Redigerer HAL Dhruv (avsnitt)

== Helikopteret i bruk ==

=== India ===
Leveringer av Dhruv begynte i januar 2002, ni år etter prototypens første tur og nesten atten år etter at programmet ble igangsatt..<ref name="JAWA03 p184">Jackson , p. 184.</ref>. Den indiske kystvakt. "Indian Coast Guard" var de første som brukte Dhruv, etterfulgt av hæren, marinen, [[Indias flyvåpen]] samt grensevakten, "Border Security Force". I 2007 ble 75 Dhruv bygget og i 2008 var det planlagt å bygge 40 hvert år.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3887|title = Peru, Ecuador Place Orders for HAL Dhruv ALH Helicopters|publisher = India Defence|date = 29. juni 2008|accessdate = 1. august 2011|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111110231608/http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3887|url-status = dead}}</ref> Det [[Indias flyvåpen|indiske flyvåpens]] luftakroater "Sarang aerobatic groun" brukte fire Dhruv-helikoptre.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-07-14/news/28441034_1_dhruv-helicopters-sarang-farnborough-air-show|title = Dhruv helicopter display in Farnborough Air Show|work = The Economic Times|date = 14. juli 2008|accessdate = 21. august 2011|archivedate = 2012-05-23|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120523190143/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-07-14/news/28441034_1_dhruv-helicopters-sarang-farnborough-air-show|url-status = yes}}</ref> I 2007 plasserte den indiske hær ordre for ytterligere 166 helikopter.<ref>{{Cite web|first = Ajai|last = Shukla|url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=333870|title = Light Combat Helicopter to fly soon: India's New Helicopters: Part II|date = 9. september 2008|work = Business Standard|accessdate = 21. august 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/23/stories/2007122358280900.htm|title = HAL’s Dhruv gets CCS approval|work = The Hindu|date = 23. desember 2007|location = Chennai, India|accessdate = 2016-01-19|archivedate = 2012-11-07|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107053624/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/23/stories/2007122358280900.htm|url-status = yes}}</ref> India bestilte videre 12 Dhruvs utstyrt med sykebårer utenfor, plassert på meieiene for å brukes til evakuering av sårede.<ref name="army ambulances">{{Cite web|url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hal-likely-to-get-rs-420-crore-order-for-air-ambulances/294869/|first1 = Bibhu Ranjan|last1 = Mishra|first2 = Praveen|last2 = Bose|title = HAL likely to get Rs420 crore order for air ambulances|work = Business Standard|date = 17. august 2007|accessdate = 21. august 2011}}</ref>
Dhruv kan fly i store høyder, noe som var et av kravene som hæren stilte, at de kunne operere på [[Siachenbreen]] og i [[Jammu og Kashmir|Kashmir]]- regionen. I september 2007 var Dhruv Mk.3 klarert for å fly i store høyder i Siachen Sector etter seks måneder med forberedelser.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070024815 "Dhruv helicopter set to fly in Siachen"] {{Wayback|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070024815 |date=20071205233116 }}, ''NDTV'', 3 September 2007</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120630040309/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-02-20/india/27883994_1_test-trials-dhruv-siachen "Dhruv clears trials to fly high in Siachen"], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 20 February 2007.</ref> og oktober 2007 fløy en Dhruv Mk.3 i en høyde av {{Konverter|27500|ft|m}} [[moh]] i Siachen.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120630040304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-08/bangalore/27974986_1_pilots-icy-winds-altitude "Bangalore ALH pilots fly high"], ''The Times of India'', 8 October 2007.</ref> En flyver i Indian Army kritiserte i en rapport ytelsene til Dhruv: ''"The ALH was not able to fly above 5 000 m selv om hærens krav 
stipulerte at det skulle kunne fy opp til 6 500 m"''; this has been blamed on the TM333 engine. As a consequence the Army had to continue relying on the older Cheetah/Cheetal helicopters to meet the shortfall.<ref>{{Cite web|first = Radhakrishna|last = Rao|url = http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/15/329681/indian-report-slams-performance-of-hals-dhruv-helicopter.html|title = Indian report slams performance of HAL's Dhruv helicopter|work = Flight International|date = 15. juli 2009}}</ref> Den kraftige Shakti motor har siden blitt tatt i bruk i Dhruv Mk.3; ien test med 600&nbsp;kg last klatret den til Sonam Post mens kravet 200&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{Cite web|first = Ajai|last = Shukla|url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/in-siachen-dhruv-provesworld-beater/427533/|title = In Siachen, Dhruv proves a world-beater|work = Business Standard|date = 7. mars 2011}}</ref> 
===Første levering til Indian Army===
Den indiske hær fikk sine første Dhruv Mk.3s i 2011 i forbindelse med et flystevne, "Aero India 2011".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.army-technology.com/projects/dhruv/|title = Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) - Army Technology|publisher = |accessdate = 6. februar 2015|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204738/http://www.army-technology.com/projects/dhruv/|archivedate = 2016-03-03}}</ref>

Sivile Dhruv varianter ble bygget for transport, redning, politetjeneste, offshore-virksomhet, luft-ambulanse og andre roller.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.hal-india.com/helicopter/products.asp|title = Our Products|work = Helicopter Division Bangalore|publisher = HAL|accessdate = 31. august 2010|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014004902/http://www.hal-india.com/helicopter/products.asp|archivedate = 2008-10-14|tittel = Arkivert kopi|besøksdato = 2010-08-31|arkivurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014004902/http://www.hal-india.com/helicopter/products.asp|arkivdato = 2008-10-14|url-status=død}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.hal-india.com/helicopter/products.asp |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2016-01-19 |arkiv-dato=2008-10-14 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014004902/http://www.hal-india.com/helicopter/products.asp |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Det indiske sivilforsvaret "National Disaster Management Authority" (NDMA) plasserte en ordre på tolv Dhruv helikooptere utstyrt fullt medisinsk utstyr, inklusive to bårer.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Jan202007/state149362007120.asp|title = NDMA to get 12 ALHs|work = Deccan Herald|date = 20. januar 2007|accessdate = 21. august 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205958/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Jan202007/state149362007120.asp|archivedate = 2012-10-04|tittel = Arkivert kopi|besøksdato = 2011-08-21|arkivurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205958/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Jan202007/state149362007120.asp|arkivdato = 2012-10-04|url-status=død}} {{Kilde www |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Jan202007/state149362007120.asp |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2016-01-19 |arkiv-dato=2012-10-04 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205958/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Jan202007/state149362007120.asp |url-status=yes }}</ref> I 20 ble det kjent at Indias [[Innenriksdepartementet]] hadde bestilt seks Dhruv.<ref name="mail.hal-india.com">{{Cite web|last = Pubby|first = Manu|title = India bags $20 mn helicopter contract|work = The Indian Express|accessdate = 21. august 2011|date = 10. august 2008}}</ref> Indias oljedirektorat, "The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation" skal bruke Dhruv for offshore operasjoner. Flere andre indiske statlige organer har bestilt Dhruv for overvåking og transportbehov.<ref name="army ambulances"/> I mars 2011 nedla Indas luftfartstilsyn, "Directorate General of Civil Aviation" midlertidig flyforbud for alle sivile Dhurv på grunn av sprekkdannelse i halepartiet og anbefalte utbedringer.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:PkNqoKJmEMIJ:www.dgca.nic.in/AD/PAD%252011-003.pdf+Dhruv+IGB&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESggGy77S54H6w3bNyHh63KEDMIVALM5N8Pt-BF-ss0EEhpY816kfuqpp5fnN7O4turdhT4caX-RwjZYDa9R_wU4_qS6N7Rr1aNYgi_RGK8JmLf3c13axtWo0szGWk9sYmbB6rJp&sig=AHIEtbQ4TFRpN720p_-52GERxm7lBrof8w|title = Proposed Airworthiness Directive|publisher = Directorate General of Civil Aviation|date = 22. mars 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first = Anantha|last = Kristnan M.|url = http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/03/24/awx_03_24_2011_p0-301183.xml&channel=comm|title = India DGCA wants all Dhruv Civil Variants Inspected|publisher = Aviation Week|date = 24. mars 2011|url-status = yes}}</ref>