The Indian Army plans to start the operation of a range of Helicopters as part a deal signed in 2015 with India for 22 Apaches and 15 Chinook Heavy-lifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Six Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters are among the highlights of the deal.
The Indian Army Aviation Corps (AAC) and IAF have debated if who will operate the attack helicopters for six years. The recent status of the deal might simmer the discussion again. In 2012, the Ministry of Defence assigned the ownership, operation, and maintenance of the helicopters to the AAC. However, the status of the assignment is still debatable. The Indian Army Chief, Bipin Rawat, said on January 10 that the IAF will get receive the Apaches first and their set of Apaches will then follow.
The army chief acknowledged that the control of the helicopters is the major issue that is currently being addressed and he added that a consensus on the role and charter for which they are inducting the Apache is still being reached by the two services. He commented that the army feels that the Apache is a tank-killer and should support and be grouped with the strike/attack formation to support tanks, infantry, and combat vehicles "in a three-dimensional approach."
15/01/19 Phenny Lynn Palec/Business Times
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The Indian Army Aviation Corps (AAC) and IAF have debated if who will operate the attack helicopters for six years. The recent status of the deal might simmer the discussion again. In 2012, the Ministry of Defence assigned the ownership, operation, and maintenance of the helicopters to the AAC. However, the status of the assignment is still debatable. The Indian Army Chief, Bipin Rawat, said on January 10 that the IAF will get receive the Apaches first and their set of Apaches will then follow.
The army chief acknowledged that the control of the helicopters is the major issue that is currently being addressed and he added that a consensus on the role and charter for which they are inducting the Apache is still being reached by the two services. He commented that the army feels that the Apache is a tank-killer and should support and be grouped with the strike/attack formation to support tanks, infantry, and combat vehicles "in a three-dimensional approach."
15/01/19 Phenny Lynn Palec/Business Times
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