HAL HTSE-1200
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's HTSE-1200 is a 1,200 kW-class turboshaft technology demonstrator under development for light and medium helicopters. HAL reports a demonstrator, full-speed/core-engine test milestones, and a 3–6.5-ton helicopter application class; production and service entry are not established.
Identity
- Aliases
- HTSE-1200HTSE 1200Hindustan Turbo Shaft Engine 1200
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- HAL HTSE-1200
- Status
- development
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Shaft Power Kw
- 1,200
- Description
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's HTSE-1200 is a 1,200 kW-class turboshaft technology demonstrator under development for light and medium helicopters. HAL reports a demonstrator, full-speed/core-engine test milestones, and a 3–6.5-ton helicopter application class; production and service entry are not established.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:12:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:12:40 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- HAL identifies HTSE-1200 as a 1200 kW turboshaft for 3–6-ton helicopters and reports a technology demonstrator under testing, including a 100% speed run and successful core-engine sea-level trials.
- Publisher
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Title
- HAL Annual Report 2020-21 — 1200 kW Turboshaft Engine (HTSE-1200)
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- DRDO describes the HTSE-1200 as a 1200 kW-class turboshaft for 3.5–6.5-ton helicopters and identifies a dedicated testbed at HAL.
- Publisher
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Title
- DRDO News — Engine Test Facilities at HAL
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- HAL records the first successful test run of the HTSE-1200 technology demonstrator, establishing a concrete development milestone without implying service entry.
- Publisher
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Title
- HAL Annual Report 2017-18 — HTSE-1200 technology demonstrator