The first indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), made its inaugural flight here on Sunday.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony, his deputy Pallam Raju and Chief of Air Staff P.V. Naik, who were scheduled to participate in the inaugural, did not take part because of Saturday's plane disaster in Mangalore.
The rotary wing design gave the copter its high degree of manoeuvrability. “Delivering a copter like this is no mean achievement when seen in the international context,” Air Marshal Barbora said.The Main noted things are
- A dedicated attack helicopter designed to meet the operational needs of the armed forces.
- State-of-the-art weapons and mission sensors.
- a lethal,agile and stealthy combat helicopter.
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