Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III (Indian Navy)
The Indian Navy has joined hands with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force for India's most ambitious indigenous helicopter development plan,
Economic Times.
The move will provide boost to the project that intends to save a Rs 2 lakh crore import bill for military platforms in the coming years.
The Indian Army and the Air Force had already committed themselves to the project. With the Indian Navy also agreeing to join the project, India could see eventual domestic manufacturing of hundreds of indigenous medium-lift choppers to serve a variety of roles, from transporting troops to high altitude areas to anti-ship and submarine operations.