India’s Army and Air Force to operate AH-64s

News outlets in India have been reporting that the Ministry of Defense is likely to approve the Army’s request to buy 11 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters.

AH64D Apache - RIAT 2013 (12411881404)
By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (AH64D Apache – RIAT 2013) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

India has ordered 22 Apaches back in 2015 but these are to be operated by the Air Force, the Army’s request to transfer these rotorcraft to its command were turned down by the previous government.