India, July 22 -- After a 16-month wait, India on Tuesday finally received the first three of the six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing, with the Indian army describing its arrival as a "milestone moment".

The desert camouflage-painted choppers, which arrived at the Hindon Airbase in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad aboard a US military cargo plane, could be a game changer for the operational capabilities of the Indian army.

The army ordered six Apache attack helicopters for more than Rs.4,100 crore in 2020. Following the first batch of the choppers, Boeing will deliver the remaining three by the year-end.

The state-of-the-art Apache helicopters will "bolster the operational capabilities of the Indian Army significantly", the army ...