Light combat helicopter News
Indian Army Deal with HAL: 156 new helicopters are about to arrive in the Indian Air Force fleet. China and Pakistan will be kept under close watch with these helicopters.
India has finally got the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter too. The dream seen 22 years ago has also been fulfilled today. Today the indigenous combat helicopter has been inducted in the Indian Air Force. LCH is named as Prachanda. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has gifted indigenous LCH to the Air Force. During this, he himself also flew in this helicopter.
Today the indigenous combat helicopter has been inducted in the Indian Air Force. LCH is named as 'Prachand'. 10 LCH will be stationed at Jodhpur Air Force Station. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh himself flies sortie in Prachand.
The Light Combat Helicopter of the Indian Air Force has reached Jodhpur. Today for the first time this helicopter will join the Indian Air Force.
Indian Air Force will get new strength today. The first batch of Light Combat Helicopter developed in the country will be inducted today.
The Indian Air Force has inducted Made-In-India Light Combat Helicopter made by HAL into the IAF fleet and the LCH has been developed primarily for mountain warfare after a requirement for it was felt during the Kargil war in 1999.
The Light Combat Helicopter of the Indian Air Force has reached Jodhpur. Today for the first time this helicopter will join the Indian Air Force.
The 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper is armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.
The Light Combat Helicopter of the Indian Air Force has reached Jodhpur. Today for the first time this helicopter will join the Indian Air Force.
The Indian Air Force will be inducting the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter
The move is to boost to IAF's combat prowess as the multi-role platform is capable of firing a range of missiles and other weapons
The Light Combat Helicopter is developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
The first series of Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) will be inducted into the Indian Air Force inventory
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will attend the induction ceremony
These indigenous choppers will be able to partake in aerial combat
After years, now the Indian Air Force is going to get indigenous Light Combat Helicopter. And it will be deployed on the same western border where the historic Battle of Longewala was fought 50 years ago. See the features of LCH Helicopter in this report.
India is going to deploy Made in India attack helicopter very close to Pakistan border in Rajasthan. This helicopter is capable of protecting the borders at high altitudes or at desert. In the Agenda today, watch how the made in India Light Combat Helicopter will create troubles for Pakistan.
The Indian Air Force is set to induct the 'Made-in-India' Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) at the Jodhpur Air Force Station on October 3, 2022; making it the most light weight helicopter to become part of the Indian defence forces giving impetus to high-altitude counter-insurgency operations.
Taking another step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday handed over Light Combat Helicopters to the Indian Air Force. PM Modi handed over the Light Combat Helicopter to the Indian Air Force in Jhansi on Friday.
Rs 400 crore will be invested in the Bharat Dynamics Limited project
PM Modi will hand over the DRDO-developed advanced electronic warfare suite to the Indian Navy
The LCH comes equipped with two powerful engines, which are more compact as compared to the engines of other attack helicopters. There is a 3-wheeled landing gear to withstand the pressure of a crash. It has been designed in a way so that it can't be noticed easily and it has been made stronger to evade attacks. The LCH has already been landed on a base in Siachen at a height of 15,000ft with 500 kg weight in order to check its strength.
According to news agency ANI, it is the only attack helicopter in the world capable of operating at altitudes as high as Siachen glacier.
"We need to put our entire national resources behind our defence preparedness," Jaitley said while launching the production of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) designed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) on Saturday evening here.
It was a proud moment for India as the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas flew at Bahrain International Air Show 2016 on Thursday.
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