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IAF To Induct Light Combat Helicopter On 3 October After Army Quietly Raised First Unit In June Snapshot In March, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the purchase of 15 LCHs for the IAF and Indian Army. As per report, on 1 June, the Indian Army raised the first squadron of the LCH at Bengaluru. The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), India's first indigenous dedicated attack helicopter, will be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally at the Jodhpur Air Force Station on 3 October. The Cabinet Committee on Security, the highest decision-making body on national security affairs, approved the purchase of 15 LCHs for the Indian Army and the IAF in March this year. Ten of these helos will be operated by the IAF and the remaining five by the Indian Army. At least nine of the 15 helicopters have been manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and are being handed over to the IAF and Indian Army, a report said in July this year. The LCH comes armed with a cannon, which is mounted below its nose. It is capable of piercing light armour with a thousand 20-millimetre bullets each minute. It also carries 70-millimetre rockets on pods on either side. It can also be armed with air-to-air missiles to target slow-moving aircraft and anti-armour missiles to destroy tanks and armoured personnel carriers. MBDA's Mistral air-to-air missile has been test-fired from the LCH, and the HAL has procured and integrated Mistral-specific launchers on the platform. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially handed over the helicopter to the IAF in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on 19 November last year. Indian Army Raised First LCH Squadron In June The Indian Army quietly raised the first squadron of the LCH at Bengaluru on 1 June this year. According to a news report, the squadron will be moved to the Eastern Command, which is responsible for India's borders in the east, including the frontier with Tibet in Sikkim and Arunachal. The report adds that the Indian Army plans to have seven units of LCH, each with ten helicopters. These units will be raised for deployment in the mountainous areas, including India's frontiers in the Himalayas. The helicopter has been built to meet the requirements of the Indian military in high-altitude areas in Kashmir, Ladakh and Arunachal. It has demonstrated its capability of operating in high-altitude conditions during trials not only in Ladakh but also on the Siachen Glacier, often referred to as the 'world's highest battlefield'. Two LCHs were deployed in Ladakh in August 2020 amid the standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control. Equipped with HAL's new-generation Shakti engine, co-developed with French engine-maker Safran, the 5.5-tonne helo has been designed to operate at an altitude of up to 20,000 feet. "During the Kargil War of 1999, there was a need felt for armed attack helicopters capable of operating at high altitude. That's where the LCH fits in," former Indian Air Force chief Fali Homi Major, the only helicopter pilot to become Chief of Air Staff, wrote recently. The Army is looking at acquiring 95 LCHs, the report adds. Also Read: Explained: Significance Of Indian Air Force’s New Uttam Radar An Appeal... Dear Reader, As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. We do not have the muscle and backing of a large media conglomerate nor are we playing for the large advertisement sweep-stake. Our business model is you and your subscription. And in challenging times like these, we need your support now more than ever. We deliver over 10 - 15 high quality articles with expert insights and views. From 7AM in the morning to 10PM late night we operate to ensure you, the reader, get to see what is just right. Becoming a Patron or a subscriber for as little as Rs 1200/year is the best way you can support our efforts.
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भारतले स्वदेशमा निर्मित हेलिकप्टरको नाम राख्यो प्रचण्ड काठमान्डौ – भारतले हालै निर्माण गरेको हलुका लडाकु हेलिकप्टरको नाम ‘प्रचण्ड’ राखेको छ। उक्त हेलिकोप्टरलाई सोमबार भारतीय वायु सेनामा सामेल गरिएको छ । सरकारी संस्थान हिन्दुस्तान एयरोनोटिक्स लिमिटेड (एचएएल)ले निर्माण गरेको हेलिकप्टरमा ४५% सामान स्वदेशकै प्रयोग गरिएको बताइएको छ। दुई इन्जिनयुक्त लाइट कम्ब्याट हेलिकोप्टर (एलसीएच) को नाम ‘प्रचण्ड’ राखिएको हो । उक्त हेलिकोप्टरलाई सोमबार औपचारिक रुपमा जोधपुर वायु सेना स्टेशनस्थित १४३ हेलिकोप्टर युनिट ‘धनुष’मा सामेल गरिएको बीबीसी हिन्दीलगायतका मिडियाहरूले लेखेका छन् । भारतीय वायु सेनाका अध्यक्ष एयर चिफ मार्शल विवेक राम चौधरीले उक्त हेलिकोप्टर अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तरमा उपलब्ध लडाकु हेलिकोप्टर सरह रहेको बताएका छन् । भारतीय रक्षामन्त्री राजनाथ सिंहले प्रचण्ड हेलिकोप्टरले स्थल र वायु सेना दुबैको आवश्यकता पूर्ति गर्ने बताएका छन् । उक्त हेलिकोप्टरको भिडियो ट्वीटरमा सेयर गर्दै रक्षामन्त्री सिंहले लेखेका छन् ‘नाम हो प्रचण्ड ।