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.