LEAN MACHINE

The LCH Prachand has the latest technology and has passed rigorous flight tests

A SORTIE TO REMEMBER

Defence minister Rajnath Singh in the LCH in Jodhpur

5.8-tonne combat helicopter, capable of advanced self-protection,including stealth capability and crashworthy landing gear

Armed with a chin-mounted 20mm turret twin-barrel gun, cluster bombs and 68mm rocket pods

Maximum speed of 275kmph (148kt), combat radius of 500 kilometres

Capable of high-altitude warfare, with an operational ceiling of 16,000 to 18,000 feet (5,490 metres)

45 per cent indigenous content

IAF will have 65 LCH; the army will have 95 of the helicopters