PM Modi to inaugurate HAL's helicopter factory in Karnataka on Feb 6

Updated: Feb 4 2023 2:02PM

PM Modi to inaugurate HAL's helicopter factory in Karnataka on Feb 6

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) 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 is India's largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs), it said.

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