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The Indian Army does not want a 1962 repeat. It has decided to strengthen its aerial surveillance capability by inducting at least 114 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH).

China has steadily increased its military presence along its border with India over the past couple of months. In the first week of November, there were reports that the army would recruit 100,000 soldiers over the next five years and four new divisions would be raised along the Indo-Sino border. Also, the defence ministry has okayed a modernisation plan worth thousands of crores.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has designed the LCH; and one of the helicopters went on a maiden flight in March last year. The army believes a strong fleet of combat copters would force the dragon to think twice before it gets into a confrontation.

Traditionally, the Indian Air Force has had combat copters, but the army has decided to give more firepower to its Aviation Corps. Top ranking helicopter pilots have already been deputed to oversee the project, a senior officer said.

“We would be better equipped to meet the challenges on the eastern front once we have these 114 LCHs,” he said. “We all know that China has increased its military strength substantially in the border areas.” The LCHs will have anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM).

Apart from raising four new divisions, the army has planned to deploy two independent armoured brigades in Uttarakhand and Ladakh. The cabinet committee on security will have to approve the proposal.

All is not quiet on the western front: The army does not want to take any chances with Pakistan on its western border. Every few days, some Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives are arrested. Often during interrogations, they reveal that they have been trained in Pakistan.

So, the army has decided to deploy air-to-air and anti-tank missiles in the western sector, another officer said. Advance Light Helicopters (ALH), known as Rudra, has been fitted with 20mm turret guns, 70mm rockets and ATGMs; the induction of these copters is in the final stages, he said. Though he refused to detail the timeframe, he said, “Rudra will enable field commanders to go on the offensive at critical times anywhere in the battlefield.”

The army now has 250 helicopters. It wants to induct 197
Light Observation Helicopters to replace its ageing “Cheetahs” and “Chetaks” — at present these serve as observation copters.

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So is that means the IAF has at last agreed to Army's demand of inducting gun ships in its AAC????That's a damn GREAT news.But 114 is a bit less,the should induct atleast 200 LCH for NE and order HALL to develop the next medium gunship.
 
Sir why do you think China will not have any counter measures:hitwall: or things to destroy your Choppers
 
Sir why do you think China will not have any counter measures:hitwall: or things to destroy your Choppers

Noone here told China will not have anything,all this article says is that LCHs will be deployed in NE to counter PRC.And why do you think we will not have any counter counter measures??????????????
P.S Don't hit your head on wall so much.You may get internal bleeding.
 
Sir why do you think China will not have any counter measures:hitwall: or things to destroy your Choppers

india deployed AKASH SAMS that does't mean that pakistan will stop inducting jf-17

although akash is preety capable of getting down any aircarft including Jf-17
 
Sir why do you think China will not have any counter measures:hitwall: or things to destroy your Choppers


And why do u think we will not have counter measure to their counter measure??? :hitwall:

And why do u think we will allow them to invade our land? :hitwall:

---------- Post added at 12:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 PM ----------

Govt. is very slow to responding threat from china and it should approve every plan and allocations sought by Army/IAF.
 
So is that means the IAF has at last agreed to Army's demand of inducting gun ships in its AAC????

LCH was planned for IA from the start, but IAF is not giving away the that field so easily and that's why they keep the Mi 35s and induct LCH and Apaches too. Silly, but that's how it goes.
 
It's already too late. China is already rehearsing an india attack far far more powerful than india can muster now or in the next 30 years.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/141914-pla-rehearsing-india-attack.html

How can india match this?

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/141914-pla-rehearsing-india-attack-3.html#post2308672

Pretty easily actually, recent news has shown this. And next 30 years?!! You really think PLA is that powerful?!! Censorship in your country is more extensive than I thought.



Anyways @topic- IA AAC is going to be completely transformed in a few years, the platforms they are inducting, in next 3-5 years it is going to be like a new force.
 
@ frank martin this kid sino posting same thing over an over in every thread because he don't have any answer why china always threat and practise war but take no action.... Just now heard that china again threaten countries. Yes YET AGAIN. chinese are jokes and nothing else. i don't understand why this chinese has weapons but never use them. May be they lack guts....

@sinochallenger india always busy in war games with many countries. You people don't have idea why india practise war with many countries.... Better be prepared because uncle sam, japs, vietnaam, india, aus, taiwan, are in south china sea.... China can't hide anywhere.... Leave your country and runaway because communist leader dont give sh1T about its own people....
 

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