Prachand: IAF gets 1st Made In India combat chopper - key things to know | PHOTO
Light Combat Helicopter: The country's first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has joined the Indian Air Force (IAF). The LCH has been developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and has been named 'Prachanda'.
It has a number of stealth features, armoured-protection systems, night attack capability and crash-worthy landing gear for better survivability.
(With the inputs of PTI)
Light Combat Helicopter: Weapons
The Light Combat Helicopter has a 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper. It is armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.
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Light Combat Helicopter: Features
It is equipped with requisite agility, manoeuvrability, extended range, high altitude performance and all-weather combat capability to perform a range of roles including combat search and rescue (CSAR), destruction of enemy air defence (DEAD) and counter-insurgency (CI) operations.
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Light Combat Helicopter: Power
The helicopter can also be deployed in high-altitude bunker-busting operations, counter-insurgency operations in the jungles and urban environments as well as for supporting ground forces. The helicopter can also be used against slow-moving aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) of adversaries. Officials said it would be a potent platform to meet the operational requirements of the IAF and the Indian Army.
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Light Combat Helicopter: Enemy Target
The LCH would be an effective platform for hitting enemy targets, tanks, bunkers, drones and other assets in high-altitude regions, military officials said.
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