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Not quite bro, both the IA and IAF have orders for the Rudra AND LCH. As noted above, the IAF has 65 Rudras on order and the IA 97 whilst the IAF has commited to an initial purchase of 75 LCH and the IA for 114 LCH.IMHO, Rudra is for Army ( Army Aviation ), LCh is fr IAF.
The differences were articulated (breifly) in the video. The Rudra is a multirole armed helo that can transport men and materials whilst the LCH is a pure attack helo. So the Rudra can be used for CASEVAC (primarily what the IAF is buying their Rudras for by the way) or SHBO but the LCH is optimised to fight and entirey designed as an attack platform with greater survivability, greater weapon carrying ability and more agility.@Abingdonboy What role difference we have between Rudra and LCH?
The LCH is only at the very start of its development cycle, expect it to be further honed for its attack role as it finds its operational niche when in service.