India clears purchase of six Boeing helicopters in $650 million deal - official

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Defence Acquisition Council on Thursday cleared the purchase of six more Boeing Co Apache helicopters in a deal worth 42 billion rupees ($654.6 million), a defence ministry official said.
The order follows on from India's previous purchase of 22 Apache and Chinook helicopters from Boeing in 2015.
($1 = 64.1650 rupees)
(Reporting by Nigam Prusty and Tommy Wilkes; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
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First Published: Aug 17 2017 | 6:09 PM IST