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On 26 August 2017, full-scale production of the LSP variant of Prachand was formally inaugurated by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley after it received initial operation clearance (IOC) the same day. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] On 21 February 2019, Thales announced that it was awarded a contract to supply 135 70 mm rockets for 15 LCHs alongside 18 HAL Rudra .
[35] [36] On 1 June 2022, an attack squadron composed of HAL Prachand was raised. A total of seven squadrons of Prachand are planned with ten helicopters in each one. [37] On 15 March 2024, an attack squadron was raised at Jodhpur, which will be equipped with Boeing AH-64 Apache.
The HAL Prachand is a purpose-built attack helicopter, expressly designed to overcome several operational shortcomings of prior attack rotorcraft. [47] By 2010, the Indian Air Force was reportedly set to acquire 65 LCHs while the Indian Army's Aviation Corps was to also procure 114 LCHs for its own purposes. [ 48 ]
HAL was established as Hindustan Aircraft Limited in Bangalore (now called Bengaluru) on 23 December 1940 by Walchand Hirachand in association with Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV of Kingdom of Mysore. [10] Walchand Hirachand became chairman of the company. The company's office was opened at a bungalow called "Eventide" on Domlur Road.
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During February 2017, a full-scale mock up of the MRH was publicly displayed at Aero India 2017; according to a HAL spokesman, the mock up was largely based upon the existing Russian Mil Mi-17. [5] By this point, HAL anticipated the first flight of the helicopter to occur during 2019; however, the engine to power the MRH was yet to be finalised.
Indian Air Force's MiG 27 in a formation with US Air Force's F-15 in exercise Cope India 2004 IAF Su-30MKIs and RAF Eurofighter Typhoons during Indradhanush 2010 exercise. The Indian Air Force engages in multiple military exercises with foreign nations and their air forces to increase interoperability between themselves.
In 2017, HAL CMD reported that HAL will soon sign a contract for 106 HTT-40 aircraft and deliver it to the air force. [67] In May 2020, the Chief of the Air Staff, ACM, R. K. S. Bhadauria announced there is a plan to shelve the order for the additional Pilatus PC-7 and instead opt for the indigenous HAL HTT-40. [68]