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US agrees to sell India six Apache attack choppers for $930 million

The lead contractors are US arms, aviations and engineering giants Lockheed Martin, General Electric and Raytheon

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An AH-64E Apache attack helicopter takes part in an annual Han Kuang military drill simulating the China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) invading the island, in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan (Photo: Reuters)

AFP | PTI Washington

The United States government has approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for $930 million, the State Department said on Wednesday.

The agreement has been passed to the US Congress for approval, but if no US lawmaker raises an objection the contract is expected to go ahead.

Boeing and Indian partner Tata have begun to produce Apache fuselages at a plant in India, but today's approval concerns a direct sale of finished products from US manufacturers.

The lead contractors are US arms, aviations