BENGALURU: The army plans to buy a mix of 200 utility and combat helicopters to meet its operational requirements, with the platforms set to be produced in the country, army chief General Manoj Pande said at Aero India 2023 on Tuesday. He said the army needs around 110 light utility helicopters and 90 to 95 light combat helicopters that will …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to dedicate to the nation a helicopter production facility of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Karnataka’s Tumakuru on Monday. It is India’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters,” the defence ministry said in a statement. With the establishment of facilities like Heli-Runway, Flight Hangar, Final Assembly Hangar, Structure …
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a helicopter production facility of state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Karnataka's Tumakuru on Monday. The greenfield helicopter factory, spread across 615 acres, is planned with a vision to become a one-stop solution for all helicopter requirements of the country, a defence ministry statement said on Saturday. It …
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has received the Letter of Intent from the Services for the manufacture of 12 Light Utility Helicopters, which have been designed and developed indigenously. In another development, the Army is in negotiations for acquiring 11 more Apache AH-64E attack helicopters from the U.S. “Production work has begun. The Army operates around 190 Cheetah, Chetak and Cheetal helicopters …