Ready for 150 Light Combat Helicopters, delivery of Tejas Mark 1 A by March 2024: HAL chief

With PM Modi handing over the first indigenously made Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the IAF, its manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is looking at delivering 150 units to the armed forces.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the first indigenously made Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the Indian Air Force (IAF), state-owned manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is looking at delivering 150 units to the armed forces, if required.

HAL Chairman R Madhvan told India Today that the organisation is looking at a total order of 150 LCHs and can provide the 15 already ordered by the IAF within a year.