Background - The Indian Combat Helicopter has an air to air mode for its turret gun. Earlier training target was unsuitable due to critical drawbacks and the training suffered. The drawbacks were addressed by a team of two enthusiastic flight test engineers of HAL, Indian Army .. The story till now is here for everyone to click and read..
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This target was taken to deserts during the training of Indian Combat Helicopter exercise at an undisclosed location. The target was found safe to operate in close vicinity of a manned aircraft with its flight safe features like RTL and geo fencing. Numerous Air to Air mode training sorties were carried out by AIRFORCE by deploying ACHUK MK I and MK II target. ACHUK MK I and MK II also demonstrated and ensured continuous operations by demonstrating quick turnaround with battery change within 5 minutes. There were several hits on the target in the air to air mode. ACHUK was a success with no sortie held up or wasted because of non-availability/ delay in deployment or inflight snag.
AHUCK has the right size of aerial target and speed, which simulates a wide spectrum of unmanned aerial systems that our adversaries may deploy against us in combat or near international borders tackling drug menace from adversaries. Therefore, ACHUK is a right training aid to be deployed during air-to-air mode of gun firing of all attack helicopters in our country.
ACHUK MK I and MK II are highly recommended as training aid for the field units of AIR FORCE and ARMY deploying attach helicopters or for air defence practice by the Corps of AD.
