NEW DELHI \u2015 The Indian government this week cleared long-pending deals for six Boeing Apache attack helicopters and two Zorya marine engines from Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two projects were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council, which is headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. Formal contracts will be awarded in the next four to six months, a Ministry of Defence official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the deal, the Indian Army will acquire six Apache attack helicopters for about $650 million. They will be equipped with Hellfire and Stinger missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army, which currently has no attack helicopters as part of its inventory, requires 39 Apache helicopters, but the Defence Acquisition Council only cleared six, the MoD official noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2012, Boeing was awarded a $1.3 billion order for 22 Apache AH-64D helicopters for the Indian Air Force. The deliveries will begin mid-2017 and will include 812 AGM-114L-3 Hellfire Longbow missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 Hellfire II missiles, 245 Stinger Block I-92H missiles and 12 AN\/APG-78 fire-control radars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service is also procuring 20 homemade light-combat Rudra helicopters from state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Defence Acquisition Council also cleared the purchase of two Zorya gas-turbine engines for $76.5 million from Ukraine for two stealth frigates to built in Russia for the Indian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March 2017, the MoD cleared a $4.48 billion program to acquire four Krivak-class stealth frigates under which two will be build by United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia and the remaining by India\u2019s Goa Shipyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A formal contract is yet to be awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
United Shipbuilding Corporation will deliver the frigates in the next four years, whereas Goa Shipyard will take eight years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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