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Cabinet Gives Nod To US$2.5 Billion Buy Of Apache And Chinook Helicopters

September 23 2015

India

India's Security Cabinet has cleared the purchase of about three dozen Apache gunships and Chinook helicopters from Boeing in the United States, reports Flight Global.

The US$2.5 billion deal, approved Tuesday, covers 22 Apaches and 15 Chinook helicopters to replace ageing Soviet-era aircraft, reported the BBC.

A formal contract is expected in the next couple of weeks, with deliveries following within three to four years of the contract signing.

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