CCS approves procurement of 15 light combat helicopters

India

oi-Deepika S

New Delhi, Mar 30: In a big transfer, the prime minister-led Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) on Wednesday authorised the procurement of 15 indigenously developed Gentle Fight Helicopters (LCH) at a price of Rs 3,887 crore.

Gentle Fight Helicopter Restricted Collection Manufacturing (LSP) is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured cutting-edge trendy fight helicopter containing approx. 45% indigenous content material by worth which can progressively enhance to greater than 55% for SP Model.

This helicopter is supplied with requisite agility, maneuverability, prolonged vary, excessive altitude efficiency and around-the-clock, all-weather fight functionality to carry out roles of Fight Search and Rescue (CSAR), Destruction of Enemy Air Defence (DEAD), Counter Insurgency (CI) operations, towards sluggish transferring plane and Remotely Piloted Plane (RPAs), excessive altitude bunker busting operations, Counter Insurgency operations in jungle and concrete environments and assist to floor forces and can be a potent platform to satisfy the operational necessities of Indian Air Drive & Indian Military.

State-of-the-art applied sciences and techniques appropriate with stealth options akin to diminished Visible, Aural, Radar and IR signatures and crashworthiness options for higher survivability have been built-in in LCH for deployment in fight roles catering to rising wants for subsequent 3 to 4 many years.

A number of key aviation applied sciences like Glass Cockpit and composite airframe construction have been indigenised. The longer term Collection Manufacturing model will encompass additional trendy & indigenous techniques.

Beneath the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, India is repeatedly rising in its functionality to indigenously design, develop and manufacture superior leading edge applied sciences and techniques within the Defence Sector.

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The manufacturing of LCH by HAL will give an extra push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and enhance indigenisation of defence manufacturing and the defence trade within the nation. Manufacturing of LCH will scale back import dependence for Fight helicopters within the nation.

Gentle Fight Helicopters are already within the import embargo listing. With its versatile options inbuilt for fight missions, LCH has export functionality.