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| 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 | |
| AƩrospatiale 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. |
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| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Helicopter Division Bangalore) |
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