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/

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