HAL Light Utility Helicopter

The HAL Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is an Indian utility helicopter designed and developed by the Rotary Wing Research and Design Center (RWR&DC), one of the research and development (R&D) centres of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), for civilian as well as military applications. It is intended to replace license-built versions of Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama (designated Cheetah) and Aérospatiale Alouette III (designated Chetak) in service with the Indian Army (IA) and the Indian Air Force (IAF).