Indonesia received the first American combat helicopters AN-64 Apache Guardian

According to Indonesian media, on December 18, 2017, the first three Army-delivered first military vehicles were delivered from the United States to the Lahumad Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang (Java) by Boeing C-17A Globemaster III US military transport aircraft aviation Indonesia combat helicopter Boeing AN-64E Apache Guardian.

In total, according to the US-Indonesian intergovernmental agreement concluded in 2012 within the framework of the US program of foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Indonesia acquired eight AN-64 Apache Guardian helicopters of new production, four of which should be equipped with AN / APG-78 Longbow radar. The total cost of this sale is 1,42 billion dollars, including technical support, training and supply of weapons, including 140 AGM-114R3 Hellfire missiles, bmpd blog writes.

It is reported that five other AN-64 helicopters under this agreement are to be delivered to Indonesia in February 2018. The AN-64E helicopters will enter service with the 11 th squadron of the 1 th wing of the Indonesian Army Aviation based in Semarang. Now this squadron is equipped with eight Bell 205A-1 multi-purpose helicopters and eight NBell 412 helicopters.

Comments

[xetai9977]

Great choice. But too expensive!

[corporal]

Quote: xetai9977

but too expensive!

The costs will be justified, there the Islamists began to move.

[Lexus]

Interestingly, and with the Americans they are also calculated palm oil?

[rocket757]

Trade at full height, well done Trampulya.! If these d-d-d-d-ds do not choose him for a second term, they can really regret it!
What about us? And we have one figs, anyone will run over!

[Mihanishche]

Trump is ours! More recently, there were so many howls here. The joy was irrepressible, and Obama was softer, it turns out. :)))

[corporal]

Quote: Mikhanishche

More recently, there were so many howls here. The joy was indefatigable

Meehan, you screamed too quickly.

[rocket757]

Did he scream? Ek, how quickly he changed his shoes!

[rocket757]

Yes, yes, I also laughed ... I was for Clinton - understandable, predictable, etc. it would have come down!

[san4es]

Helicopters AN-64E will go into service on the basis of the 11th squadron of the 1st wing of the army aviation of Indonesia, based in Semarang

[shmelik45]

$ 1,42 billion, for 8 helicopters and 140 missiles, well, plus something else. This is how much one apache 150 lyam, one rocket 2 lyam. such a normal divorce on the headstock from the Americans.