PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO TAKE SORTIE IN INDIGENOUS LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER (PRACHAND) TOMORROW

• Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) "Prachand" is India's first indigenously designed, developed and manufactured combat helicopter, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• It is the only attack helicopter in the world capable of operating at altitudes above 5,000 m (up to ~6 km), making it uniquely suited to Siachen, Ladakh and high-altitude LAC theatres.
• Topic relevance: Defence indigenisation, Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence, HAL ecosystem, IAF capability — recurring Prelims & GS-III themes.