HAL Rudra

Captured during Aero India 2025, the HAL Rudra is the weaponised version of the Dhruv, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as the armed variant of the Advanced Light Helicopter. It keeps the Dhruv airframe unchanged and hangs the difference on the outside: stub wings carrying rocket pods and anti-tank missiles, a turret gun under the nose and an electro-optical sensor turret ahead of it. The result gives an established utility helicopter an armed reconnaissance and close support role without a new airframe behind it.