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Introduction: We are comparing both the Helicopter due to following similarities : Both helicopters belongs to the  category of  Light Attack Helicopter . Both aircrafts have  Twin-engine , Tandem-seat , all-weather Multi-role helicopters . Both helicopters can carry a wide range of weapons including  A2A ( Air-to-Air ) ,  A2G (Air-to-Ground)  missiles , rockets & a 20 mm gun . HAL LCH is a  light helicopter design and developed by India’s PSU  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)  while the T-129 ATAK is jointly developed by Italy’s MNC  AgustaWestland  and Turkey’s  TAI  . T-129’s design is Turish Variant of Italian AW A-129 helicopter. HAL LCH’s first flight was conducted on 29 March 2010 by LCH TD-1 prototype while T129’s maiden flight took place on 28 September 2009 when T-129’s P1 prototype flew at AgustaWestland’s facilities in Vergiate, Italy. HAL LCH has total order mainly for Indi...

Russia's MiG aircraft company , o nce one of the world's most famous aircraft designers  has fallen on hard times. Though it's aircraft continue to populate almost 30 country's Air Force's, the firm has not won a major design competition or aircraft tender in its post-Soviet history. The company is named after Soviet airplane designers Artyom Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, who designed their first airplane, the MiG-1, in 1939. MiG aircraft were Cold War icons, becoming almost synonymous with the Russian air force in the West. Their reputation was rivaled only by that of Kalashnikov rifles, according to Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Moscow-based Center for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST).  In general MiG’s have been light fighters while Su’s have been heavier interceptors and fighter-bombers. The main difference in my opinion are different missions, ...