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  1. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    And do what? Have the LCH without orders and the IAF won’t order it’s main weapons? Like Helina or mistral or rockets or future integration of Self protection suite? It needs to sit against the budget of IAF so they utilize them properly
  2. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    LCH has the missile tested and integrated. But no actual order yet. They might be dummy or from HAL remaining stock or from emergency stock of IAF. LSP belongs to HAL. Not IA or IAF. So you don’t spread misinformation and give us any sources to prove otherwise. The Rudra and LCH are flying with...
  3. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Still no evidence of A2A or ATGM missiles ordered. I can forgive for LCH, since it’s only official inducted this month. It’s the Rudra which has been nearly for an decade and has been unarmed. All we are saying, you and me, is for the armed forces to be prepared 24/7, and this govt and the...
  4. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    The thing is LCH line would site idle for the next 3-4 years. Cos the next order is supposed to be big. And HAL can’t start orders in anticipation today. The follow on orders should be placed today
  5. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    First it’s Livefist. It’s a reputed defence website handled by Shiv Aroor. Second, have an idea on how development and testing works. The developer has to plan ahead to get approvals, RFP even for testing. I had said before in an previous conversation, what Army/IAF wants and what MoD wants is...
  6. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    HAL ordered what army/IAF wants. French company won based on tender issued in 2004.Even if HAL has ordered it, much time has been spent onit’s development and integration. It’s already poor optics that Rudras are I equipped for nearly a decade now , these birds are not ready for war yet.Just...
  7. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    I did. Why don’t you enlighten me why MoD ordered Mistral missile launchers and not the actual mistral missiles itself
  8. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    You are talking totally unrelated topic. I don’t care bout the politics here but care of proper weaponisation of the fleet we have. We have 70 Rudra in service. It does not have in service Mistral or ATGM missiles. Have been tested yes but not ordered. So do not put words in my mouth please...
  9. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    I don’t feel such greediness 😂😁 As long as the platform is inducted for its intended for with its full packages I am happy.
  10. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    i said it’s an Toothless platform “right now”and I stand by it, until the MoD and Army, AF clears the weaponisation programme. Bringing in Kolkata class destroyers is a pretty bad idea,cos similar class destroyers is 64 SAM system. Plus some anti ship missiles.But for our Indian Ocean region...
  11. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    AAM and ATGM is not in service.
  12. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    tested is different than being ordered and deployed on it. Mistral has been tested nearly a decade back but guess what MoD didn’t want to place order due to higher cost. No Helina has been ordered yet. It’s a toothless platform right now. MoD even has a problem with 70mm rockets cos it’s...
  13. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Instead of selecting and ordering ATGM and AA missiles for our Rudra and LCH helis, the army wants more Apache. Our LCH and Rudra can each carry 4 ATGM and Rockets or 8 ATGM, enough to flatten local armour incursion. It’s a sad thing even after testing is completed, Our platform is not...
  14. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Lol. Weapon suites were tested and cleared. It's the govt which did not want to go with Mistral ATGM as they are expensive. Hell, even rockets were not ordered. The fun part is ALH Rudra has rocket launcher but not rockets as they are expensive. I think it was only in 2020 Helina has finished...
  15. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Why would HAL start LSP production without prototype validation? Has this engine finished testing in Dhruv?
  16. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Nope. Don't worry. Govt will rather force IAF to order Apache for 1B.
  17. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Nope. Seems even Chinese aggression won't leave some money for Indian toys. And I really hope for quad pylons. LCH with 8 ATGM will be pretty deadly.
  18. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    Lol at 2. I think Hellfire or another army guy were battling for minimum of 8 ATGM config when required. Apache can carry 16 ATGM in heavy attack config. As of now LCH can carry an max of 4. Quad pylons have not been tested not qualified for LCH yet. The reason being LCH was planned for IAF...
  19. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    How tough it is to mount Quad launchers in each wing for LCH? It increases weight, but in low plains it should be able to handle easily. We can have 8 atgm plus rockets.
  20. Rajaraja Chola

    HAL Prachand - Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

    All these assumptions about drones were thrown away in the latest Armenian Azerbaijan conflict. They infiltrated an S300 battery. I can just assume the radar was turned ON at that moment it was attacked. Though using drones to attack helis is tough and the drone has to be really really lucky...
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