for 15 limited series production of the helicopter, including 5 for the Army. Bhadauria, who took over as the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September 2019, also flew the HAL-made Light Combat Aircraft ...

Service: USMC Armament: 20 mm M197 Gatling cannon; Hydra 70 rockets; 5 in Zuni rockets ... AH-1Ws are fielded in Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons, or HMLAs, along with the UH-1N.

The Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday gave its nod for the biggest ever deal to buy 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH ... from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

New Delhi has ordered 156 attack ... (HAL), as well as contracted an air-to-air tanker. On 28 March India’s defence ministry announced that it would obtain the ‘Prachand’ Light Combat ...

The Indian Air Force began inducting its initial batch of 10 HAL Light Combat Helicopters ... The LCH is a domestically developed attack helicopter designed to operate at altitudes of over 5,000 ...

State-run defence major HAL received the tender for 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) in June last year. The IAF is the lead agency for this joint procurement.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) shares rallied 7.5 per cent to an intraday high ... involves supplying 156 Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Prachand for the Indian Army and Indian ...

The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) stands out as the only attack chopper in ... Helicopter (LCH), weighing 5.8 tonnes, is a fierce machine built by India’s HAL and France’s Safran, powered ...

The Defence Ministry on Friday (March 28, 2025) signed two contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 156 indigenous Light ... a 5 tonne to 8 tonne-class dedicated combat helicopter.