“极地”(Dhruv)先进轻型直升机(ALH)概念的出现最早可追溯到20世纪70年代的轻型武装直升机发展计划。由于印度军方新的要求不断增多,而印度当时的国防科技水平难以满足这些要求,于是轻型武装直升机发展计划草草收场。 1976年,印度政府拨款2.74亿卢比支持研制单发轻型武装直升机。印度斯坦航空有限公司与法国等国合作,利用 The concept of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) dates back to the development of light helicopter gunships in the 1970s. Due to the growing number of new demands from the Indian military and the difficulty of meeting the requirements of the national defense science and technology at the time in India, the plan for the development of light armed helicopters ended in a hurry. In 1976, the Indian government allocated Rs 274 crore to support the development of a single-staged light-armed helicopter. Hindustan Airlines Co., Ltd. and other countries in France, the use of