HAL and Hensoldt Sign Strategic Partnership for Advanced Helicopter Obstacle Avoidance System

HAL signed a contract with Hensoldt Sensors GmbH, Germany, at the Dubai Air Show 2025, for the Transfer of Design ToT and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) including manufacturing & repair capability for Obstacle Avoidance System (OAS) and Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) for helicopter platforms.

The contract was signed by executive director (HAL-Korwa), Ravi Prakash and head of sales, Airborne Solutions, Hensoldt, Eugen Maier in the presence of director (operations), HAL, Ravi K, head of Hensoldt Business Development for the India Region, Andleeb Shadman and other senior officials.

CMD, HAL, D.K. Sunil said, “This partnership will augment the indigenous ecosystem for the development of technology for obstacle collision avoidance systems, including Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) systems in India. This agreement will ensure that India develops and owns a LiDAR-based helicopter Obstacle Avoidance System—an advanced capability that only a few countries have mastered. HAL and Hensoldt will collaborate on the design, manufacture, integration, and testing of this system, with the potential for export of OAS and DVE.”