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President Droupadi Murmu flies sortie in LCH ‘Prachand’ near India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer on Friday (February 27, 2026). Photo Credit: X@PTI_News
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday (February 27, 2026) took a sortie as co-pilot in Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.
The LCH took off from the Jaisalmer Indian Air Force (IAF) station. Before the sortie, the captain briefed the President. Dressed in an olive green uniform and helmet, she waved from the cockpit before departing.
LCH ‘Prachand’ is India’s first indigenously designed and developed combat helicopter, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Published – February 27, 2026 11:11 am IST
