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Nope it's not a raptor.

nemesis4u:
@Vikkie14

ur mail was empty

sorry for the late reply

Nairaland standard.

bon appetit

tdayof:
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Nope it's not a raptor.

Chinese copy

nice art

Myanmar Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing checking Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

LCH

front cockpit

rear cockpit

old photos

LCH integrated avionics display system for front and rear cockpit

‘JedEyes’ helmet-mounted targetting system for LCH.

JedEyes is designed for day, night and brownout flight environments.

JedEyes TM has a 70 x 40 degree FOV and 2250x1200 pixels resolution.

JedEyes addresses the special needs of helicopter pilots and offers dramatic improvements over existing HMDs, not only through its ultra-wide Field of View (FOV), but also by providing razor-sharp, high resolution imagery and allowing pilots to take in wider than ever areas of ground and sky, with everything in sharp focus.

New features and unique technologies combine to provide dual vision 3D imagery on the See-Through Visor as well as processing and manipulation of a variety of visual cues and video sources such as UAVs, digital maps and on and off-board sensors.

LCH newer cockpit front

LCH though light in its configuration is pretty well armoured to protect itself against 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm rounds.

Light weight Ceramic Faced Composite Armour Panels for Advanced Light Helicopter and Mi-17-IV helicopter have successfully undergone integration and flight-trials. This provides protection to aircrews and critical parts of helicopter against hits of bullets of 12.7 mm AP.

Composite laminates were made using kevlar fabric as reinforcement and modified epoxy resin for matrix. Kevlar-epoxy composite laminates of different thicknesses were prepared by compression moulding process.

Kevlar-epoxy composite laminates were bonded with alumina ceramic cylindrical pellets with the help of epoxy structural adhesive. Gaps between the ceramic pellets were filled with modified epoxy resin.

LCH is tested against Armour piercing incendiary 12.7×108mm of Russian Heavy Machine Gun which is powerful than Western 12.7x99mm ammunition.

nemesis4u:
Myanmar Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing checking Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

I like this camo.

Vikkie14:
I like this camo.

this is a digital camo

in my knowledge first time implemented in heli

the LCH adheres to the following FAR/MILSPEC standards:

US Army Aeronautical Design Standard-33E (ADS-33E)
Flaw-Tolerant Rotor System: FAR/JAR 29.571, AM 29-28
Crashworthy Fuel System: FAR/JAR 29.952, AM 29-35
Flaw-Tolerant Drive Train with Over Torque Certification: FAR/JAR 29.952, AM 29-28
Turbine Burst Protection: FAR/JAR 29.901, AM 29-36
Composite Spar Main & Tail Rotor Blades with Lightning Strike Protection: FAR/JAR 1309(h), AM 29-40
Engine Compartment Fire Protection: FAR/JAR 29.1193
Redundant Hydraulics & Flaw Tolerant Flight Controls: FAR/JAR 29.571, AM 29-28
Aircraft-Wide Bird Strike Protection: FAR/JAR 29.631, AM 29-40
Crashworthiness Standard: NATO’s MIL-STD-1290
Crashworthy Seats Conforming to MIL-STD-1472B
Cockpit Instrumentation Lighting Conforming to MIL-STD-85762A
Avionics Databus: MIL-STD-1553B or ARINC-429
Autopilot Accuracy: MIL-F-9490D
Embedded MIL-STD-188-141B ALE Link Protection
Embedded MIL-STD-188-110B data modem

LCH sports some advanced features like Anti Resonance vibration Isolation System ( ARIS ) which helps in Vibration damping comprising of four isolator elements between the fuselage and the main gearbox.

The integrated dynamic system of the Dhruv have been adapted in it, making it both formidable and dependable. It is equipped with four-axis auto stabilization system and anti-resonance vibration isolation system (ARIS) for a comfortable and easy flight.

it also sports bearing less tail rotor

the Germans hired as consultants used HAL as scapegoat to try developing untested new complex technologies for ALH like

1.Upper Control System (UCS) with main rotor pitch control rods routed inside the main rotor shaft.

2.A Main Gear Box (MGB) with only two-stage reduction, having large area-contact gears that is quite a radical design, even in the present context.

3.Then futuristic composite four-blade hinge-less Fibre Elastomer Lager (FEL) main rotor consisting of only few parts with a composite hub and titanium centre-piece.

4.A three-axis passive vibration damper system called ARIS to isolate vibrations at the MGB itself.

5.A very light-weight yet powerful four-blade ‘stiff in-plane’ tail rotor that essentially comprises just two composite cross-piece blades bolted together at the centre.

later they pulled out when the project hit roadblocks later Indian scientists managed to develop it all by themselves.

all the above technologies r implemented in LCH

LCH was designed through digital and PDM utilization

LCH jigs

LCH main anti armor weapon

HELINA ATGM range 7 km

LCH main anti air weapon MISTRAL ATAM

MISTRAL ATAM is based on the MISTRAL missile with its fire-and-forget engagement mode, ease of operation and unrivalled kill probability.
The system is based on two launchers, each bearing two missiles and can be connected to the helicopter’s combat system, when mounted on combat helicopters, or through simplified control equipment if installed on multi-purpose helicopters.

MISTRAL ATAM ensures a large off-boresight capability, together with the ability to aim the missile seeker very precisely at a given target.
The missile has a shaped trajectory in order to intercept targets top-down or at long range, the crew can also select the proximity fuze mode.

Maximum intercept range : 6.5 km
Minimum intercept range : 500 m

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LCH is a Low Observable (LO) design with reduced visual, aural, radar and infra red signatures. The design provides lower radar cross section and the Infra Red (IR) signature due to hot exhaust gases is lowered by providing IR suppressors for the engines.

A crash-resistant landing gear enables pilots to survive even when the LCH impacts the ground at 10 metres/second. To operate at high altitudes HAL LCH also has a Helicopter Oxygen System developed by DRDO . The oxygen system consists of a light weight 2 litre composite cylinder (service pressure of 200 bar) fitted with a pressure reducer cum regulator valve and a Dilution Demand Oxygen Regulator (DDOR). The DDOR supplies the breathing gas of appropriate concentration of oxygen depending on the altitude to the pilot through an oxygen mask attached to aircrew helmet.

its EW suite comprises

RWR
LWR
MWR

and CMDS

It will also feature a 25kg C-Music directional infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) suite

FAB modified AKs for CT ops

Tonbo imaging Indian private company bloodhound with Indian security forces

Bloodhound uncooled binocular is a compact light weight thermal imaging biocular.

the company claims it is the lightest Biocular on the planet with its long range detection capability. It can detect a NATO sized target at upto 3km.

Tonbo imaging client includes US DARPA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfJUEtszxCY

@kikuyu1

seems there is gonna be re election in Kenya

Tonbo imaging Arjun is a small, lightweight uncooled thermal imaging sight designed and optimized for small and medium caliber weapons. It can also be used as a standalone hand held thermal imager or a helmet mounted TI sight.

It is optimally designed to work as a CLIPON TI sight with existing day 4x magnified day scopes.

it is deployed by armed forces


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmEHgdys68

Tonbo imaging BNVD-P is an advanced panoramic night vision goggles (PNVG) with advanced features and performance so pilots and aircrew can accomplish difficult night missions successfully and safely

Night vision goggles offer operators an incredible advantage on the modern battlefield. The ability to observe and engage the enemy without them even being aware of your presence is a formidable weapon.

The purpose of the BNVD-P is to provide the operator more information under goggles, allowing him to more quickly move through the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). The most striking feature of the BNVD-P is the presence of four separate image intensifier tubes with four separate objective lenses arrayed in a panoramic orientation.
The two right and two left tubes are housed in merged assemblies and are hung from a bridge, giving operators interpuplliary adjustment options. They can also be easily removed and operated as independent handheld viewers.

BNVD-P uses the standard position and adjustment shelf (PAS) for pupillary distance and tilt adjustment and eye relief (fore/aft). It attaches to any helmet.

Tonbo imaging HummingBird is a family of single / dual sensor sensor gyro stabilized light weight gimbals for light weight UAV platforms. It provides dual output EO & IR images enhancing situational awareness in day time and also in darkness, smoke, haze, rain, fog and other hazardous situations. It is a multi-band imaging system that can be mounted to the base of a UAV.

It provides extended dynamic range and depth of field to enhance the clarity and precision of the image while highlighting details that would typically not be visible to the naked eye. With multi-sensor fusion inbuilt it combines complementary information from each sensor into a single video stream which not only reduces bandwidth requirement to transmit but also provides superior image which can be displayed to the operator. It maximizes scene detail and contrast producing superior image quality with maximized information content. HummingBird for UAV’s is available in three configurations – only with 30X optical zoom EO camera, Medium Range uncooled TI and a dual sensor system.

The Gimbal is equipped with an advanced video tracker with ability to allow a UAV to follow a target.

Tonbo imaging Foxhound HHTI is a compact light weight thermal imaging monocular that is built on the state of the art HawkVision thermal core providing outstanding sensitivity and excellent image quality.

Advanced thermal image processing provides crisp, high resolution, clear bright thermal images at high frame rates. An ASi based 640×480 micro bolometer array on a 17µm pitch offers unprecedented thermal imagery for tactical surveillance operations. The external I/O port is compatible for real time streaming of thermal video over secure broadband signaling to extended distances.

Foxhound places military, para-military and law enforcement professionals at the forefront of technology. Enabling target discrimination and recognition regardless of weather conditions and with no necessary light.

it has been exported to europe

Swedish Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103) (S-Tank) Main Battle Tank

i really like this tank cool simple concept

US Marinesfiring a 7.62x51mm M134/XM134/XM196 Minigun with rails on it.

Other variants with "GAU" designation are also used by US Marine Corps , US Air Force & US navy for effective fire suppression.

An Apache Gunship and a F-16 Falcon of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

A K1 Black Panther of the South Korean Army deploying it's countermeasures.