New Delhi: India and Israel have decided to jointly market the 14-seater civilian version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a senior Defence Ministry official said on January 20.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between HAL and Israel Avionics recently, the two companies would start marketing the ALH in "right earnest" at the fourth International Aerospace Exposition to be held in Bangalore from February 5 to 9.

The Ministry has applied for licence for ALH from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and this is expected to come through soon, Rakesh Srivastava, Joint Secretary (HAL) in the Ministry said.

PTI