Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has received the Letter of Intent from the Services for the manufacture of 12 Light Utility Helicopters, which have been designed and developed indigenously. In another development, the Army is in negotiations for acquiring 11 more Apache AH-64E attack helicopters from the U.S. “Production work has begun. The Army operates around 190 Cheetah, Chetak and Cheetal helicopters …
The Army Aviation Corps is in the process of a major augmentation of its fire power with the induction of the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter underway, and Apache attack helicopters from 2024 onwards. “While combat potential has increased manifold and is on an upswing, reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities are going to take a hit unless induction of Ka-226T and indigenous …
