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 helicopters for Army Aviation arrive today in India. These state-of-the-art platforms will bolster the operational capabilities of the Indian Army significantly," the army wrote on X. A formal induction ceremony is expected soon at the 451 Army Aviation squadron at Nagtalao near Jodhpur. The squadron was raised in March 2024 and is fully ready to operate the Apaches. Armed with fire-and-forget Hellfire missiles, the Apache can track up to 128 targets a minute....