Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is set to establish India’s first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line in Vemagal, Karnataka.
It will manufacture the Airbus H125 helicopter.
This will support the growth of civil and para-public markets while meeting the Indian armed forces' needs for a light multi-role helicopter, especially for operations in the Himalayan region.
The facility will also produce a military version, the H125M, with a high degree of indigenous components and technology.
The first delivery of the ‘Made in India’ H125 is expected by early 2027, with plans to export helicopters across South Asia.
This marks TASL as the first private company in India to manufacture helicopters and complements their existing Airbus assembly line for the C295 military aircraft in Gujarat.