Indian Air Force received another four AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters

Indian Air Force AH-64E Apache Guardian at the deployment ceremony of the Pathankot 3.09.19 airbase

The Indian Air Force received another four attack aircraft AH-64E Apache Guardian. The equipment was delivered unassembled to the Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh from the Arizona State Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport by An-124 Ruslan aircraft.

Unlike the helicopters previously delivered by the Indian Air Force, the new batch of vehicles does not have the Indian Air Force serial numbers. Earlier, the Indian Air Force adhered to the policy of not showing serial numbers in official photographs, but this time, presumably, they were specially painted over. It is assumed that until the last shipment, the Indian Air Force received 12 AH-64E Apache helicopters with serial numbers from ZV4801 to ZV4812, and delivered vehicles have serial numbers from ZV4813 to ZV4816.

The official ceremony of handing over the first of the 22 ordered AH-64E Apache helicopters to the Indian Air Force was held at the Boeing Corporation in Mesa (Arizona) on 10 on May 2019. The delivery of the entire batch of attack helicopters is planned to be completed by the 2020 year.

As previously reported, the first AH-64E Apache Guardian squadron was formed at the Pathankot Air Force Base in Punjab. The second squadron should be stationed at the Jorhat air base in Assam. Each squadron will include 10 helicopters, two more will remain in reserve in case of loss.

Recall that the agreement between India and the United States to supply 22 helicopters AH-64E Apache Guardian was signed 28 September 2015 of the year. Except the helicopter IAF obtained even accompanying weapons and equipment, which includes 12 radar AN / APG-76 Longbow, 812 guided missiles AGM-114L-3 Longbow Hellfire and 542 rocket GM-114R-3 Hellfire II, and 242 FIM rocket -92H Stinger Block I in the air-to-air variant.

Comments

[Thrifty]

Why didn't Ruslan "get lost" during the flight? One Apache would be "thrown" to Russia for study. ..

[Vladimir_2U]

The brothers, it seems, also had 124 matches in operation.

[Thrifty]

We have theoretically got a chance, live to feel Apache. ..

[Vladimir_2U]

With an Indian accent: - We give you a chance, and you give us Zirconium, Caliber, Armata and a big shovel for rupees!

[cost]

Indian Air Force received another four AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters

[The leader of the Redskins]

So this is most likely ukrovskaya and it was ... Ours also cut off the oxygen after the refusal "Antonovs" to carry out some kind of routine maintenance to extend the resource.

[DAC scratch]

Quote: Thrifty

We have theoretically got a chance, live to feel Apache. ..

this Vertu is more than years old than the Russian Federation, we would like to have long studied

[Tsoy]

22 airplanes, 12 radars. Will they use "brotherly" or what?

[cost]

Choi (Vlad):Aircraft 22, radar 12.

As well as 3 cigarettes, 3 Japanese tape recorders and 3 suede jackets

[Sniper]

Indians are arming on the principle of "let it be")

[Sarduor]

I still don’t understand why not Mi or Ka? What did they not like about these helicopters?

[TARS_LOL]

And it's simple, Apache is better than its counterparts in the person of KA-52 and MI-28.

[5-9]

Well, at the time of the tender, years ago the Mi-28 was generally raw, and no one offered them the Ka-52. Apache's best m. only in avionics and, possibly, in ARLGSN of one version of Helfaer (in itself slow and with low armor penetration). As an Apache helicopter on LTX, to put it mildly, it’s bad, worse than SuperCobra, not like the Mi-28 and Ka-52.
But at the time of the choice, the Indians were right ....

[orionvitt]

So, it’s enough to remove the blades, and the helicopter is considered disassembled.

[Grad-Xnumx]

Well done Indians.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Apache has good visibility and weapons are more advanced than our Ka-52 and Mi-28.

Even Putin framed himself when he showed how Russian helicopters supposedly work in Syria, and it turned out to be Apache.

In my opinion, we were too sophisticated with the helicopter's security and uncommon with the enemy’s detection system and its defeat and the convenience of piloting.

The Indians are doing everything right, they are smearing and would be glad to buy a helicopter from Russia, only Apache is better not to look from which side.

[5-9]

Good visibility, but poor protection and poor performance characteristics. The main tactic of Apache - from the hovering regime due to the shelter of the piu-piu missiles completely paraffinized in Iraq (near Karbala) and abandoned it. A high-speed attack (like the Mi-35, 28, Ka-52 or SuperCobra does) is difficult due to poor performance characteristics.

[TARS_LOL]

Quote: DAC scratch

Quote: Thrifty

We have theoretically got a chance, live to feel Apache. ..

this Vertu is more than years old than the Russian Federation, we would like to have long studied

The glider is the same, but the nachika changes with each new modification. In fact, a new helicopter is obtained.

[Vladimir_6]

On December 7, they discussed "the details of the Black Hawk helicopter crash of the US National Guard," and today in Russia there is an emergency with a Mi-28 helicopter.
MOSCOW, Dec 12 - RIA News. The Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in the Krasnodar Territory, a crew of 2 people died, a source in power structures told RIA Novosti.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, the helicopter crash site was found, it was destroyed.
The sad news.

[Okolotochny]

Probably in Korenovsk. Now the fog is strong in our region. Maybe this is the reason?

[Vladimir_6]

Quote: Okolotochny

Probably in Korenovsk. Now the fog is strong in our region. Maybe this is the reason?

The tragedy occurred the night before, near the Korenovsk airfield. The Mi-28, which belonged to the 55th separate helicopter regiment, carried out a planned training flight in difficult weather conditions and crashed when landing.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Sklyankin and Major Ruslan Kushnirenko were killed

[Okolotochny]

Earth rest in peace to guys.