ALH Mk III aircraft equipped with medical ICU
- A Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) has been installed onboard ALH Mk III from INAS 323 at INS Hansa by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
- With ALH Mk III, an all-weather aircraft, being equipped with MICU, the Indian Navy can now undertake the medical evacuation of critical patients by air even in unfavourable weather conditions.
- The MICU has two sets of Defibrillators, Multipara Monitors, Ventilator, Oxygen Support as well as Infusion and Syringe Pumps.
- It also has a suction system to clear secretions in the mouth or airway of the patient.
- The system can be operated on an aircraft power supply and also has a battery backup of four hours.
- The equipment can be installed in two-three hours to convert the aircraft into an air ambulance.
- This is the first of eight MICU sets to be delivered by HAL to the Indian Navy.