Taiwan is set to take delivery of six more AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States in late August, the ROC Army said Wednesday, in line with a delivery schedule announced after an Apache crashed in northern Taiwan in April.
It will be the fourth shipment of a NT$59.31 billion (US$2.01 billion) order for 30 of the newest Apache model.
"The helicopters are scheduled to arrive in Kaohsiung in late August or early September," an Army official told CNA.
They will be flown to an Army Aviation Special Forces base in the neighboring city of Tainan after being unloaded and checked, the official said.
The latest shipment comes after an Apache crashed into the top of a three-story residential building in Taoyuan county's Longtan township April 25, damaging four homes but causing no serious injuries.
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