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Noob's answer: Its a function of tactics and of the situation. In a net-centric force, whatever can be deployed will be deployed. LCH might be used to scout for enemy armour or might be tasked to hit critical targets like Enemy's armoured Command Post Vehicles. LCH might get attached to a...

Let me rephrase my previous reply: HAL is primarily a production unit with some organic design and research capability. HTFE 25 and HTSE1200 are based on established technologies, i.e. HAL did not research the core tech used in those engines. It designed those engines, tested them and will...

Once Kaveri is ready, it will be handed over to HAL. HAL is a production unit, not a research unit. It was you I think :)

I think someone suggested "Gharial" once. Not sure if it was an official or someone on the forum.

Why the shift from Bengaluru facility to the one in Tumkur after LSP production? Is it that the Tumkur facility got delayed and HAL was under pressure to start production, so they made a make-shift facility? HSTE-1200 was for IMRH, right?

By your logic, jet fighters are not that effective in plains warfare cause they can be taken out by SAMs quite easily. Attack helicopters are very effective in mountain warfare. And HELINA, Stinger and Hellfire are missiles. Their mobility provides for the best alternative to tanks. Stingers can...

The only way I will feel good about Indian Army buying just 114 LCH is if the DRDO builds a MCH which is inducted in great numbers (for the plains and desert strike corps and the amphibious brigade). Maybe that is what they actually plan on doing. So that would mean that these 6 squadrons of LCH...

So we only ever going to have 144 LCH in the Army. This means that I was celebrating for nothing. :crying:

We might see that after we see the Indian MRH go into production (sometime before 2025). 411 LCH? Did the Army increase its requirements from the original 114 or are those meant for export? Do we even have any firm orders for export of LCH? And looking at that pace, it does not seem like the...

Good catch. The EO pod is mainly meant to target stuff. IMHO, the Nexter turret or any other armament can not target anything that the EO pod cannot see from its current location. However, limited FLIR visibility does compromise surveillance capability of the chopper (in cases where it only...

Very interesting article. Clearly, in a China vs India scenario, LCH outperforms even the Z-10. However, the Chinese are developing a new engine called WZ16, which has an output of ~1500 kW. That will allow it to have a better power to weight ratio than the AH-64D. Another sad fact is that the...

Chinese military equips all ground forces with new attack helicopters WE NEED LCH A.S.A.P. :scared2:

Is the LCH not in an entirely different weight class than the Apache? LCH is (more than) a match for the PLA's Z-19. Apache is (more than) a match for the PLA's Z-10.

Problem is not the DRDO guys. Its an organisational flaw.

Shooooot what? Are you saying that we execute them or that we take them to a firing range and ask them to shoot targets downrange with a crappy INSAS rifle?o_O I understand that you are frustrated. We all agree that the delays can be prevented if the DRDO chaps become more proactive. But the...

It would be nice if we could see some foreign contracts to buy the LCH. Maybe Afghanistan Air Force would be interested due to their current state of attack helicopters that are barely flying. But the cost might be an issue for them. Maybe we can extend a credit line?