HAL Rudra Weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter Variant
HAL Rudra is the weaponised version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv), developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for Indian Army and Air Force requirements. HAL describes the 5.8-ton-class multi-role helicopter as supporting anti-tank, scout, fire-support, armed-reconnaissance, surveillance, escort, and electronic-warfare missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RudraHAL RudraALH-WSIWeaponised ALHDhruv Rudra
- Family Name
- HAL Rudra
- Full Name
- HAL Rudra Weaponised Advanced Light Helicopter Variant
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- Rudra
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Crew Capacity
- 2
- Max Takeoff Mass
- …
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- HAL Rudra is the weaponised version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv), developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for Indian Army and Air Force requirements. HAL describes the 5.8-ton-class multi-role helicopter as supporting anti-tank, scout, fire-support, armed-reconnaissance, surveillance, escort, and electronic-warfare missions.
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Safran identifies Shakti (Ardiden 1H1) as installed on the HAL Rudra; Rudra inherits the twin-engine Dhruv airframe architecture.
- Name
- HAL Rudra Ardiden 1H1 Shakti installation
- Notes
- Safran identifies Shakti as installed on HAL's Dhruv and Rudra fleets; this exact variant configuration preserves the parent Dhruv twin-engine architecture.
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.hal-india.co.in/product/rudra
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 19:30:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:08:18 UTC