New Delhi | US-made Apache AH-64E(I) helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Pathankot airbase on Tuesday, in a move to develop the Air Force.
“#NewInduction: Glimpses of AH-64E Apache attack helicopter’s maiden flight at AFS Hindan. The helicopter is planned to be inducted into the IAF on 03 Sep 19 at AFS Pathankot,” Indian Air Force said tweeting a four-minute video of the chopper.
#NewInduction: Glimpses of AH-64E Apache attack helicopter arrival at Air Force Station Hindan on 27 July 2019. pic.twitter.com/zBYG8YSlXI
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 2, 2019
#NewInduction: Glimpses of AH-64E Apache attack helicopter’s maiden flight at AFS Hindan.
The helicopter is planned to be inducted into the IAF on 03 Sep 19 at AFS Pathankot. pic.twitter.com/UYiSrEfOsg— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) September 2, 2019
India signed a $1.1-billion deal with US defence giant Boeing in September 2015 for 22 Apache choppers to sharpen its attack capabilities. The IAF currently flies Soviet-origin Mi-25 and Mi-35 helicopter gunships.
On March 25, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa had presided over a ceremony in Chandigarh for the official induction of the Chinook heavy-lift choppers.
The choppers will be used for ferrying heavy loads in the mountainous region of Ladakh and other areas for the Army and Air Force requirements.
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