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Genesis of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)
- The need for a homegrown Light Combat Helicopter assault helicopter was realized during the 1999 Kargil war. Need was for precision strikes in all Indian battlefield scenarios.
- This meant a craft that could operate in very hot deserts and also in very cold high altitudes, in counter-insurgency scenarios to full-scale battle conditions.
- Accordingly, after initial deliberations, the government sanctioned the Light Combat Helicopter project in October 2006, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was tasked to develop it.
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Features of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachanda’
- Endurance: Light Combat Helicopter has an endurance of over three hours and a service ceiling at the maximum density altitude. Light Combat Helicopter can fly for 6.5 kilometers.
- Endurance is the time that a helicopter can remain airborne with the fuel available.
- Light Combat Helicopter Range: 550 kilometers with weapons.
- Altitude: Light Combat Helicopter is the only attack helicopter in the world which can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters with a considerable load of weapons and fuel.
- Light Combat Helicopter Weaponry: A 20 mm turret gun, 70 mm rockets and air-to-air missile systems are onboard.
- Capabilities: Destruction of enemy air defence, counter insurgency warfare, combat search and rescue, anti-tank, and counter surface force operations.
- Combat features:
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- The helicopter uses radar-absorbing material to lower radar signature and has a significantly crash-proof structure and landing gear.
- A pressurized cabin offers protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) contingencies.
- The helicopter is equipped with a countermeasure dispensing system that protects it from enemy radars or infrared seekers of the enemy missiles.
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- Significance:
- Its multi-role features and all weather potentials is a formidable addition to IAF’s capabilities.
- A major boost towards self-reliance in defense production and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
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Impact of Scheme on Women Inclusion
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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Gramin) |
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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
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Swachh Bharat Mission |
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Nari Shakti Initiative |
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