Initial Apache Guardian Attack Helicopter Arrives From U.S.

Indonesia has accepted delivery of its first AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter from the U.S., reports Defense News.

The Boeing aircraft arrived on Monday in Semarang, on the north-central part of Indonesia’s main island of Java, said sources.

In September 2012, Indonesia requested eight Apache Guardians, along with the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-78 Longbow fire-control radar and 140 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R3 anti-tank missiles, in a deal estimated at $1.42 billion. ...