AEROSPACE • PRODUCTION

LUH (Light Utility Helicopter - 3 Tonne Class)

Lead Agency: HAL • Service: Indian Army, Indian Air Force • Budget: ₹6,000 Cr • IDDM: 60%

Strategic Overview

Single-engine utility helicopter replacing Cheetah and Chetak fleets with high-altitude Siachen payload capability.

High Altitude Logistic Flights ("Cheetah Replacement Flights") — Leh Air Base / Forward Staging (Siachen) (Northern Command / Western Air Command) — Status: forming
Standing Committee on Defence: Light Utility Helicopters (Parliamentary Committee Report)