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Atul Chandra
In another boost to the rotary wing capability of the Indian military, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for the purchase of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Options also exist for an additional 11 Apaches and seven Chinooks, which could be exercised at a later date. The CCS approval came just over a year after the procurement was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in August, last year, for the deal which is valued at an estimated Rs 14,500 crore (USD 2.2 billion).
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