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    The HAL Rudra is an attack helicopter manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Army. It is a weapon system integrated variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter. Key features include a glass cockpit, 20mm chin mounted gun, capacity for anti-tank missiles or rockets, and power from two turboshaft engines. The Rudra completed weapons firing trials in 2011 and is the first indigenous armed helicopter produced in India.

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    The HAL Rudra is an attack helicopter manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Army. It is a weapon system integrated variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter. Key features include a glass cockpit, 20mm chin mounted gun, capacity for anti-tank missiles or rockets, and power from two turboshaft engines. The Rudra completed weapons firing trials in 2011 and is the first indigenous armed helicopter produced in India.

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    The HAL Rudra is an attack helicopter manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Army. It is a weapon system integrated variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter. Key features include a glass cockpit, 20mm chin mounted gun, capacity for anti-tank missiles or rockets, and power from two turboshaft engines. The Rudra completed weapons firing trials in 2011 and is the first indigenous armed helicopter produced in India.

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    HAL Rudra (ALH WSI)

    Attack Helicopter, India


    CONTENT

    • INTRODUCTION
    • DESIGN
    • COCKPIT
    • ARMAMENT
    • ENGINES
    INTRODUCTION
    • Rudra is an attack helicopter manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
    (HAL), for the Indian Army.
    • It is the Weapon System Integrated (WSI) Mk-IV variant of
    the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
    • Rudra is the first armed helicopter being produced indigenously in India.
    • The HAL Rudra helicopter can be deployed in wide range of missions,
    including reconnaissance, troop transport, anti-tank warfare and close air
    support.
    DESIGN
    • Development for the WSI variant was authorised in December 1998. The
    prototype made its first flight in August 2007.
    • Rudra completed a final round of weapon firing trials in September 2011.
    • The 20mm turreted gun was tested during these trials.
    • Rudra has a length of 15.8m, main rotor diameter of 13.2m and a height of
    4.9m. The maximum take-off weight of the helicopter is 5,500kg.
    • Rudra can carry a payload of 2,600kg.
    COCKPIT
    • The advanced glass cockpit of Rudra houses crash-worthy seats for
    accommodating two crew members.
    • The night vision goggle (NVG) compatible cockpit is equipped with
    multifunction displays, dual flight controls and automatic flight control
    system.
    • The avionics suite integrates a global positioning system, FLIR, HF/UHF
    communications radio, Infrared Friend or Foe (IFF) identification system,
    Doppler navigation and a radio altimeter.
    ARMAMENT
    • The Nexter THL-20 chin mounted gun turret is fitted with a 20mm M621
    automatic cannon.
    • The gun can fire at a rate of 750 rounds per minute.
    • It has an effective range of 2,000m.
    • The stub wings of Rudra can be fitted with up to eight Helina (Helicopter-
    launched Nag) anti-tank guided missiles, four MBDA Mistral short-range air-
    to-air missiles or four rocket pods for 68mm/70mm rockets.
    ENGINES
    • The HAL Rudra helicopter is powered by two HAL / Turbomeca
    Ardiden 1H1 (Shakti) turboshaft engines.
    • Each engine delivers a maximum continuous power of 1,067kW.
    • The operation of the engines is controlled by full authority digital
    engine control (FADEC) system.
    • The helicopter has a fixed-type metal skid landing gear. The tail
    section features a tail skid to protect the tail rotor during tail-
    down landings.
    REFERNCE

    •http://www.army-
    technology.com/projects/hal-
    rudra-attack-helicopter-india/
    THANK YOU

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