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With final standard frozen, HAL’s LCH to enter limited series production in 2018
Published February 8, 2017 SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
HAL has confirmed that with LCH TD4, LCH airframe design has been frozen and HAL has been working on the Limited serial production of the Light Combat helicopter (LCH) soon. As per Industrial sources close to idrw.org, HAL has started to work on 5 Light Combat helicopter (LCH) which are of Limited serial production standard and first squadron will be ready by 2019. HAL’s LCH are currently undergoing integration of ATGM – anti-tank guided missile to demonstrate its capability while DRDO developed Helina ATGM is yet to enter production. LCH has been fine tuned by Indian air force and Indian Army pilots who have been specially deputed to LCH Program. IAF and Indian Army combined have placed initial requirement for 179 Light Combat helicopter (LCH) with Indian Army set to become the largest operator of the LCH fleet with orders for 114 units. LCH is specifically developed to operate at high-altitude and already has carried has proven its capability to land and take off from Forward Landing Base like Siachen. NOTE : Article cannot be reproduced without written permission of idrw.org in any form
idrw.org . Read more at India No 1 Defence News Website , Kindly don't paste our work in other websites http://idrw.org/with-final-standard-frozen-hals-lch-to-enter-limited-series-production-in-2018/ .
Published February 8, 2017 SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
HAL has confirmed that with LCH TD4, LCH airframe design has been frozen and HAL has been working on the Limited serial production of the Light Combat helicopter (LCH) soon. As per Industrial sources close to idrw.org, HAL has started to work on 5 Light Combat helicopter (LCH) which are of Limited serial production standard and first squadron will be ready by 2019. HAL’s LCH are currently undergoing integration of ATGM – anti-tank guided missile to demonstrate its capability while DRDO developed Helina ATGM is yet to enter production. LCH has been fine tuned by Indian air force and Indian Army pilots who have been specially deputed to LCH Program. IAF and Indian Army combined have placed initial requirement for 179 Light Combat helicopter (LCH) with Indian Army set to become the largest operator of the LCH fleet with orders for 114 units. LCH is specifically developed to operate at high-altitude and already has carried has proven its capability to land and take off from Forward Landing Base like Siachen. NOTE : Article cannot be reproduced without written permission of idrw.org in any form
idrw.org . Read more at India No 1 Defence News Website , Kindly don't paste our work in other websites http://idrw.org/with-final-standard-frozen-hals-lch-to-enter-limited-series-production-in-2018/ .
