For India's first major defence export, Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has bagged an order to supply seven Dhruv advanced lightweight helicopters to Ecuador at a price of # 51 million.
Though as many as four leading helicopter manufacturers including Eurocopter were in the fray for the Rs. 200 crore deal, but Dhruv emerged victorious because of its superior performance and proven track record.
The Navratan PSU will supply seven helicopters to Ecuador in the next 15-24 months. Also considered by Bolivia and Peru,the multi-role helicopter has already been supplied to Nepal under the bilateral military cooperation between India and Nepal. A novel version of ALH is under development. India had made an unsuccessful attempt to sell the Dhruv in Chile.
The success comes three years after an accident led to grounding of the entire ALH fleet.
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