IAF Inducts ‘Prachand’: How The Indigenous Combat Helicopters Will Strengthen India | Explained

The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), which has been developed primarily for mountain warfare after a need for it was realised during the Kargil War in 1999, was inducted into service by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday. The 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper, developed by state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret cannons, rocket systems, and other armaments. At a ceremony held at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, the fleet of four helicopters was inducted into the Indian Air Force in the presence of the Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan, the Chief…