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HAL taps Indian suppliers to produce Prachand LCH fuselage sections

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Hindustan Aeronautics has selected two Indian companies to manufacture fuselage structures for the Prachand Light Combat Helicopter, marking the first time local industry will produce fuselage sections for the domestically developed rotorcraft and expanding the program’s indigenous manufacturing base.

Discovered 2026-08-16T20:50:01.862151-07:00 | 2026-08-16T20:50:01.862151-07:00

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  • The agreement expands India’s domestic industrial participation in the Prachand LCH program, with two local companies now producing fuselage structures.
  • Localized production may increase supplier depth for a domestically developed military rotorcraft, while creating new industrial responsibilities beyond HAL’s own manufacturing operations.

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