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Armed helicopter
HAL Rudra is a armed helicopter originating in India. It was built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
IndiaTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.87 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.87 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.87 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.87 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.87 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Armed helicopter
India
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre
In service
Indian Army Indian Air Force
91
2007–present
2012
16 August 2007
HAL Dhruv
Two pilots
12 passengers (14 passengers in high density seating)
15.87 m (52 ft 1 in)
3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
4.98 m (16 ft 4 in)
4,445 kg (9,800 lb)
5,800 kg (12,787 lb)
1,055 kg (2,326 lb)
2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H turboshaft , 1,068 kW (1,432 shp) each
13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
280 km/h (175 mph, 151 kn)
245 km/h (153 mph, 132 kn)
590 km (368 mi, 318 nmi)
630 km (394 mi, 340 nmi)
3.8 hours
6,100 m (20,000 ft)
10.33 m/s (2,033 ft/min)
Indian Air Force
Indian Army
136.85 m 2 (1,473.0 sq ft)
292 km/h (182 mph, 157 kn)
40.19 kg/m 2 (8.23 lb/sq ft)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
HAL Rudra equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Rudra. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Rudra. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for HAL Rudra · –. Service scope: Army Aviation Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 74. Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for HAL Rudra · –. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 16. Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.