On Thursday, the Indian Air Force had announced that its chief, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, had flown a sortie on the US-built AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Bhadauria flew the Apache during a two-day tour of airbases of the Western Air Command on November 17 and 18.
The Apache is the latest attack helicopter in the Indian Air Force, and the force received the first batch of 22 aircraft last year. The Apache has been deployed to Ladakh to support Indian forces moved there against the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The Indian Army is buying six Apache helicopters.Read more…
