Indian Army to get Apache attack helicopters, govt clears proposal

New Delhi: In what could be said as a major success for Indian Army, the Defence Acquisition Council on Thursday cleared a proposal to buy six Apache attack helicopters for the army at a cost of around Rs 4,168 crore.

The AH-64E Apache helicopters will come with associated equipment including spares, training and ammunition.

The DAC also cleared a proposal to buy two sets of gas turbines from Ukraine for two Grigorovich class ships being built in Russia for India.

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The gas turbines will be bought by India from Ukraine due to the ongoing tension between the two nations -- Russia and Ukraine. Their cost is Rs 490 crore.