Top speed 275 km/h | ||
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Manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | ||
HAL is planning to develop a Medium Lift Helicopter in the 10-15 ton class. It is currently looking for foreign partners either from Russia or France-based Eurocopter. HAL has plans of producing around 350 medium lift helicopters. The 10-tonne helicopter would be offered to the Indian Navy to meet its requirement for heavy-lift helicopters.
In July 2009, HAL cancelled an active tender for the co-development of the helicopter for which Eurocopter and Mil Helicopters had been shortlisted as potential technology and investment partners. HAL informed the two companies that the tender had to be scrapped because the qualitiative requirements of the armed forces have substantially changed. A fresh tender was scheduled to be out in September.
A mock up of IMRH was displayed at Aero India 2017. First flight of the helicopter was speculated to be in 2019 but user acceptance trials to take about 7-8 years before induction.[1]
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