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New Delhi, Sept 29:The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>going\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>orders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>156\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prachand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Helicopters<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HAL,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deployed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>China<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>front\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>considered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>biggest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pushes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span>Modi’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>‘Make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span>sector.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/span>months,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agencies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fleet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>testing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>world’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>worst\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weather\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>terrain.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leading\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>submitted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>request\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>156\u00a0<\/span><\/span>additional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prachand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acquisition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>case,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>likely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soon.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marshal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>VR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chaudhari,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>head\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>announcement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>abroad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>intention\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approximately\u00a0<\/span>100\u00a0<\/span><\/span>additional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mark\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>promote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indigenization.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>terms\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>value,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>projects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>add\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>1.5\u00a0<\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>receive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>66\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>156\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopters,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>obtain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>remaining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>90.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prachand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>undergone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>extensive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>test\u00a0<\/span>flights\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindustan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aeronautics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ltd\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(HAL),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>accordance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Force’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>demand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>weapon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>system\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entirely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>designed,\u00a0<\/span>developed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>manufactured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>assault\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>created\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>meet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>needs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>armed\u00a0<\/span>forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>operate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high-altitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>desert\u00a0<\/span>areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prachand\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attack\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>world\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0<\/span><\/span>land\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>altitude\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>5,000\u00a0<\/span><\/span>metres\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(16,400\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feet),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>making\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perfect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high-altitude\u00a0<\/span>regions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Eastern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ladakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Siachen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Glacier.It\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0also\u00a0damage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>enemy’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air\u00a0<\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>activities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>fire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0variety\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air-to-ground\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>air-to-air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missiles.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>outfitted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>modern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dhruvastra\u00a0<\/span>air-to-ground\u00a0<\/span>missiles,\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0destroy\u00a0<\/span>enemy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hardened\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bunkers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>high\u00a0<\/span>altitude\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0other\u00a0<\/span>terrain.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>A\u00a0sizable\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>purchased\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0keep\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0equipment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prepared\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>export\u00a0<\/span>requirements\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sales\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>friendly\u00a0<\/span>foreign\u00a0nations.<\/span><\/span>To\u00a0meet\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span>requirements,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>300\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0be\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>service.\u00a0<\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>quickly\u00a0<\/span>find\u00a0<\/span>purchasers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0export\u00a0markets.<\/span> 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