Army gets 3 Apache attack helicopters
NEW DELHI, July 23 -- US aerospace major Boeing on Tuesday delivered three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Army boosting its anti-armour capabilities, with the aircraft arriving after a delay of 16 months because of supply chain bottlenecks in the aerospace industry that slowed down production, officials aware of the matter said.
The helicopters were flown to the Hindon airbase in an An-124 heavy transport plane, the officials said.
In 2020, the army ordered six Apache attack helicopters for more than Rs.4,100 crore. The rest will be delivered by the year-end, they added.
The army described the arrival of the first batch of helicopters as a "milestone moment."
Milestone moment for Indian Army as the first batch of Apache heli...
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