HAL Light Utility Helicopter
| Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) | |
|---|---|
 A HAL LUH at Aero India 2025 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Utility helicopter |
National origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Designer | Rotary Wing Research and Design Center |
| Status | Limited series production |
| Primary users | Indian Army |
| Number built | 3 (12 on order) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2013 – present |
Introduction date | 2026 (planned) |
| First flight | 6 September 2016 |
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).