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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Dhruv inducted in the army

After successful trials in the icy heights of Siachen, the indigenously-developed helicopter Dhruv has been inducted in the army for providing logistic support to the ground troops during counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir.

This multifaceted helicopter will provide a new capability to the security forces in the state and can also be effectively used for disaster relief, search and rescue operations and casualty evacuation, a defence spokesman said today.

Dhruv, the multi-role advanced light helicopter, would be stationed at army's state-of-the-art aviation base at Manasbal in Ganderbal district.

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