AEROSPACE • PRODUCTION

Prachand LCH (Dedicated Light Combat Helicopter)

Lead Agency: HAL • Service: Indian Air Force, Indian Army • Budget: ₹45,000 Cr • IDDM: 55%

Strategic Overview

High-altitude 5.8-tonne attack helicopter capable of operating at 5,000m elevation in Siachen and eastern Ladakh.

No. 143 Helicopter Unit IAF ("Dhanush") — AFS Jodhpur, Rajasthan (South Western Air Command) — Status: operational
PIB: Raksha Mantri Inducts LCH Prachand at Jodhpur (PIB Press Release)
251 Army Aviation Squadron ("Missamari Combat Aviators") — Missamari Aviation Base, Assam (Eastern Command) — Status: operational
MoD Annual Report: Army Aviation Modernisation (Ministry of Defence)