Indian Multi Role Helicopter
Medium-lift helicopter for the Indian Armed Forces
Indian Multi Role Helicopter
The Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) is a medium-lift helicopter currently under development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Armed Forces. It is designed for multiple roles, air assault, air-attack, anti-submarine, anti-surface, military transport and VIP transport roles. IMRH/DBMRH is aimed to replace all the current Mil Mi-17 helicopters across the Indian Armed Forces. The helicopter will also have a parallel naval variant designated Deck-Based Multirole Helicopter (DBMRH). The planned rotorcraft is expected to have a maximum takeoff weight of 13 tonnes with a five bladed articulated main rotor and 4 bladed articulated rotor on tail. The navalised version further will have longer range and higher payload capacity. HAL estimates requirement of over 314 rotorcraft of same class across the Indian Armed Forces to replace existing Mil Mi-17 helicopters in service in India. The scaled model tests of the helicopter have been ongoing as of 2021 while first flight of a...
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