India’s first private sector helicopter final assembly line inaugurated near Kolar in Karnataka
The Hindu
India inaugurates its first private helicopter assembly line in Karnataka, enhancing aerospace capabilities and boosting employment opportunities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) virtually inaugurated the Tata Advanced Systems’ Final Assembly Line for the Airbus H125 helicopter.
The facility in Vemagal in Kolar district of Karnataka, is India’s first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line for the Airbus H125. This is the first time the Indian private sector will undertake the manufacturing, integration, testing and maintenance of a sophisticated rotary-wing platform in India.
To start off with, the civil H125 will be built at this facility and in future the military variant of the helicopter could also be built.
The first ‘Made in India’ H125 is expected to be delivered early 2027 and will also be available for export across the South Asian region.
Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus said that the H125M is optimised to serve as a high-altitude force multiplier across a spectrum of critical missions.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who was present on the occasion said that the H-125 programme investment is anticipated to exceed ₹1,000 crore.
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