Finally, after 40 years, the Indian military to get a new light utility helicopter

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has received the Letter of Intent from the Services for the manufacture of 12 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH), which have been designed and developed indigenously. At the same time, nine Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) have been manufactured against the sanction of 15 limited series production (LSP) variants and are in the… Continue reading Finally, after 40 years, the Indian military to get a new light utility helicopter

Indian Navy to acquire 60 light helicopters from HAL

To meet its long-pending requirement of Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH), the Navy is looking to procure variants of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) modified for ship-based operations, according to defence sources. The tender for 111 NUH was earlier being processed through the Strategic Partnership (SP) route of the procedure… Continue reading Indian Navy to acquire 60 light helicopters from HAL