The HAL light combat helicopter delivered to the Indian Army.

Bengaluru: State-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to Indian Army on Thursday, in efforts to add more teeth to its bite.

The first of five LCH was received by director general Army Aviation Corps Lt Gen AK Suri in Bengaluru.

“Indeginiously designed & developed Light Combat Helicopter #LCH has been inducted into #IndianArmy. The first #LCH was formally handed over by #HAL to Director General, #ArmyAviationCorps. Highly manoeuvrable & agile, #LCH will significantly enhance the combat capability,” the Indian Army said in a tweet.

On October, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of LCH at Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

Indeginiously designed & developed Light Combat Helicopter #LCH has been inducted into #IndianArmy. The first #LCH was formally handed over by #HAL to Director General, #ArmyAviationCorps. Highly manoeuvrable & agile, #LCH will significantly enhance the combat capability. pic.twitter.com/m5DSTlHlc4

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) September 29, 2022

The multi-role LCH is capable of destroying enemy air defence and can also be deployed in combat search and rescue tasks as well as most importantly in counter insurgency operations.