Indian Army Wall Art

Indian Army — 2 museum-grade prints from this operator. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited developed the Light Combat Helicopter from the Dhruv utility platform through the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre, with first flight in March 2010 and formal IAF induction naming as Prachand on 3 October 2022. The tandem-seat attack helicopter is optimised for high-altitude warfare — operational ceiling around 6,500 metres — with Helina (Dhruvastra) anti-tank missiles, 70 mm rockets, Mistral air-to-air capability, and twin HAL/Turbomeca Shakti-1H1 engines with infrared suppressors. India operates Apache attack helicopters across two services: the Indian Air Force fields twenty-two AH-64E(I) machines with AN/APG-78 Longbow radar through 125 Helicopter Squadron at Jorhat, while the Indian Army's six AH-64E Guardians consolidate under 451 AAC at Jodhpur — a deliberate split that places heavy attack rotorcraft on both eastern and western fronts. The AH-64E Guardian integrates improved drivetrain, composite rotor blades, and modernised avionics over earlier D-model Apaches; for the Army Aviation Corps, it complements the indigenous HAL Prachand light combat helicopter already entering squadron service.

Updated 14 Jun 2026