• The Indian Navy received three “made in India” Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) today. The helicopters are customised for coastal security.
• The Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh informed media persons on the side-lines of Aero India show today in Bengaluru that out of the 16 Mk-III helicopters ordered, three were delivered today.
• The naval version of ALH is fitted with an array of advanced sensors that can detect Mumbai terror attacks like intrusions on Indian waters.

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• These helicopters have latest generation avionics, indigenous low frequency dunking sonar, full glass cockpit with integrated architecture display system and the powerful Shakti engines.
• It also has a nose mounted surveillance radar with 270 degree coverage that can detect and track multiple marine targets. Its synthetic aperture radar and inverse   synthetic aperture radar can detect targets on sea.