BD NarayankarBengaluru, Dec. 30 -- If you think India's civil aviation scene is snoozing, think again. HAL's Dhruv-NG, the country's newly civil-certified helicopter, is here to shake things up- and it is doing it with a very Indian heartbeat.
With 65 pc of its components made in India and a target of 80 pc indigenization over the next decade, this chopper is as much about national pride as it is about flying.
"This is not just a helicopter; it is a statement of India's engineering muscle," HAL CMD DK Sunil replied to UNI, with that trademark calm confidence.
"We have built a reliable, in-house engine that's civil-certified and ready for multiple missions- from VIP transport and medical evacuation to high-altitude tourism," he said.
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