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Chennai
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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Detailed explanation-1: -Testing at sea-level altitudes was completed at Chennai in 2018 and at Puducherry in 2019.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 19 November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally handed over the LCH to IAF Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, clearing way for full scale induction. On 3 October 2022, the LCH was formally inducted into the IAF and was officially named “Prachand".
Detailed explanation-3: -Facts about “Prachand" 1. The only attack helicopter in the world that can land and take off at an altitude of 5, 000 metres. 2. LCH Prachand is fitted with a 5.8-tonne twin-engine named Shakti engine, primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The LCH is a 5.5-tonne class dedicated combat helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Detailed explanation-5: -The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in November 1984.