Defence ministry clears proposal to buy six Apache attack helicopters for Indian Army
August 19 , 2017 2655 days 1226 0
The Defence Acquisition Council cleared a proposal to buy six Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army at a cost of around Rs 4,168 crore.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister also cleared another proposal for buying gas turbines from Ukraine for two Admiral Grigorovich class ships being made in Russia for India. The six Apache AH-64E choppers will come with associated equipment which includes spares, training, weapons and ammunition.
At present the fleet of Russian Mi-25 and Mi-35 attack helicopters are with the Indian Air Force, and used by the Indian Army.