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Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus to Launch India’s First Private H125 Helicopter Assembly Plant in Karnataka

The Vemgal Industrial Area plant will initially produce 10 helicopters a year under Karnataka’s aerospace policy incentives to boost local manufacturing

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Tata-Airbus Helicopter Unit In Karnataka
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Overview

  • Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus will establish a Final Assembly Line for H125 helicopters in Kolar’s Vemgal Industrial Area, marking India’s first private-sector helicopter plant.
  • The facility occupies 740,000 square feet acquired from the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board and will include assembly, manufacturing and MRO operations.
  • Initial assembly is slated at 10 H125 helicopters per year with potential to scale output based on Airbus’s forecast of 500 regional units over two decades.
  • Project benefits from Karnataka’s aerospace and defence policy incentives, including land subsidies, capital support and production-linked turnover benefits.
  • Karnataka Industries Minister M B Patil said the plant will create jobs and further cement the state’s status as India’s leading aerospace and defence hub.