09.06.2019, 16:36
Zitat:India Takes Delivery of First AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopterhttps://thediplomat.com/2019/05/india-ta...elicopter/
Indian Air Force representatives took delivery of the first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter in Mesa, Arizona on May 10. The first Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter was officially handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) during a ceremony at Boeing’s production center in Mesa, Arizona on May 10, the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. [...] The 2015 contract includes a clause for a follow-on order of 11 extra AH-64Es and seven Chinooks for the IAF at a fixed price that was agreed upon in 2013. The acquisition of the helicopters was accompanied by a prolonged inter-service rivalry between the IAF and the Indian Army’s Aviation Corps (AAC). [...]
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