| ID | 127750 |
| Title Proper | Indian military helicopter fleet |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sachdev, A K |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In terms of size, the Indian armed forces are amongst the largest in the world but in terms of equipment, they are lamentably lagging behind the leading edge of weapon systems and aircraft technology. In the area of military helicopters as well, India is forced to import most of the requirements from foreign vendors while the regulatory framework panders to HAL monopoly. Should the indigenous helicopter design and production capability be untethered from HAL and opened to private enterprise, there would be two advantages. Firstly, the delays and inefficiencies would disappear and secondly, the cost of leading edge technologies and products would reduce not just because of indigenous production, but also because of the possibility of export and economy of scale. |
| `In' analytical Note | Indian Defence Review Vol. 29, No.1; Jan-Mar 2014: p.115-122 |
| Journal Source | Indian Defence Review Vol. 29, No.1; Jan-Mar 2014: p.115-122 |
| Key Words | Indian Military Helicopter Fleet ; India ; Military Helicopters ; Aircraft Technology ; HAL ; Chinook ; Mi26 ; MMRCA ; Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter (RSH) ; Attack Helicopters ; Special Heliborne Operations (SHBO) ; Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) ; IAF ; Boeing AH-64D Apache |