AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Attack, Cargo, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Single turboshaft light utility helicopter. Licence built SA 316B Alouette.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | 1953 / 1959 | 1985 | Single-engine, light utility helicopter. |
| HAL Chetak | 1972 / 1972 | Baseline variant, license built Alouette III. | |
| HAL Chetan | 1981 / 1981 | Re-engined variant. |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore) |
Other aircraft programs: HAL Dhruv, HAL LUH, HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore) | Analysis | Radio Communications Equipment: VGR-101R VHF receiver and VUC-201A V/UHF com (Chetak) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Weather Mapping Radar: Optional RDR-1400C weather radar (Chetak, coastguard variant) |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore) | Analysis | Radar/Radio Altimeters: RAM-700A radar altimeter (Chetak) |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Engine Division Bangalore) | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (HAL Artouste - HAL Chetak - Artouste IIIB ) |
| Safran Helicopter Engines | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (TM 333 - HAL Chetan - TM 333-2M2 ) |
