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Detailed explanation-1: -The twin-engine LCH designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a 5-8 tonne class dedicated combat helicopter conceptualised after the 1999 Kargil conflict.

Detailed explanation-2: -The HAL Prachand (IPA: prəcəɳɖ, lit."Fierce") is an Indian multi-role, light attack helicopter designed and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under project LCH. It has been ordered by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.

Detailed explanation-3: -Selection of the personnel in the 143-helicopter unit which will man the LCH have been made based on professional competence so as to ensure operationalisation of the unit at the earliest, he added. The LCH is the first indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and manufactured by HAL.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story so far: The indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’, meaning fierce was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Jodhpur airbase on Monday.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Tejas. The Tejas is an Indian 4th-generation, single-engine, multirole light fighter. Tejas is designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with the Aircraft Research and Design Centre of HAL.