Ahead of US visit Modi signs off on $3.1 billion deal for Boeing
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Ahead of Prime Minister The deal for Apache is "a hybrid one", with one contract to be signed with Boeing for the helicopter and the other with the
American companies have over the last decade bagged defence contracts from India worth around USD 10 billion, including for aircraft like P-8I maritime surveillance planes, C-130J 'Super Hercules' and C-17 Globemaster-III in the transport category.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for the US on Wednesday to attend the
The helicopter deal had survived over 10 price extensions from the American side with the last one being for a month as desired by India.
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The contract will have clauses to place follow-on orders for 11 more Apaches and four extra Chinooks.
Both platforms, which have been in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, had beaten off competition from Russia, which had offered its
The 22 Apache AH 64D Longbow helicopters are one of the most advanced multi-role combat helicopters, featuring all-weather and night fighting features, ability to track upto 128 targets in less than a minute and engage with 16, besides stealth characteristics, advanced sensors and beyond visual range missiles.
India will also be acquiring Hellfire missiles and rockets.
(Image credits: Reuters)
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