Equipped with Shakti engines, the Advanced/Armed Light Helicopter Dhruv Mark IV  Weapon System Integrated (WSI) variant features all that the Mark III does: a second generation Active Vibration Control System (AVCS) with bi-axial force generators. The helicopter has armor protection against 12.7 mm rounds.

A variant of the Mark III WSI, the Rudra (Mark IV) is equipped with the now deployable: 20 mm nose-mounted turret gun (by Nexter in France); rocket launcher (FZ, Belgium); air-to-air missiles (MBDA, Fance); and air-to-ground missiles.  Targeting systems for both day and night include electro-optical pod (Elop, Israel) and Helmet Pointing System (Elbit, Israel). The aircraft can be fitted with an electronic warfare suite (Avitronics, South Africa), flare/chaff dispensers (BDL, India) and an IR jammer.

Fuel capacity of the aircraft is 1055 kg; seating capacity is 12-14 passengers in addition to the crew.

Overview

Data on design, manufacture and status

Parent type: HAL Dhruv

Aircraft status: Operational

Configuration

Primary flight and mechanical characteristics

VTOL type: Helicopter

Lift devices: 1 Single main rotor

Dedicated control device: 1 Tail rotor

Crew required: 1-2 in Side-by-side arrangement

Landing gear: Skids

Key Characteristics

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Aircraft Details

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References

References and sources used

HAL Dhruv
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
14 June 2017
Website

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
14 June 2017
Website

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