Bengaluru Jan 19 PTI In line with the central governments vision to boost defence exports to friendly foreign countries Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has signed a contract with the Government of Mauritius for export of one Advanced Light Helicopter ALH Mk-III for the island nations police force With this contract HAL and the Government of Mauritius which already operates an HAL-built ALH and Dornier-228 aircraft have further strengthened the long-standing business relations spanning over three decades the Bengaluru-headquartered company said in a statement on Wednesday The contract was signed by General Manager Helicopter Division-HAL B K Tripathy and Secretary of Home Affairs Prime Ministers Office Government of the Republic of Mauritius O K Dabidin at HALs Transport Aircraft Division in Kanpur it said The ALH Mk-III is a multi-role multi-mission versatile helicopter in 55 tonne category according to HAL It has proven its mettle in various utility role including numerous life-saving missions during natural calamities in India and abroad the statement said More than 335 ALHs have been produced till date logging around 340000 cumulative flying hours HAL also ensures technical assistance and product support to the customer to ensure healthy serviceability of the helicopter it was stated PTI RS HDA HDA