06 November 2012

News Story: Boeing Set to Win India Helicopter Deal

Australian Chinook in Afghanistan (Click to Enlarge)

NEW DELHI — Boeing looks set to win military contracts worth $2.4 billion from India for its Chinook and Apache helicopters, a report said Nov. 5.

Dow Jones Newswires, quoting an unidentified Indian Air Force official, said commercial negotiations would begin soon for the purchase of 15 ChinookCH-47F heavy-lift helicopters and 22 AH-64D Block III Apache helicopters.

The transaction would mark a big shift for India away from its traditional supplier Russia.

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