In A Boost To Make In India, IAF’s Apache Attack Helicopters’ Major Components To Be Manufactured Locally

A day after the first batch of eight Apache helicopters procured from United States (US) were inducted in Indian Air Force (IAF) at Pathankot Air Base, Economic Times reports that major components of the helicopter will be manufactured locally in India.

The fuselage of the six Apaches for the Indian Army as well as the fuselages for a global demand of Apaches will be made at the Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) facility in Hyderabad, Salil Gupte, President, Boeing India told.

“This is a huge part of Make in India. We have just started the line and are moving into the phased production at the moment. We are quite excited about the new fuselage,” said Gupte.

In June last year, TBAL delivered its first AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselage from the Hyderabad facility. The fuselage was transported to Boeing’s Apache manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona for integration into the final assembly line.

The AH-64 variant of the Apache helicopters is said to the most advanced among the attack helicopters that can be used in all weather conditions.