IAF to induct made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter on October 3

The indigenously developed multi-role Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) capable of destroying enemy air defence and of being deployed in counter insurgency operations and combat search-and-rescue tasks is set to be formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Jodhpur Air Force base in Rajasthan on October 3, officers said Tuesday.

The formal induction of the LCH comes months after the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved in March the procurement of 15 LCH Limited Series Production (LSP) at the cost of Rs 3,887 crore along with allied infrastructure sanctions worth Rs 377 crores. Of the 15 helicopters being procured from the LSP, 10 are for the IAF and five for the Indian Army.