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Boeing Delivers First Indian Air Force AH-64E

Frank Wolfe

Monday, May 13th, 2019

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Boeing Delivers First Indian Air Force AH-64E

An AH-64E at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. (U.S. Army Photo)

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…

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