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Hindustan Aeronautics Conducts First Successful Helicopter Air-to-Air Missile Test in India

Friday, January 18th, 2019

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Hindustan Aeronautics Conducts First Successful Helicopter Air-to-Air Missile Test in India

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) recently "achieved a unique milestone" in the successful firing of an air-to-air missile on a moving aerial target, HAL said on Jan. 17. Shri Madhavan, the chairman and managing director of HAL, said in a statement that the firing marks the first time in India that a helicopter has performed an air-to-air missle engagement. "None of the helicopters with the military services in the country has demonstrated such a capability," HAL…

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