Will scale up copter functionality: Army chief General Manoj Pande

Express News Service

BENGALURU:  The Indian Army has drawn plans to spice up its operational air functionality and shall be inducting fight helicopters alongside the border frontiers in northern and western sectors. The Army, which is working with round 250 Chetak and Cheetah helicopters, needs to switch it with Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) and a complicated gentle helicopter weapon system built-in.

Army chief General Manoj Pande instructed the media on the sidelines of the Aero India present in Bengaluru that the drive needed to obtain 90-95 LCH for mountain warfare. The Indian Army already operates 4 squadrons of ALH WSI. In addition, the Army can be searching for about 110 gentle utility helicopters to switch the Cheetah and Chetak. 

On the US-supplied Apache, he stated, “We expect that a few of six ordered Apaches will be delivered in the early parts of next year.” On ALH, General Pande stated the Army has obtained the primary lot from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and desires some modifications within the choppers. 

The Indian Air Force has raised its squadron of LCH in Jodhpur whereas the Army has achieved so at Tezpur.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in March final yr accepted the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) restricted collection manufacturing at the price of Rs 3,887 crore together with infrastructure sanctions value Rs 377 crore. Of these 5 LCH are to be inducted into the Indian Army.

The LCH is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art fashionable fight helicopter powered by a twin Shakti engine with a variety of 550 km and a most velocity of 268 kmph. It is suitable with high-altitude deployment with the aptitude to take off and land at about 5,000 metre (16,400 ft). The IAF is within the strategy of finalising the variety of LCHs to be procured. These helicopters might exchange the ageing Russian Mi-25 and Mi-35 assault choppers presently in fleet.

In June 2022, the Indian Army inducted the primary LCH squadron in Bengaluru. It shall be moved to Eastern Command alongside the Line of Actual Control (LCH) subsequent yr. The LCH is provided with requisite agility, manoeuvrability, prolonged vary, excessive altitude efficiency and around-the-clock, all-weather fight functionality to carry out roles of fight search and rescue, destruction of enemy air defence, counter-insurgency operations in opposition to slow-moving plane, and remotely piloted plane (RPAs), high-altitude bunker busting operations and help to floor forces. It could be a potent platform to satisfy the operational necessities of the IAF and the Army.

State-of-the-art applied sciences and programs suitable with stealth options similar to lowered visible, aural, radar and IR signatures and crashworthiness options for higher survivability have been built-in into LCH. Several key aviation applied sciences similar to glass cockpits and composite airframe buildings have been indigenised.

Lethal edge within the sky

Army Chief General Manoj Pande says he expects extra US-supplied Apache copters early subsequent yr

Last yr CCS accepted 15 LCH restricted collection manufacturing. Cost Rs 3,887 cr

In June 2022, the Army inducted first LCH squadron in Bengaluru. It will shift alongside LAC subsequent yr

LCH is provided with requisite agility, excessive altitude efficiency and around-the-clock, all-weather fight functionality

LCH stated to satisfy IAF and Army’s necessities

The LCH Prachand, constructed by HAL

BENGALURU:  The Indian Army has drawn plans to spice up its operational air functionality and shall be inducting fight helicopters alongside the border frontiers in northern and western sectors. The Army, which is working with round 250 Chetak and Cheetah helicopters, needs to switch it with Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) and a complicated gentle helicopter weapon system built-in.

Army chief General Manoj Pande instructed the media on the sidelines of the Aero India present in Bengaluru that the drive needed to obtain 90-95 LCH for mountain warfare. The Indian Army already operates 4 squadrons of ALH WSI. In addition, the Army can be searching for about 110 gentle utility helicopters to switch the Cheetah and Chetak. 

On the US-supplied Apache, he stated, “We expect that a few of six ordered Apaches will be delivered in the early parts of next year.” On ALH, General Pande stated the Army has obtained the primary lot from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and desires some modifications within the choppers. 

The Indian Air Force has raised its squadron of LCH in Jodhpur whereas the Army has achieved so at Tezpur.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in March final yr accepted the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) restricted collection manufacturing at the price of Rs 3,887 crore together with infrastructure sanctions value Rs 377 crore. Of these 5 LCH are to be inducted into the Indian Army.

The LCH is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art fashionable fight helicopter powered by a twin Shakti engine with a variety of 550 km and a most velocity of 268 kmph. It is suitable with high-altitude deployment with the aptitude to take off and land at about 5,000 metre (16,400 ft). The IAF is within the strategy of finalising the variety of LCHs to be procured. These helicopters might exchange the ageing Russian Mi-25 and Mi-35 assault choppers presently in fleet.

In June 2022, the Indian Army inducted the primary LCH squadron in Bengaluru. It shall be moved to Eastern Command alongside the Line of Actual Control (LCH) subsequent yr. The LCH is provided with requisite agility, manoeuvrability, prolonged vary, excessive altitude efficiency and around-the-clock, all-weather fight functionality to carry out roles of fight search and rescue, destruction of enemy air defence, counter-insurgency operations in opposition to slow-moving plane, and remotely piloted plane (RPAs), high-altitude bunker busting operations and help to floor forces. It could be a potent platform to satisfy the operational necessities of the IAF and the Army.

State-of-the-art applied sciences and programs suitable with stealth options similar to lowered visible, aural, radar and IR signatures and crashworthiness options for higher survivability have been built-in into LCH. Several key aviation applied sciences similar to glass cockpits and composite airframe buildings have been indigenised.

Lethal edge within the sky

Army Chief General Manoj Pande says he expects extra US-supplied Apache copters early subsequent yr

Last yr CCS accepted 15 LCH restricted collection manufacturing. Cost Rs 3,887 cr

In June 2022, the Army inducted first LCH squadron in Bengaluru. It will shift alongside LAC subsequent yr

LCH is provided with requisite agility, excessive altitude efficiency and around-the-clock, all-weather fight functionality

LCH stated to satisfy IAF and Army’s necessities

The LCH Prachand, constructed by HAL