PM Modi to Inaugurate HAL's Helicopter Factory in Karnataka's Tumakuru on Feb 06
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL’s) new helicopter manufacturing facility in Tumakuru, Karnataka. On Monday, Modi will dedicate the factory to the nation
“The Greenfield helicopter factory, spread across 615 acres of land, is planned with a vision to become a one-stop solution for all helicopter requirements of the country. It is India’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs),” stated the Ministry of Defence (Mod) on Saturday
The LUH is an indigenously designed, three-tonne, single-engine, multipurpose, utility helicopter
“Initially, this factory will produce around 30 helicopters per year and can be enhanced to 60 and then 90 per year in a phased manner. The first LUH has been flight-tested and is ready for unveiling, said the Modi.
It will also be used for maintenance, repair and overhaul of LCH, LUH, Civil Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helicopter) in the future. Potential exports of [a civil version of the LUH] will also be catered to from this factory,” said the Modi.
HAL plans to build more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes, generating business of over Rs 4,00,000 crores over the coming two decades.
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Besides generating employment, the Tumakuru facility will boost the development of surrounding areas through its CSR activities, says the Modi.
With facilities like a heli-runway, flight hangar, final assembly hangar, structural assembly hangar, Air Traffic Control and various supporting service facilities, the Tumakuru factory is fully operational. The MoD says it will enable India to design, develop and manufacture its entire requirement of helicopters indigenously, Boosting the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India
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