Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted the first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) "Prachand", 23 years after the need for such a lethal platform for mountain warfare was felt following the Kargil conflict with Pakistan. India News | IAF Gets New-age Indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter 'Prachand'.