HAL receives request for proposal from Defence Ministry for 156 light combat helicopters worth ₹45,000 crore
The HinduDefence public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has received the Request for Proposal from the Defence Ministry for 156 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters estimated to cost ₹45,000 crore. “In terms of Regulation 30 of the SEBI Regulations, 2015, we would like to inform that RFP has been issued by the Ministry of Defence for procurement of 156 Light Combat Helicopter,” the HAL informed the stock exchanges on Monday. The Army and the IAF have already contracted 15 LCH of Feb limited series production variants, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in March 2020 at a cost of ₹3,887 crore along with infrastructure sanctions worth ₹377 crore, 10 for the IAF and five for the Army. Indigenous attack helicopter The twin-engine LCH designed and developed by the HAL is a 5-8 tonne class dedicated combat helicopter, conceptualised after the 1999 Kargil conflict when the need for a dedicated platform capable of operating in high altitudes was felt.
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