News India WATCH | Rajnath Singh takes sortie in Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter 'Prachand' after induction in IAF

WATCH | Rajnath Singh takes sortie in Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter 'Prachand' after induction in IAF

The new combat choppers were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a ceremony earlier today in Jodhpur in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.

Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Image Source : MANISH PRASAD, INDIA TVDefence Minister Rajnath Singh gets ready to take a sortie in Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’.

Prachand LCH inducted in IAF: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday took a sortie in Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) named ‘Prachand’ at Jodhpur airbase.

The LCH has been developed by aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions.

The new combat choppers were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a ceremony earlier today in Jodhpur in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.

"It was a smooth and comfortable flight in the indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). It can fly in any terrain, weather, and altitude; it has the capability to attack. Our motto is - make in India, make for the world," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said after his maiden sortie in indigenously developed LCH at Jodhpur airbase.

The induction of these helicopters will be a big boost to the IAF's combat prowess, Rajnath Singh said.

The induction of these helicopters will be a big boost to the IAF's combat prowess, Rajnath Singh said.

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