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Light Combat Helicopter Prachand

Santhosh Kumar 01/11/2023

Light Combat Helicopter Prachand upsc mind map. Below is the image content.
Context
Indian Army's Light Combat Helicopter
Name
Prachand
Inaugural firing
During day and night operations
Source
The Hindu (TH)
About Prachand
India's first
Indigenous multi-role combat helicopter
Developer
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Equipments
Nose gun
20mm
Rockets
70mm
Helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile
Air-to-air missile
Distinct from
'Mistral-2' used on IAF LCH
Features
Designed for
Indian armed forces
Operating in
Deserts
Mountainous areas
Range
700 km
Flight ceiling
Highest among attack helicopters
Landing and take-off altitude
5,000 meters (16,400 ft)
Weapons
Can carry lethal weapons
Destroy targets
Aircraft used by Indian Air Force
Fighter Aircraft
Examples
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Dassault Rafale
MiG-29
Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft)
Attack Aircraft
SEPECAT Jaguar
HAL Tejas
MiG-27
Transport Aircraft
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules
Antonov An-32
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv
Mil Mi-17
Boeing AH-64E Apache
HAL Rudra (Weaponized Dhruv)
HAL's Prachand
Reconnaissance Aircraft
IAI Heron
Embraer EMB 145 AEW&C
HAL Cheetah
Trainer Aircraft
HAL HJT-16 Kiran
BAE Hawk
Pilatus PC-7 Mk II
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
Embraer EMB 145 AEW&C
DRDO Netra
Aerial Refueling Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-78 (MARS)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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