The 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper, armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons, is developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
The Indian Air Force inducted the first batch of Prachand light combat helicopters built in India on Monday. As the government's 'Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan' spreads into the defence sector, this marks an important milestone, according to defence minister Rajnath Singh.