Indigenously Built Advance Light Helicopters Mk III

Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH Mk III  aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik and Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, at INS Hansa, Goa on 19 Apr 21.

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The squadron will operate three state-of-the-art ALH Mk III, a multirole helicopter with Shakti engine manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

The Mk III version of the ALH has an all glass cockpit and will be used for Search and Rescue, Special Operations and Coastal Surveillance.

16 aircraft are under procurement and the aircraft are being delivered in a phased manner to the Indian Navy.