The 5.8-tonne twin-engine helicopter has actually currently finished numerous tools shooting tests, authorities said.

The Indian Flying Force (IAF) will swear in on Monday the first batch of indigenously-developed Light Battle Helicopter (LCH), in an increase to its fight expertise as the multi-role platform can firing a range of rockets as well as various other tools.

The LCH, developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), has actually been mainly created for implementation in high-altitude areas.

It will be sworn in into the IAF supply at an event in Jodhpur in existence of Protection Preacher Rajnath Singh as well as Principal of Air Personnel Air Principal Marshal VR Chaudhari, officials stated on Sunday.

The 5.8-tonne twin-engine helicopter has actually already finished numerous weapons firing tests, they said.


In March, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Board on Protection (CCS) authorized the purchase of 15 indigenously developed Limited Series Manufacturing (LSP) LCH at a cost of 3,887 crore.

The support ministry had actually claimed 10 helicopters would be for the IAF and five will certainly be for the Indian Military.

The LCH has similarities with Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv. It has a number of stealth attributes, armoured-protection systems, evening attack ability and also crash-worthy landing equipment for far better survivability, authorities claimed.

The LCH is equipped with requisite agility, manoeuvrability, expanded variety, high elevation performance and all-weather battle ability to perform a series of functions consisting of battle search and also rescue (CSAR), devastation of adversary air defence (DEAD) as well as counter-insurgency (CI) procedures.

The helicopter can likewise be released in high-altitude bunker-busting operations, counter-insurgency operations in the forests and city atmospheres along with for sustaining ground pressures.

The helicopter can likewise be used versus slow-moving aircraft and also from another location piloted aircraft (RPAs) of opponents.

Officials said it would certainly be a powerful platform to meet the functional requirements of the IAF and the Indian Army.

They stated state-of-the-art modern technologies and systems suitable with stealth functions such as minimized visual, aural, radar as well as IR signatures and also crashworthiness features for far better survivability have been incorporated right into the LCH for deployment in combat functions.

Several essential aviation innovations like a glass cabin and also composite airframe framework have been indigenised, they said.

The future series-production variation will contain additional modern-day as well as native systems, they said.

The IAF has actually currently approved four LCH helicopters. The officials claimed IAF plans to procure more LCH in the near future.

” We are already working with DRDO as well as HAL to integrate new tools on the helicopter,” said one of the authorities.

The helicopter has actually been tested under strict operating conditions including at sea degree, in desert areas and also in Siachen. In February 2020, it was declared ready for production.

The Army has a strategy to get 95 LCH mainly for a combat duty in the mountains. PTI MPB DV

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Last Updated: 03 October 2022