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Seeking To End Spat, HAL Chief Promises Navy-Worthy Dhruv
A week after a Livefist interview sparked an acrimonious war of words between the Indian naval aviation community and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), chairman of the state-owned military broke his silence. Taking questions in an exclusive interview to Livefist, R.…
NAVY-DHRUV SPAT: Let’s Stop Fighting, HAL Test Pilot Says
By Wing Commander ANIL BHAMBHANI (Retd). Senior Test Pilot (Rotary Wing) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) *Views personal Please tolerate my frankness. The current imbroglio is the outcome of sensational journalism. Well that’s how the media works (I accept that) and…
The Truth Hurts, Says Indian Navy’s 1st Dhruv Flight Commander
By Commander YASHODHAN MARATHE (Retd.) I’m a second generation helicopter pilot and have been flying rotary wing machines since 1989. Of course, the primary amount of flying has been on HAL built aircraft, the Chetak and the ALH and of…
Navy-Dhruv Spat Escalates, Key Officers Throw It Back To HAL
A war of words over HAL’s Dhruv helicopter for the Indian Navy, sparked by an interview on Livefist this week, has escalated further. After an angry HAL took issue with a former Chief of Naval Staff calling them ‘lethargic, deadbeat’ for…