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| Boeing AH-64 Apache (File Photo) |
JAKARTA, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Indonesian military representatives have visited a Boeing Co. facility in Arizona to view AH-64E Apaches Indonesia plans to purchase, a Boeing executive said.
Indonesia has expressed interest in the attack helicopters for more than a year, and approval from Congress has now been given to acquire the aircraft from the U.S, Army under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.
"The Apache is expected to be a key part of Indonesia's continuing efforts to improve its strategic defense capabilities," Dave Brostrom, a Boeing business development manager, was quoted as saying in a Jakarta Globe newspaper report.
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