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India to Receive First AH-64E Apache Helicopters on July 21

The deliveries cap a series of postponements under a $600 million US deal signed in 2020.

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Overview

  • The first three AH-64E Apaches will arrive at Hindon Air Force Station on July 21 for deployment along the Pakistan border.
  • These attack helicopters were procured under a $600 million agreement inked during President Trump’s 2020 visit to New Delhi.
  • Supply chain disruptions and shifting global tensions pushed the expected delivery back by more than a year.
  • The remaining three helicopters in the six-unit order are slated to reach India before the end of 2025.
  • Each AH-64E is equipped with advanced targeting sensors, night-vision navigation and integrated communications and weapons systems.