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By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
BANGALORE, India — The weaponized version of the Indian-made Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) will be inducted into the Indian Army beginning this week, an Army official said.
An active vibration control device and updated avionics have been added to the Mark-IV version of the ALH, which was cleared here Feb. 3 for initial operation, the official said. The earlier Mark-I and Mark-II had problems with excessive vibration, the Army official said.
Developed by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), the Mark-IV ALH, also called Rudra, has 350 hours of prototype test flying in various terrains and climates, including the deserts of Rajasthan and the mountains of Sikkim state, a HAL executive said.
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