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In Pictures: Made-In-India Light Combat Helicopter To Be Handed Over To Indian Air Force Today

Swarajya StaffNov 19, 2021, 02:52 PM | Updated 03:04 PM IST
Light Combat Helicopter.

Light Combat Helicopter.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi today (19 November) for election campaigning, will formally hand over the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the Indian Air Force (IAF).


Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, standing near a LCH in Ladakh. (IndianAirForce/Twitter)

The helicopter, developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, has undergone testing both in super high altitude areas along the northern border with Tibet and the plains along the western border with Pakistan.








LCH firing an MBDA Mistral air-to-air missile.  


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