Watch the LCH action. Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multirole combat helicopter being developed in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for use by the Indian Air Force and the Indian ...

Armaments on the LCH include Mistral air-to-air missiles, up to four FZ231 2.75-inch (70mm) rocket pods and a nose-mounted M621 20mm cannon.

Ahead of its certification firing trials, the weaponized configuration of India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) TD-3 recently executed the successful firing of 70-mm rockets.

Powered by two 895 kW (1,200 shp) Safran Helicopter Engines/HAL TM333-2C2 Ardiden 1H1 turboshafts with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC), the LCH has a maximum payload capacity of 500 ...

The LCH is a domestically developed attack helicopter designed to operate at altitudes of over 5,000 m. “The contracts will enhance the combat capability of the armed forces at high altitudes ...

HAL has said that the LCH had its genesis in the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan, which highlighted the necessity of an attack helicopter that can operate at high altitudes.