The latest engine added to the Turbomeca (Safran group) range, the Ardiden is designed for medium helicopters in the 5 to 6.5 ton class, both civil and military.
The first application for the new Ardiden turboshaft engine designed by Turbomeca is the Indian twin-engine helicopter Dhruv (formerly known as the Advanced Light Helicopter, or ALH), built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Its simple, modular design makes this a very economical powerplant in terms of total cost of ownership. At the same time, the Ardiden is designed to carry out even the most demanding missions, while retaining its performance under hot/high conditions. The first variant, the Ardiden 1H1 (dubbed Shakti in India) was co-developed and co-produced with HAL for the Dhruv helicopter.
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