Chandigarh air show: Air force to fly newly inducted Prachand helicopters

Prachand, an indigenous HAL light combat helicopter inducted into the Indian air force Monday, will also participate in the air show on October 6 and 8, an Indian air force officer said Tuesday.

“It is for the first time when IAF will display Prachand, HAL LCH, since after its induction into the Indian Air Force”, IAF PRO Wing Commander Indranil Nandi, said. Three helicopters will participate along with other aircraft, including Rafale (M-2000), Tejas (LCA) and Jaguars among others.

As per the schedule, two formations of Mi 17V5 and Dhruv ALH Mk IV will take flight in the morning during the air show, while other formations including Suryakiran, Samshir, Vajra, Trishul, Badal etc will be seen in the evening.