Indian Naval Air Squadron 323, the 1st unit of the indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the INDIAN NAVY (IN).
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-DHRUV) is a twin-engine, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 ton weight class and it is designed and developed indigenously.
The Helicopter is a multi-role chopper with the Shakti engine manufactured via Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Hal).
HAL is a state-owned aerospace and DEFENCE company. HAL is headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is governed underneath the management of the Ministry of Defence.
HAL conceptualised the Advanced Light Helicopter programme in the year1984. The principal variants of Dhruv are labeled as Dhruv Mk-I, Mk-II, Mk-III & Mk-IV.