An alliance between American multinational corporation Boeing and Indian Air Force will work towards modernising the Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet. The motive of the project is to strengthen the Indian armed forces’ capabilities for which the aerospace major company has brought the AH-64E Apache and CH-47F (I) Chinook choppers to the country. These highly advanced helicopters are huge assets for the Indian Air Force.

AH-64 Apache is the world’s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter and currently used by the US Army and various other potential international defence forces. However, American defence major Boeing has delivered more than 2,100 Apaches to countries around the world.

The major mission of Boeing has been optimising the readiness of the Apache fleet around the globe. Fortuitously, since 1984 when the first AH-64A Apache was delivered to the US Army, Apache fleet has gathered more than 3.9 million flight hours in the western army.

Since three years, government was delaying in clearing off the dues with the purchase of new attack and heavy-lift choppers from the US. Now, government has finally cleared all the purchases that were made. There will be a major boost to the air force with the $2.5 million deal that will bring the all new and advanced fleet of 22 Apache and 15 Chinooks.

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Know what AH-64E Apache means for India:

AH-64E Apache is a versatile machine, equipped with laser and infrared systems. It is designed for all kinds of missions and fires the Hellfire missiles besides its arsenal of 70 mm rockets with automatic cannon. Apache will be the first pure attack chopper for Indian Air Force. In the tactical battle scenario, the machine will have a very significant role.

The Indian government signed the deal with the company in 2015 but the 22 Apache helicopters for the Indian Air Force will get delivered in the beginning of 2019.

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