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16th March 2024 (13 Topics)

Apache Attack Helicopter

Context

The Indian Army raised its first squadron of Apache attack helicopters in Rajasthan's Jodhpur with the aim of supporting ground operations near the Pakistan border.

About

About Apache

  • Developed by the US aviation giant Boeing, Apache choppers are known as the 'tanks in the air'.
  • They are advanced multi-mission helicopters with the latest technology and have come to be known the best attack helicopters in the world.
  • The Army Aviation Corps, which currently operates utility helicopters such as the Dhruv and Chetak, previously inducted the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Prachand at Assam's Missamari last year.
  • Notably, the IAF already operates a fleet of 22 Apache helicopters which have been deployed on the eastern and western fronts.

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