Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi visits HAL, takes sortie in LCH PrachandArmy Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi experienced the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand firsthand in Bengaluru. He reviewed Army Aviation projects ...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
IAF inducts Prachand: All about the indigenously-built Light Combat HelicopterThe fleet comprising four helicopters was inducted into the IAF at a ceremony at the Jodhpur Air Force Station in presence of Defence Minis...
03 Oct, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Watch: IAF's Apache-like Made in India Light Combat HelicopterAccording to the reports, 10 LCHs will be inducted in the first batch completing one unit. Government had approved procurement of 15 LCH th...
27 Sep, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flies Light Combat Helicopter over Bengaluru"Bhadauria flew the twin-seater LCH for a hour, taking off around noon from our airport in the city's eastern suburb, with our deputy chief...
20 Nov, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Light Combat Helicopters deployed for operations at LehThe Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora took part in one such operation along with HAL test pilot, Wg Cdr (Retd), Subas...
12 Aug, 2020, 03.27 PM IST
HAL offers new multirole chopper to Indian armed forces"We have apprised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of the progress made on the design and development of the multirole helicopter for inducti...
28 Feb, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
Light Combat Helicopter successfully carries out air-to-air missile firing on moving targetLCH is the only attack helicopter in the world capable of operating at altitudes as high as the location of Siachen glacier, HAL said.
17 Jan, 2019, 08.20 PM IST
HAL's Light Combat Helicopter completes weapon trialsDuring the tests conducted in integrated test range at Chandipur, Odisha recently, the test pilots executed a flawless mission and achieved...
17 Jan, 2019, 01.27 PM IST
HAL's LCH: Made in India combat helicopter eyes weapon firing trialsHAL claims that the LCH is designed to carry out dedicated combat roles such as Air Defence, anti-tank, scout and support combat search/res...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.17 PM IST
HAL's LCH passes rocket trials; will participate in 'Iron Fist' exerciseAfter completion of basic performance flight testing and outstation trials, the LCH has now satisfactorily fired Rocketsfrom its prototype,...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
HAL's LCH inches closer to certification; Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar takes a detailed look"LCH is the only attack helicopter which can operate above 10000 – 12000 feet altitude with considerable load of armament", said T Suvarana...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-made attack helicopter completes performance trialsHAL said Light Combat Helicopter, the high-altitude attack helicopter, has completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basi...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
HAL's LCH successfully completes hot weather flight trialsThe Light Combat Helicopter is a twin-engine, combat helicopter of 5.8-tonne class designed and developed by HAL to meet the requirements o...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
Light Combat Helicopter makes maiden flight with indigenously developed AFCSThe maiden flight was 'flawless' and flew for 20 minutes with the engagement of the system throughout, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said i...
31 Jan, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
HAL receives RFP for 15 limited series Light Combat Helicopters from IAF and ArmyThe RFP for LCH comes days after IAF issued the request for proposal to HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas light combat aircraft at a cost...
22 Dec, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
HAL's Light Combat Helicopter undergoes cold weather trialsHAL said LCH is of 5.5 ton class, powered by two Shakti engines and inherits many technical features of the Advanced Light Helicopter.
02 Mar, 2015, 08.44 PM IST
- HAL to test flight Light Combat Helicopter by year end
State-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the design for the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and it will be...
10 Feb, 2008, 12.59 PM IST