DG Army Aviation flies LCH

Lt Gen Kanwal Kumar, DG Army Aviation Corps flew the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) during Aero India Show on 15 February 2017. The LCH has been ordered in quantity by the Indian Army and will complement the Rudra in frontline service. The LCH is light, manoeuvrable and armed with considerable devastating fire power. With its ability of manoeuvring through narrow valleys and mountains in high altitude areas, the LCH is to provide effective support to troops engaged in mountain warfare. The LCH will be armed with turret mounted gun, rockets, air to air missiles and air to ground missiles and is considered “a potent force multiplier”.