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India on Friday has cleared its biggest ever defence deal for buying 156 Made in India Light Combat Prachand helicopters for the Indian Army and Airforce from Hindustan Aeronautical Limited. The deal is worth Rs 62,000 crore. The decision was made by the Cabinet Committee on Security in its meeting today.
In June 2024, HAL received an order for 156 Light Combat Helicopters. Out of these 156 helicopters, 90 will be allocated to the Indian Army and 60 to the Indian Air Force. These helicopters are manufactured at HAL's Tumukru plant in Karnataka.
The 156 choppers would be divided between the Indian Army (90) and the Indian Air Force for operations along the China and Pakistan borders and would be a major step towards creating jobs and expanding the aerospace ecosystem within the country,” defence sources told ANI.
The Light Combat Prachand Helicopters are the only attack helicopters capable of landing and taking off at altitudes ranging from 5,000 to 16,400 feet, making it ideal for operation in the high-altitude areas of the Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh.
These helicopters are equipped to fire both air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles. Additionally, they have been integrated with data chips which gives them the ability to participate in network centric operations. The data chips enabled LCH to operational cooperation and force multiplication practices.
The LCH or Prachand was inducted to Indian Air Force formally in October 2022.
Defence Ministry has signed contracts worth over Rs 2.09 lakh crore in this financial year.
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In June 2024, HAL received an order for 156 Light Combat Helicopters. Out of these 156 helicopters, 90 will be allocated to the Indian Army and 60 to the Indian Air Force. These helicopters are manufactured at HAL's Tumukru plant in Karnataka.
The 156 choppers would be divided between the Indian Army (90) and the Indian Air Force for operations along the China and Pakistan borders and would be a major step towards creating jobs and expanding the aerospace ecosystem within the country,” defence sources told ANI.
The Light Combat Prachand Helicopters are the only attack helicopters capable of landing and taking off at altitudes ranging from 5,000 to 16,400 feet, making it ideal for operation in the high-altitude areas of the Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh.
These helicopters are equipped to fire both air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles. Additionally, they have been integrated with data chips which gives them the ability to participate in network centric operations. The data chips enabled LCH to operational cooperation and force multiplication practices.
The LCH or Prachand was inducted to Indian Air Force formally in October 2022.
Defence Ministry has signed contracts worth over Rs 2.09 lakh crore in this financial year.
