To improve the combat power of the country's Indian Defense Minister Singh Radzhnat going to take part in the ceremony of the deployment of attack helicopters "Apache". This event is scheduled on 3 September. Site parking cars purchased in the United States will Pathankot, located in Punjab, near the border with Pakistan.
The first batch of machines have already arrived at the designated air base about three weeks ago aboard a transport aircraft family "AN" (apparently, Delivery is "Ruslan"). To date, there is already 8 "Apaches". Most likely, and introduce them formally commissioned the head of the military department.
Delivery of the technique performed in accordance with a contract from 2015 of the year, providing shipping 22 unit AH-64E Apache (extreme modification of "Apache"). Implementation of the agreement to be completed by 2020 year. In this case, the negotiations with the US were held with 2008 of the year. It was subsequently purchased six vehicles of this type.
Reducible to the north-west of India in shock "fist", "Apache" in the event of activation of the conflict with Pakistan can meet in a dogfight with multipurpose helicopters SA316 Alouette III and a French-built Mi-171SH Russian production. They consist in the armed Islamabad in the amount of 15 and 4 units, respectively (According to the IISS on 2018 year).
