HAL’s LUH receives initial operational clearance HAL Press Release | February 5, 2021 Estimated reading time 2 minutes, 19 seconds. HAL’s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) received the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for the Indian Army from CEMILAC at the Aero India 2021 in the presence of Defence Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh. Mr. R Madhavan, CMD, HAL said the thrust is being given by HAL for indigenous R&D programs towards self-reliance and enhancing operational effectiveness of Armed Forces. Mr. Arup Chatterjee, director (Eng. and R&D), stated that the performance of the basic helicopter in all terrains and under all weather conditions is satisfactory. HAL is currently in the phase of integrating and flight-testing mission role equipment on LUH. HAL is fully geared up to fulfill the requirements of the customers in a timely manner.