HAL Prachand (Light Combat Helicopter)
Designed for Siachen and Ladakh altitudes after Kargil, Prachand can take off and land at 5,000 m with weapons. The March 2025 order of 156 helicopters (₹62,700 crore) is HAL's largest ever.
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Specifications
Crew
2
Max speed
268 km/h
Range
550 km
Service ceiling
6,500 m (world's highest attack helicopter)
Engine
2 × HAL/Safran Shakti
Armament
20 mm turret gun; 70 mm rockets; Mistral AAM; Helina/Dhruvastra ATGM
Capability index
Relative 0–100 index across our database for quick comparison; not an official rating.
Speed index — 40/100
Range index — 30/100
Payload index — 45/100
Tech index — 72/100