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HelicoptersIn service 156 on order
Attack helicopter
HAL Prachand is a attack helicopter originating in India. It was built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Attack helicopter
India
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre
In service 156 on order
Indian Army Indian Air Force
19 (4 TD, 15 LSP)
2017 – present
3 October 2022
29 March 2010
HAL Dhruv
2
15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
5,800 kg (12,787 lb)
1800 kg (1440 Liters)
1,750 kg (3,860 lb) weapons
2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H1 turboshaft , 1,032 kW (1,384 hp) each
13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
700 km (435 mi, 378 nmi) with weapons
3 hours 10 minutes
6,500 m (21,300 ft)
12 m/s (2,400 ft/min)
1 x 20 mm M621 cannon on Nexter THL-20 turret with 800 rounds per minute
4 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4 × 12 FZ275 LGR Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned) Bombs: Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher
Indian Air Force
Indian Army
Nigerian Army
330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn)
4 × 12 FZ275 LGR
Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned)
Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
HAL Prachand equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndiaReported count for HAL Prachand · Prachand. Service scope: Army Aviation Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for HAL Prachand · Prachand. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.