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India signs ₹5,083 crore deals for six HAL Dhruv Mk‑III maritime helicopters and VL‑Shtil SAMs

India's Ministry of Defence signed contracts on March 3 worth ₹5,083 crore ($555m) to acquire six HAL Dhruv ALH Mk‑III maritime helicopters for the Coast Guard and VL‑Shtil vertical‑launch SAMs for the Navy. The Dhruv order (reported separately at INR29 billion/$319m) includes performance‑based logistics after 2025 safety modifications.

Discovered 2026-03-04T11:33:17.709838-08:00 | 2026-03-04T11:33:17.709838-08:00

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  • The MoD awarded contracts totalling ₹5,083 crore (~$555m) for six HAL Dhruv Mk‑III maritime helicopters for the Coast Guard and VL‑Shtil VL‑SAMs for the Navy; the Dhruv portion was also reported as INR29 billion and includes performance‑based logistics.

  • The Dhruv procurement follows safety modifications and renewed confidence in the type after a 2025 fatal crash, an important sustainment and risk‑management signal for HAL and its customers (safety scrutiny context).

  • The deals reinforce New Delhi's push for local production and sustainment capacity — a policy backdrop of recent import‑duty cuts and helicopter industrial partnerships that aim to scale domestic manufacturing and MRO capability (industrial policy context) (helicopter ecosystem MoU).

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