Contracts for purchase of Apache and Chinook Helicopters signed, confirms Defence Ministry

The Defence Ministry on Monday confirmed the signing of contract for the purchase of 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing here

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Published: September 28, 2015, 11:08 PM IST

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New York, Sept. 28: The Defence Ministry on Monday confirmed the signing of contract for the purchase of 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing here.(Also Read: Government clears multi-billion dollar deal for military helicopters)

“Contracts for purchase of 15 #Chinook and 22 #ApacheHelicopters signed,” Ministry of Defence official spokesperson Sitanshu Kar tweeted.The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a 2.5 billion dollar deal for the purchase of 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers.

The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) after a Cabinet meeting here.The new 22 Apache attack and 15 heavy lift Chinook helicopters are meant to replace the military’s ageing Soviet-origin choppers.The deal is the first big military contract for the United States since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office in May 2014.