[Watch] ‘Prachand’ India’s New Light Combat Helicopters Can Target Chinese Drones

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New Delhi: “Prachand is the name” read Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Twitter post, soon after inducting the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters, named Prachand was inducted. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shared a cinematic video of the chopper on Twitter.

The slick video has several close-up shots of the chopper. It shows the aircraft in the hangar, being brought out to the tarmac, pilots inspecting it, and then taking off. The video is set to fast-paced dramatic music. The video shows the chopper from various angles, including a bird’s eye view, 360-degree rotation, flying shots, and also the view from inside the cockpit. Air Force pilots can be seen loading up ammunition into the guns, coordinating while in flight, and firing at a target.

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The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), has been primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions. It was inducted into the IAF at a ceremony in Jodhpur in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.

The light combat helicopter over the next several years will be the bedrock of attack helicopter formations in the Indian Army and in the Indian Air Force. The 5.8-tonne twin-engine helicopter has already completed various weapons firing tests, the officials said, NDTV reported.