The army finally gets the first 3 of the 6 Apache attack helicopters which have been ordered from the US.
New Delhi: For the army, “in the air” is finally here. Three of the six -long delayed Apache AH -64 attack helicopters, contract with the US in February 2020 under a deal of Rs 5,691 crore, arrived in India on Tuesday.The three Apache Gunship was taken to Hindon Airbase in a huge Antonov -124 aircraft at 10 am on the outskirts of New Delhi. Heavy -duty choppers will now be taken to Jodhpur, where the army raised an Apache squadron in March last year to complete the Western Front with Pakistan.The next three Apache, which is equipped with stinger air-to-air missiles, will be given by Nov, the Helphre Longbo Air-to-Ground Missile, Gun, and Rocket, as reported by TOI earlier.Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, “The arrival of the first batch of Apache helicopters for the army is an important step towards strengthening India’s defense capabilities.
Apache ah-64 attack helicopter
Six Apache for the Army, which were delayed by the problems of the supply chain faced by Boeing, would add 22 such chops incorporated by the IAF under Rs 13,952 crore by the IAF, which were with the US in September 2015. One of those helicopters was badly damaged after a difficult landing near Khadang La in Ladakh on 4 April last year.“Apache is mainly for providing integrated combat aviation cover for the ‘strike corps’ of the Army,” the official said. The Army and IAF have also been slated to include 156 indigenous loud light combat helicopters, which in March in March, with Hinduston aeronatics with a contract of Rs 62,700 crore with a contract of Rs 62,700 crore. Are capable of aggressive operations in high-high areas. The army will get 90 of them, IAF 66.The Army Aviation Corps (AAC) is gradually increasing its strike, monitoring and airlift capabilities, with 126 light utility helicopters as well as additional DHRUV advanced light helicopters. AAC is installing more integrated aviation brigade after three first three – two came with China with a line of real control and one on the Western Front with Pakistan.
