HAL Dhruv

HAL Dhruv (Sanskerta: ध्रुव, "Polaris") adalah sebuah helikopter utilitas yang dikembangkan dan diproduksi oleh India Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Dhruv pertama kali diumumkan pada bulan November 1984. ALH dirancang dengan bantuan dari MBB di Jerman.

Dhruv pertama terbang pada tahun 1992, namun pembangunan berkepanjangan karena beberapa faktor: kebutuhan perubahan Angkatan Darat India, pembatasan anggaran, dan sanksi India menyusul uji coba nuklir Pokhran-II India 1998.

Referensi

• Crawford, Steve (2003). Twenty-First Century Military Delicopters: Today's Fighting Gunships. Zenith Imprint. ISBN 0-7603-1504-3. 
• Datta, Saikat (14 July 2008). Hay After A Long Hover. 48(28). Outlook Publishing. hlm. 12–13. 
• Hirschberg, Mike (Spring 2011). "From Chetak to Dhruv: The History of HAL Helicopters" (PDF). VertiFlite. hlm. 46–52. 
• Jackson, Paul (2003). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5. 
• Kahn, J. A. (2004). Air Power and Challenges to IAF. APH Publishing. ISBN 81-7648-593-4. 
• Sakhuja, Vijay (2011). Asian Maritime Power in the 21st Century: Strategic Transactions China, India and Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 981-4311-09-X. 
• Standing Committee on Defence (April 2007). "In-Depth Study and Critical Review of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 
• Singh, Ashok Kumar (2008). Science and Technology for Civil Service. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 0-07-065548-0. 

Pranala luar

• HAL Dhruv page
• Dhruv – Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) @ Army-technology.com
• WSI (Weapons Systems Integrated) Dhruv
• Video of HAL Dhruv Advertisement
• Digital cockpit of HAL Dhruv Diarsipkan 2011-06-09 di Wayback Machine.
• Armed version of Dhruv
• HAL Dhruv Diarsipkan 2010-03-30 di Wayback Machine.
• Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) – DHRUV IAI website
• Sarang helicopter display team performing at Aero-India
• Video of Dhruv helicopter
• Video of HAL Dhruv performing at Farnborough 2006 Diarsipkan 2011-05-19 di Wayback Machine.
• Video of Dhruv at Paris airshow 2007