New Delhi and Washington entered into a $480 million defence deal making Pakistan squirm
News Topical, Digital Desk : United States has issued notification to the potential sale of maintenance support services and associated equipment to maintain Apache Helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers for a total estimated price of $482.2 million; according to Defence Security Cooperation Agency – which handles sales to allies. The sale was notified in the Federal Register, an official journal of the US Government on Monday. Earlier, the US State Department on May 18 informed the US Congress about the planned sale of Apache Helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers to India for service.
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Indian Army is the beneficiary of the M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers bought through the US foreign military sales program, to boost artillery in its elevated areas, which also has the world’s best attack helicopters, like theAH-64Eapache, on board. India will be the beneficiary in the deal of assistance provided by America “This notification relates to sustainment support for howitzers,” The States department notification said regarding M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers and added, "the support will include articles such as training; support and test equipment; spare parts; repairs; and any other field support services, as requested by the Government of India in support of its sustaining engineering, data, and training for its non-major defence equipment." US to aid India further A notice issued by the Department of Defence, stated, India requested maintenance support services, United States government and contractor engineering and technical assistance, personnel training and other related logistics services to support its ongoing programme of 16 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
