On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Helicopter Factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and unveiled the Light Utility Helicopter in Karnataka's Tumakuru.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai were also present on the occasion.
It is a dedicated new greenfield helicopter factory which will enhance the capacity and ecosystem to build helicopters.
- This helicopter manufacturing facility, Asia's largest, will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUH). According to the government, the LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton class, single-engine multipurpose utility helicopter with the unique feature of high manoeuvrability.
The factory will be expanded to manufacture other helicopters such as Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Indian Multirole Helicopter (IMRH) as well as for repair and overhaul of LCH, LUH, Civil ALH and IMRH in the future. The factory also has the potential for exporting the Civil LUHS in future.
- This facility will allow India to meet its entire helicopter requirement domestically, earning the distinction of enabling self-reliance in helicopter design, development, and manufacturing in India.
The factory will have a manufacturing set-up of Industry 4.0 standards. Over the next 20 years, HAL is planning to produce more than 1000 helicopters in the class of 3-15 tonnes from Tumakuru.
This will result in providing employment for around 6000 people in the region.
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