EU certifications, Bell twin engine with FAA and Dhruv with neither, I will buy the AW 10/10 times.

Because without those certificatuons the operating fees are higher due to higher insurance costs.

So no, there is zero civilian market for Dhruv or LUH.

2x Do228 was forced down the throat of alliance air. But the regional airlines have chosen Twin Otters over Do228. Every single one of them. This has less to do with insurance costs but still relevant.

HAL's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is also nearing operational service.

Around ten helicopters have already been built and are undergoing final trials to satisfy Indian military requirements.

"We are confident that this year we will start delivering that helicopter."

The green part is that they are undergoing trails.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

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So Prachand is flying with an IADS now. Indigenous or the SAAB one?

Further Dhruv mk3 with 2 segment rotors. UHM?

 

[lmaoxd]

So Prachand is flying with an IADS now. Indigenous or the SAAB one?

Further Dhruv mk3 with 2 segment rotors. UHM?

indegenous rolly going trials or pre production, I think it was only supposed to come with the 156 serial versions rather than the 10LSP versions

 

[Ashwin]

Everything oversimplified, but a good overview for investors.

 

[Shan]

Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grants - A2Z Taxcorp LLP

More than a year after businessline wrote about the government taxing innovation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally settled the anomaly in grants to

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More than a year after businessline wrote about the government taxing innovation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally settled the anomaly in grants to industry and institutions for research and development (R&D) of military products. The MoD issued an office memorandum on July 27, clarifying that the full 18 per cent GST will be reimbursed to entities receiving grants for defence product R&D and innovation, regardless of the Input Tax Credit (ITC) amount claimed.

 

[Ashwin]

 

[Gautam]

 

[Ashwin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2088412427394388246

 

[Ashwin]

 

[Gautam]

 

[Professor∆Baaz]

https://bel-india.in/news-bel/bharat-electronics-ltd-bel-signs-mou-with-ananth-technologies-private-limited-atl/