Meet the Made in India Light Utility Helicopter aka LUH. LUH is a new generation helicopter in the 3-Ton class incorporating the state of the art technology features like Glass cockpit with Multi-Function Displays (MFD) and powered by single Turbo Shaft engine with sufficient power margin to cater to demanding high altitude missions. LUH will meet the emerging needs in this class of helicopters in the coming decades.

LUH is designed and developed as a replacement for Cheetah & Chetak helicopters which are being operated by Indian Armed forces.

The LUH has made history by reaching a significant milestone during its cold weather trials in Leh. The LUH, which is designed to perform missions at sea level to high altitude, achieved a speed of 120 knots at high altitude and in extreme cold weather conditions. This makes it the first helicopter to accomplish this feat.

The helicopter will be capable of flying at 220 Kmph; service ceiling of 6.5 Km and a range of 350 Km with 500 kg payload.

HAL’s new helicopter factory in Tumakuru, Karnataka, has begun assembly of the first Limited Series Production (LSP) LUH after starting phase-1 operations last July. This follows the completion of three prototypes, which were built at HAL’s production facility in Bengaluru. The LSP series, also known as LRIP (Low Rate Initial Production), will now be built at the new facility in Tumakaru.

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