Turban Modi sent Male FOC Copter, got REJECTED & RETURNED!

[Tony Tan]

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2018-04-05/doc-ifysuuya7396795.shtml

印度拉关系送马尔代夫直升机被退回 印媒甩锅给中国
印度拉关系送马尔代夫直升机被退回 印媒甩锅给中国

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　　[文/观察者网 李东尧]“马累再次怠慢德里，要把（我们）送的直升机给退了，”《印度时报》4日报道称，就在印度与马尔代夫两国关系出现下滑之际，马尔代夫要求印度政府收回对方送的一架海上轻型直升机。

　　印度官方消息人士称他们仍在与马尔代夫总统亚明（Abdulla Yameen）政府讨论问题出在哪儿，但一名马尔代夫政府高官告诉印媒，马累当局其实想要一架“多尼尔”海上侦查机，而不是送给他们的“北极星”先进轻型直升机（ALH）。

《印度时报》报道截图
　　据报道，马尔代夫政府还考虑让印度把之前送的并被部署在拉姆环礁（Laamu Atoll）的另一架轻型直升机也收回，不过亚明政府消息人士则表示此事尚未最终决定。

　　《印度时报》称，这件事必定会进一步不利于印度与马尔代夫两国关系发展，同时就在“中国正利用其互联互通与其他基础设施项目进入这个具有战略意义的国家”之时，此事会让印度与马尔代夫的国防与安全合作面临问题。

　　亚明政府一位消息人士表示，之所以要求印度收回直升机，主要是因为马尔代夫针对该直升机开具的“交换函”已到期。

　　不过，这一理由却让印媒觉得勉强。《印度时报》介绍，该“交换函”每两年更新一次，这是马累第一次在到期时拒绝更新，而印度人员在马尔代夫的停留也要借助“交换函”。

　　有一架海上轻型直升机被部署在拉姆环礁，属于马尔代夫南部岛礁。

　　《印度时报》称，这里是一个敏感的位置，据说中国正考虑在这儿建造一个港口，最近还有当地居民从其中的戈杜（Gaadhoo）岛上撤走，再加上中国在该地区的存在，亚明政府的意图不得不让人怀疑。

　　报道还称，过去几年里，印度紧盯中国，在马尔大夫投入了大量资金，包括军事援助、人员训练及协助“能力建设”工作，除了赠送快速攻击舰艇外，印度还派了6名飞行员及十几名地面人员来操作前述直升机，以此来帮助马尔代夫国防部队。

亚明与印度总理莫迪@东方IC
　　此外，印度还帮助马尔代夫打造了10个沿海监视雷达系统（CSRS）站，每个站点都配有导航雷达、电光传感器和自动识别系统（AIS）应答器。类似的沿海监视雷达系统台站，印度也帮助塞舌尔和毛里求斯建造了。

　　根据印度与马尔代夫的一项双边协议，一艘印度海军的多尼尔海上直升机与一艘军舰也每周都会出动，协助巡逻马尔代夫的专属经济区。

　　其实，印度不仅担忧马尔代夫会与中国走近，对其他国家也是如此。

　　更何况还是印度“敌国”，《印度时报》报道，4月1日，巴基斯坦陆军参谋长巴杰瓦（Qamar Javed Bajwa）刚刚访问马尔代夫，成为马尔代夫解除国家紧急状态后第一个造访的外国政要。“我们正在密切关注事态发展，”一名印度政府消息人士说。



印度拉关系送马尔代夫直升机被退回 印媒甩锅给中国 ">> India-Latuk relationship sent to Maldives helicopter was returned
印度拉关系送马尔代夫直升机被退回 印媒甩锅给中国 ">> India-Latuk relationship sent to Maldives helicopter was returned
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　　[文/观察者网李东尧]“马累再次怠慢德里，要把（我们）送的直升机给退了，”《印度时报》4日报道称，就在印度与马尔代夫两国关系出现下滑之际">> [Man/Observer Network Li Dongxi] "Male once again shied away from Delhi and wanted to retreat the (us) helicopter," "The Times of India" reported on the 4th that it was on the occasion of the decline in relations between India and the Maldives. The Maldives asked the Indian government to take back a light helicopter from the other side.
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　　印度官方消息人士称他们仍在与马尔代夫总统亚明（Abdulla Yameen）政府讨论问题出在哪儿，但一名马尔代夫政府高官告诉印媒，马累当局其实想要一架“多尼尔”海上侦查">> Official sources in India say they are still discussing the issue with the Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen's government, but a Maldivian government official told Indian media that the Malé authorities actually wanted a Dornier maritime investigation. Instead of the Polaris Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) that was sent to them.
《印度时报》报道截图《印度时报》报道截图 ">> The Times of India reports screenshots of the Times of India report
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　　据报道，马尔代夫政府还考虑让印度把之前送的并被部署在拉姆环礁（Laamu Atoll）的另一架轻型直升机也收回，不过亚明政府消息人士则表示此事尚未最终决定。 ">> According to reports, the Maldivian government also considered allowing India to repatriate another light helicopter that was deployed to Laamu Atoll, but the Yaming government source said that the matter has not yet been finalized.
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　　《印度时报》称，这件事必定会进一步不利于印度与马尔代夫两国关系发展，同时就在“中国正利用其互联互通与其他基础设施项目进入这个具有战略意义的国家”之时，此">> “The Times of India” stated that this matter will definitely further hinder the development of relations between India and Maldives, and at the same time that “China is using its interconnection and other infrastructure projects to enter this strategic country”, The matter will cause problems for the defense and security cooperation between India and the Maldives.
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　　亚明政府一位消息人士表示，之所以要求印度收回直升机，主要是因为马尔代夫针对该直升机开具的“交换函”已到期。 ">> An informed source from the Yaming government stated that the reason why India called for the helicopter to take back was mainly because the "exchange letter" issued by the Maldives for the helicopter has expired.
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　　不过，这一理由却让印媒觉得勉强。">> However, this reason makes Indian media feel reluctant. "The Times of India" introduced that the "exchange letter" is updated every two years. This is the first time Male has refused to update at the time of expiry, and the stay of Indian personnel in the Maldives also requires the "exchange of letters."
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　　有一架海上轻型直升机被部署在拉姆环礁，属于马尔代夫南部岛礁。 ">> A light helicopter at sea was deployed in Lam Atoll and belongs to the Maldives' South Island Reef.
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　　《印度时报》称，这里是一个敏感的位置，据说中国正考虑在这儿建造一个港口，最近还有当地居民从其中的戈杜（Gaadhoo）岛上撤走，再加上中国在该地区的">> The Times of India stated that this is a sensitive location. It is said that China is considering building a port here. Recently, the local residents have withdrawn from Gaadhoo Island, plus China’s presence in the area. Existence, the intention of the government of Yaming had to make people doubt.
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　　报道还称，过去几年里，印度紧盯中国，在马尔大夫投入了大量资金，包括军事援助、人员训练及协助“能力建设”工作，除了赠送快速攻击舰艇外，印度还派了6名">> The report also stated that in the past few years, India has kept a close eye on China and invested a lot of money in the Maldives, including military assistance, personnel training, and assisting with "capacity building." In addition to giving away fast-attack ships, India also sent six people. The pilots and dozens of ground crews used the aforementioned helicopters to help the Maldivian Defense Forces.
亚明与印度总理莫迪@东方IC亚明与印度总理莫迪@东方IC ">> Yamin and Indian Prime Minister Modi @ Oriental IC Yaming and Indian Prime Minister Modi @ Oriental IC
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　　此外，印度还帮助马尔代夫打造了10个沿海监视雷达系统（CSRS）站，每个站点都配有导航雷达、电光传感器和自动识别系统（AIS）应答器。">> In addition, India has also helped the Maldives to build 10 Coastal Surveillance Radar System (CSRS) stations, each equipped with a navigation radar, electro-optical sensors, and automatic identification system (AIS) transponders. Similar coastal surveillance radar system stations, India also helped Seychelles and Mauritius build.
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　　根据印度与马尔代夫的一项双边协议，一艘印度海军的多尼尔海上直升机与一艘军舰也每周都会出动，协助巡逻马尔代夫的专属经济区。 ">> According to a bilateral agreement between India and the Maldives, an Indian Navy Dornier helicopter and a warship are also deployed every week to help patrol the exclusive economic zone of the Maldives.
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　　其实，印度不仅担忧马尔代夫会与中国走近，对其他国家也是如此。 ">> In fact, India is not only concerned that the Maldives will approach China, but also the same for other countries.
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　　更何况还是印度“敌国”，《印度时报》报道，4月1日，巴基斯坦陆军参谋长巴杰瓦（Qamar Javed Bajwa）刚刚访问马尔代夫，成为马尔代夫解除国家紧急状态后第一个造访的外国政要">> Not to mention India’s “enemy state”, “The Times of India” reported that Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa, had just visited the Maldives on April 1 and became the first foreign minister to visit the country after the state’s state of emergency was lifted. . "We are closely monitoring developments," said an Indian government source.

 

[Tony Tan]

http://maldivesindependent.com/politics/india-asked-to-take-back-gifted-helicopter-137156

India asked to take back gifted helicopter

April 04 11:13 2018
The Maldives has asked India to take back one of two naval helicopters gifted for use by the military to transport critical patients and conduct search and rescue operations.

Citing a top Maldivian government source, the Times of India reported Wednesday that Malé wants a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to replace the ‘Dhruv’ Advanced Light Helicopter, which presently operates out of the southernmost atoll.

The Maldives government chose not to renew the letter of exchange for the helicopter when it expired recently, TOI said, despite previous renewals every two years.

The newspaper suggested the development will further strain relations between India and Maldives after public spats over a 45-day state of emergency last month.

An Indian government source told the paper that New Delhi was “closely watching the situation” after Pakistan’s army chief visited the Maldives last week and discussed joint patrols of the country’s territorial waters.

The Maldives source meanwhile denied that the government is considering asking India to take back the other helicopter, which operates from a military airport in Laamu atoll.

Since India handed over the first helicopter (Kurangi) in 2010, the Maldivian military has used it for dozens of emergency evacuations.

On Sunday, the helicopter was used to transport a 30-year-old man with diving decompression sickness to Addu City from the Gahdhoo island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll. A patient was also airlifted to Malé from the island of Madifushi in Thaa atoll on the same day.




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Male snubs Delhi again, returns gifted helicopter
Sachin Parashar and Rajat Pandit | TNN | Updated: Apr 4, 2018, 10:43 IST
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• A top Maldives government source told TOI that Male wanted a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft.
• India had given Male a "Dhruv" Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
• The chopper which Maldives wants India to take back operates from Addu atoll.

NEW DELHI: At a time when relations between India and the Maldives are clearly in a free fall, Male has asked the Indian government to take back one of the two naval helicopters New Delhi had gifted to the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Official sources said they were still discussing with the Abdulla Yameen government what the real issue was but a top Maldives government source told TOI that Male wanted a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft instead of the "Dhruv" Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) which India had given to Male. The chopper which Maldives wants India to take back operates from Addu atoll.

The development is certain to further strain India's relations with the Maldives and will also raise questions on India's defence and security cooperation with Male at atime when China is making deep inroads into the strategically located country with its connectivity and other infrastructure projects.

Moreover, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Maldives on Sunday, becoming the first foreign dignitary to visit the 1,190-island archipelago after the 45-day Emergency was lifted there last month. "We are closely watching the situation," said an Indian government source.

Seeking to justify the decision, sources in the Yameen government also said that the Letter of Exchange (LoE) for the ALH at Addu had expired. The LoE though is renewed every two years and this is for the first time that Male has chosen to not renew it. Among other things, the stay of Indian personnel in the Maldives is also facilitated by the LoE.

Male is said to be also considering asking India to remove the other Indian ALH too which operates from the Laamu atoll. Sources in Yameen government, however, denied that any decision had been taken on the Laamu atoll chopper.

Laamu in southern Maldives is a sensitive location as that's where China is said to be considering building a port. Recent evacuation of inhabitants from the Gaadhoo island there, and Chinese presence in the region, has again raised questions about the intentions of the Yameen government.


India, with an eye firmly on China, has invested heavily in Maldives in providing military aid, training and "capacity-building" over the last several years. Apart from gifting a fast-attack craft, India has stationed six pilots and over a dozen ground personnel to operate the ALHs and help the Maldivian National Defence Forces.
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An Indian Navy Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft and a warship alternatively also make a weekly sortie to the Maldives to patrol its exclusive economic zone under a long-standing bilateral agreement.

India is also helping Maldives in setting up 10 coastal surveillance radar system (CSRS) stations, each with navigation radars, electrooptic sensors and AIS (automatic identification system) transponders. India has helped set up similar CSRS stations in Seychelles and Mauritius, among other countries in the IOR.

 

[Tony Tan]

https://www.firstpost.com/india/mal...ations-have-deteriorated-in-2018-4417923.html

Maldives returns helicopter gifted by India: A look at how ties between the two nations have deteriorated in 2018
India FP Staff Apr 04, 2018 13:16:39 IST
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Maldives has asked India to take back one of two naval helicopters New Delhi had gifted to Male, the latest incident in a series which clearly depicts the deteriorating ties between the two countries.

The Times of India quoted a top Maldives government source as saying that the country wanted a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft instead of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) which India had gifted to Maldives.

Relations between India and Maldives have not been smooth for quite a while now.

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: @PMOIndia/Twitter

A worrying fact for India has been the way Maldives has allowed China to make strategic inroads.

The arbitrary manner in which an airport project was handed over to the Chinese even though the contract had been won by an Indian company, the opening of a Chinese embassy, signing of a Free Trade Agreement and rumours that Beijing might be given the right to set up a naval base in one of the islands were all unsettling for India.

In the last week of March, Maldivian Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal had said that India was like a brother to Maldives but China was like a long-lost cousin found.

"India is a brother. We are a family, we may quarrel and we may have arguments but in the end, we will sit down and resolve it," the diplomat had said.

He had claimed that the Maldives has taken a number of projects to India for finance "but we did not receive the necessary finance."

China, which looks at Maldives as a major participant in its 21st century Maritime Silk Road plan in the Indian Ocean, has made heavy investments in the nation of islands which has 26 tropical atolls and 1,000 small islands.

China has put up a staunch defence of Maldives president Abdulla Yameen, stonewalling international pressure and enabling him to stay in power during the current crisis.

The picturesque Indian Ocean archipelago was plunged into chaos early in February when the Supreme Court called for the release of nine imprisoned Opposition politicians, ruling that their trials were politically motivated and flawed.

The government refused to implement the ruling. Yameen imposed a state of emergency and arrested apex court judges and former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. On 22 March, however, the state of emergency was lifted.

Earlier in March, Mohamed Shainee, a senior minister in President Yameen's government, had reportedly told a group of visiting Indian reporters, "Why haven't we gone into the Kashmir issue...and asked to be (an) intermediary? Because they are internal matters...India should stay away from our issue."

"We are independent and capable of dealing with the situation. If we need help, we will let India know."


Reacting sharply, Indian officials had termed the remarks as "unfortunate".

Asserting that the two situations were not comparable, a senior official had said, "While the situation in Kashmir is due to state(Pakistan)-sponsored terrorism, the other is due to subversion of democracy."

Seeking to minimise the damage caused by the remark, Maldives ambassador in New Delhi Ahmed Mohamed had said that even though there was an "environment of mistrust" between India and Maldives caused by a host of issues in recent years, the two countries should let "bygones be bygones".

In an interview to PTI, Mohamed had also maintained that while there has been a steady stream of high-level visits from the island nation, the same was not reciprocated, an issue which many in Male feel is one of the factors for the drifting away in the relations.

In the last week of February, Maldives declined India's invitation to participate in the biennial naval exercise. The Maldivian ambassador to India later said that the country declined the invitation because of the then emergency situation in the country.

Maldives had also earlier warned India against taking "any actions" that could hinder resolving the political crisis in the country. In a statement, Maldives' foreign ministry had said that Yameen's government takes note of the public statements issued by the Indian government that "ignore the facts and ground realities" with regard to the ongoing political developments in the Maldives.

On 10 February, two foreign AFP journalists — including an Indian national — were arrested by the Maldivian police for violating immigration rules and eventually ordered to leave the island nation.

The two journalists, Indian national Money Sharma and British national of Indian-origin Atish Ravi Patel, were handed over to immigration authorities by the police after it was found that they were working in violation of the country's immigration rules, the police had said in a statement.

Two days earlier, Maldives had sent out envoys to "friendly nations", including China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. India, geographically the nearest country from the islands, however, was not a part of this list.

With inputs from agencies


Published Date: Apr 04, 2018 13:16 PM | Updated Date: Apr 04, 2018 13:16 PM

Tags : #Abdulla Yameen #Beijing #China #ConnectTheDots #Dhruv Helicopter #India #International Diplomacy #Maldives #Male #New Delhi #Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 

[Tony Tan]

Ah Neh's Helicopter Nobody Dare to fly, all pax and pilots crashed into Roti Pratas!

 

[Tony Tan]

 

[Tony Tan]

Duterte will never reject Chinese guns, he said damn good!

He however returned a victory trophy gun to China which killed his 2 Marawi ISIS leaders.


https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/du...sniper-rifle-to-china-in-appreciation.248233/

 

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http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/jssd/2018-04-07/doc-ifyvtmxc3645835.shtml

印度一直升机白送马尔代夫遭退货：质量太差令人担忧
印度一直升机白送马尔代夫遭退货：质量太差令人担忧

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Dhruv直升机白送给马尔代夫都不要
　　根据印度媒体报道，马尔代夫政府已经通知印度政府，将会退还1架印度赠送的Dhruv直升机，让印度人感觉脸上无光。

　　印度媒体照例又把这个锅甩给中国，不过马尔代夫为何退还这架直升机印度人可能心里最清楚，那就是Dhruv直升机糟糕的质量和可靠性，着实让人望而却步。

　　尽管印度人一直把Dhruv直升机视为印度制造的象征和骄傲，它也是印度第一架在国际市场销售的直升机，不过它和许多印度制造武器和航空器一样，实际上西方飞机制造商设计，主要系统也从西方进口，印度只负责组装，根据相关资料， Dhruv直升机由德国MBB公司设计并且提供主要技术，包括旋翼、传动系统和机体，发动机原来选择美国T800发动机，但是美国因为印度核试验对发动机进行禁运，后来又换成法国的TM333涡轴发动机，发动机与直升机集成工作也是由法国完成的，从这个角度来讲，Dhruv就是德法相关公司设计，制造主要系统和设备，然后交给印度组装。

Dhruv直升机由德国设计、法国提供发动机、以色列提供航空电子系统
　　Dhruv直升机项目于1984年启动，原计划1990年首飞，90年代中期投入使用，当然印度这类项目基本上就没有准时过，首架原型机1991年才进行首飞，1997年投入批量生产，2000架首批2架直升机才交给印度陆军试用，大批量生产在2002年才开始，到2007年印度陆军购买了75架Dhruv直升机，并且还将增购100架以上这种直升机，印度还在Dhruv直升机改装了武装直升机、反潜直升机等。

　　Dhruvv直升机武装型

　　印度海军认为Dhruv海军型不具备执行作战任务的能力

　　不过Dhruv直升机服役之后，就暴露出一系列问题，例如印度陆军要求这种直升机升限能够达到6500米，但是早期型号连5000米都难以达到，可靠性也不足，反潜直升机改进也没有获得成功，印度海军抱怨反潜型桨叶折叠设计不合理，故障率偏高，基本上不具备执行海上作战任务的能力，后来在印度政府压力之下，只同意Dhruv直升机执行搜索、救援等相对次要任务，这期间还出现一件令印度上下感觉尴尬的事情，2011年印度国内曾经发生地震，印度准备派遣Dhruv前去救灾，结果当地听说这种直升机要来，慌忙拒绝，指明要求俄罗斯米-17前来救援，原因就是Dhruv直升机糟糕质量让人望而却步。2012年印度官方罕见公开批评Dhruv直升机，指出相关问题不能得到有效改善，不排除用米-17替代Dhruv直升机可能性。

　　在这种情况下，印度继续寻找国外合作伙伴改进Dhruv直升机，从海外媒体报道来看，Dhruv直升机采用了法国阿蒂丹发动机，新发动机功率更大，有效提高了直升机性能，尤其是高温高原环境下性能，改进后的Dhruv直升机不但升限超过了6000米，载荷也超过了印度陆军要求，另外在以色列帮助下对直升机航空电子系统进行改进，采用了更加先进导航系统、玻璃化座舱、通信系统等，通过这些改进为直升机进一步扩展用途、提高任务灵活性打下了坚实基础。

Dhruv经验教训，一味引进不能解决全部问题
　　不过大量西方关键系统运用也让Dhruv直升机造价和成本迅速上升，也容易受制于人，另外先进设备和系统可以引进，但是质量管理和控制这样软东西无法通过引进来解决，因此直升机在故障率、可靠性等方面仍旧让人难以乐观，因此Dhruv直升机不用花钱，马尔代夫也不领情，坚持让它退回印度并不令人感奇怪。（作者署名：小飞猪的防务观察）

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India's helicopter was sent to Maldives and returned: poor quality is worrying
India's helicopter was sent to Maldives and returned: poor quality is worrying
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Dhruv Helicopter White Gives Maldives No Dhruv Helicopter White Gives Maldives Nothing

According to Indian media reports, the Maldivian government has informed the Indian government that it will return a Dhruv helicopter donated by India to make the Indians feel no light on their faces.

The Indian media routinely dumped this pot to China. However, why did the Maldives return the helicopter? Indians may be most aware that the poor quality and reliability of Dhruv helicopters is indeed prohibitive.

Although Indians have always regarded the Dhruv helicopter as a symbol of India's manufacturing and pride, it is also India's first helicopter to be sold on the international market, but it is, like many Indian-made weapons and aircraft, actually designed by Western aircraft manufacturers, the main system. Also imported from the West, India is only responsible for assembly, according to relevant information, Dhruv helicopter designed by the German MBB company and provides the main technology, including the rotor, transmission system and the body, the engine originally selected the United States T800 engine, but the United States because of the Indian nuclear test on the engine The embargo was later replaced by the French TM333 turboshaft engine. The engine and helicopter integration work was also completed by France. From this perspective, Dhruv is a German-French company designing, manufacturing major systems and equipment, and then handing it over to India for assembly. .
Dhruv helicopters designed by Germany, France provided engines, Israel provided avionics systems Dhruv helicopters designed by Germany, France provided engines, Israel provided avionics systems

The Dhruv helicopter project was launched in 1984. It was originally planned to fly in 1990 and was put into use in the mid-1990s. Of course, such projects in India were basically punctual. The first prototype was only launched in 1991 and was put into mass production in 1997. The first two helicopters of 2000 were handed over to the Indian Army for trial. Mass production began only in 2002. By 2007, the Indian Army purchased 75 Dhruv helicopters, and it will also purchase more than 100 such helicopters. India is still Dhruv helicopters modified gunships, anti-submarine helicopters and so on.

Dhruvv armed type

Indian Navy Says Dhruv Navy Does Not Have Ability to Perform Combat Missions

However, after the Dhruv helicopters were put into service, they exposed a series of problems. For example, the Indian Army demanded that the helicopter's ceiling could reach 6,500 meters. However, early models with even 5,000 meters were difficult to achieve, reliability was insufficient, and anti-submarine helicopter improvements were not successful. The Indian Navy complained about the unreasonable design of the anti-submarine blade folding and the high failure rate. It basically did not have the ability to perform maritime combat missions. Later, under the pressure of the Indian government, it only agreed that Dhruv helicopters should perform relatively minor tasks such as search and rescue. During this period, there was a thing that made India feel awkward. In 2011, there was an earthquake in India. India was ready to send Dhruv to help the disaster. As a result, the locals heard that the helicopter was coming and hurriedly refused to indicate that Russia was required to request Mi-17. The reason for the rescue is that the Dhruv helicopter's poor quality is prohibitive. In 2012, Indian officials rarely publicly criticized Dhruv helicopters, pointing out that the relevant issues could not be effectively improved and that the possibility of using Mi-17 instead of Dhruv helicopters was not ruled out.

Under such circumstances, India continued to look for foreign partners to improve Dhruv helicopters. From overseas media reports, Dhruv helicopters used the French Atidan engine. The new engine has more powerful power and effectively improved helicopter performance, especially in high-temperature plateau environments. Under the performance, the improved Dhruv helicopter not only exceeded the limit of 6,000 meters, the load also exceeded the requirements of the Indian Army, and it also improved the helicopter avionics system with the help of Israel. It also adopted a more advanced navigation system, a vitrified cockpit, and a communication system. And so on, these improvements have laid a solid foundation for the helicopter to further expand its use and increase its flexibility.
Dhruv lessons, blindly introducing Dhruv lessons that cannot solve all the problems, blindly introducing can not solve all problems

However, the use of a large number of key systems in the West has also led to a rapid increase in the cost and cost of Dhruv helicopters. It is also easily subject to people. In addition, advanced equipment and systems can be introduced, but such soft things as quality management and control cannot be solved through introduction. Therefore, helicopters are in failure rate and reliability. Other aspects are still difficult to be optimistic, so Dhruv helicopters do not have to spend money, the Maldives does not appreciate it, and it is not surprising to insist that it be returned to India. (Author's signature: Defense observation of Xiaofei Pig)

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