
On May 10, Boeing [BA] delivered an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter to the Indian Air Force--India's first--in a ceremony at the company's Mesa, Ariz., production line. Indian Air Marshal AS Butola accepted the AH-64E on behalf of the Indian government at the ceremony. The Indian government said on May 10 that the delivery of the AH-64E "is a significant step toward modernization of the Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet." "The helicopter has been customized to suit IAF’s future requirements and…