Saffron White Green Wall Art

Saffron White Green — 5 museum-grade prints in this palette. India ordered 22 AH-64E(I) Apaches under a 2015 deal, with induction beginning in 2019 and aircraft split between Pathankot and Jorhat — 125 Helicopter Squadron operating the eastern detachment from Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam. The AH-64E(I) is a country-specific Guardian derivative with Indian mission systems and communications, retaining the Apache's signature Longbow mast-mounted radar and Hellfire-centric anti-armor doctrine. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited developed the Light Combat Helicopter from the Dhruv utility platform through the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre, with first flight in March 2010 and formal IAF induction naming as Prachand on 3 October 2022. The tandem-seat attack helicopter is optimised for high-altitude warfare — operational ceiling around 6,500 metres — with Helina (Dhruvastra) anti-tank missiles, 70 mm rockets, Mistral air-to-air capability, and twin HAL/Turbomeca Shakti-1H1 engines with infrared suppressors. India ordered MiG-29 fighters in the mid-1980s as a counter to F-16 exports across the border, with No. 47 Squadron Black Archers standing up as the IAF's first Fulcrum operator at Adampur in Punjab.

Updated 14 Jun 2026