Overview
- India’s Apache purchases were a 2015 deal for 22 helicopters and a 2020 follow-on order for six, not a single 68-aircraft buy.
- The six-aircraft tranche arrived late, with first deliveries in July 2025 and the final three in December 2025.
- Delays were attributed to post-pandemic supply shortages, DPAS prioritisation, Boeing safety testing pauses, and a Turkey overflight denial to an Antonov-124.
- There is no record in India’s Ministry of Defence or US FMS notifications of any additional Apache orders beyond the 28 delivered.
- Coverage notes Trump’s remarks overstated the numbers, and observers point to India’s parallel push to field indigenous HAL Prachand helicopters.