Prachand: India’s High‑Altitude Attack Helicopter The World’s Only Attack Helicopter That Does The Impossible

At the height of the Kargil War in the summer of 1999, India was confronted with a harsh reality. The terrain was unforgiving, and the Russian‑made Mi‑25 gunship was not designed for the Himalayas. Close air support was stretched to its limits, operating at the very edge of its envelope. When the conflict ended, the lesson was unmistakable: India needed an attack helicopter that could not
At the height of the Kargil War in the summer of 1999, India was confronted with a harsh reality. The terrain was unforgiving, and the Russian‑made Mi‑25 gunship was not designed for the Himalayas. Close air support was stretched to its limits, operating at the very edge of its envelope. When the conflict ended, the lesson was unmistakable: India needed an attack helicopter that could not
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