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Jalal Hameed Bhatti
Indian military officials said on Wednesday that negotiations with Boeing to buy helicopters worth $2.4 billion could take up to six months to conclude.
Chinook CH-47F [left] - AH-64D Block III Apache [right] helicopters
New Delhi last month selected the US aeronautical giant to provide 15 Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters and 22 AH-64D Block III Apache helicopters for its expanding air force.
Boeing's twin-rotor Chinook was chosen over Russia-based MiL Moscow Helicopter Plant's Mi-26, while the Apache was selected over the Mi-28, the official said, confirming earlier media reports.
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