Sarang helicopter team all set for Singapore Airshow 2024
The Sarang helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its first practice display in Singapore on Sunday, ahead of their final display during the Singapore Airshow scheduled to commence on Tuesday.
The Sarang teamhad arrived in Singapore on February 12. The team is operating from the Changi airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The biennial Singapore Air Show is scheduled to commence on Tuesday and shall conclude on February 24. The airshow will feature a variety of display teams from all across the globe. The show also will feature leading aircraft and system manufacturers and operators showcasing their products.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv), which the Sarang team operates, is featuring in the show for the very first time.
The first international display
for the Sarang team also happened to be in Singapore for the Asian Aerospace Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center in 2004. The Sarang team is performing a four-helicopter display for the audience at the Singapore Airshow this year.
The display is designed to highlight the ALH Dhruv’s agility and manoeuvrability, as well as the high degree of skills of the IAF pilots flying these machines.
The indigenously manufac
tured ALH and its advanced variants are operated by all the military services of India. The successful induction and operational utilisation of this platform is said to be one of the success stories of self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta) in the defence sector.
The Sarang Helicopter Display Team was formed in 2003 and was initially raised as a three-helicopter formation.