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HAL Lancer

Reports of the Lancer first appeared in 1997 and it made its first appearance in 1998. Based on the airframe of the Cheetah helicopter, the Lancer featured a redesigned 'bubble' made up of smaller toughened perspex panels , two armament pods slung on either side of the aircraft with machine guns and rockets and Armour protection to critical parts of the Helicopter. The Lancer also incorporated Flare / Chaff launchers for protection against the MANPAD threat.

Within months the Lancer saw action first at the operations in Kargil. Though there are no instances of it being used in an offensive role against pakistani troops, it was used for casuality evacuation. The Lancer also saw action in the North Eastern regions against bodo and ULFA militants.

Reports indicate that while the Lancer was sucessful in COIN and suppression activity, an unfortunate side effect was that all Cheetah's were now considered as legitimate targets for hostile fire. Earlier the militants had the policy of leaving Casevac Cheetahs alone. But with the inability to distinguish between the Cheetah and the Lancer, all helicopters have come to be considered as 'Fair game'.

A few late production airframes from the Cheetah assembly were directly built as Lancers. HAL had subseqently started converting older Cheetah's to the configuration of the Lancer.

Photos by Jagan Pillarisetti and Kapil Chandni

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Flare / Chaff Launchers on the Lancer
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Flare / Chaff Launchers on the Lancer

Additional survivability features include Flare/Chaff launchers as seen in this picture immediately to the right of the Armament Pod.

Date: 11 May 06
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Armament
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Armament

The Lancer sports two external fixed armament pods that incorporate one 12.7 mm Machine Gun and three air to ground rockets each.

Date: 11 May 06
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Pilots in the aircraft
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Pilots in the aircraft

The Pilots of the Lancer now sit in thier seats which is in a bullet resistant Steel plate enclosure. The pilot will have to swing open the Steel plate while moving from his seat.

Date: 11 May 06
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HAL Lancer Head on shot
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HAL Lancer Head on shot

The plexiglas 'Bubble' Cabin was redesigned to incorporate faceted panels of toughened Glass resistant to small arms fire.

Date: 11 May 06
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Take off
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Take off

A Lancer takes off from the helipad at Yelahanka

Date: 11 May 06
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Aircrew Protection
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Aircrew Protection

Pilot protection is obvious here in this picture where the Steel Bucket seats are clearly visible.

Date: 11 May 06
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The Lancer takes off, with the Dhruv in background.
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The Lancer takes off, with the Dhruv in background.

The Lancer was used in conjuction with a pair of HAL Dhruv's to insert a team of Para Commandos at the Aero India show. In the background, the Dhruv lifts off the ground, as the Lancer sweeps the helipad area.

Date: 11 May 06
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The Lancer in flight
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The Lancer in flight

The Lancer is the Counter-Insurgency variant of the successful HAL Cheetah light helicopter

Date: 11 May 06
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