After Jet Engines For Tejas, US Delays Delivery Of Apache Attack Helicopters to India; Cites Supply Chain Issues

[Beijingwalker]

After Jet Engines For Tejas, US Delays Delivery Of Apache Attack Helicopters to India; Cites Supply Chain Issues​

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Sep 13, 2024, 11:23 AM | Updated 11:22 AM IST

After delaying the delivery of General Electric (GE) F-404 engines that power Made-in-India Tejas fighter jets, the delivery of Boeing-made Apache attack helicopters meant for the Indian Army has also been delayed.

The army had even raised a squadron — 451 Army Aviation Squadron — at Nagtalao near Jodhpur on 15 March this year, in anticipation of the delivery of the Apaches.

However, Boeing has now informed the army that the helicopters will be delivered only next year, a year behind schedule, due to lingering supply chain issues.

India signed a deal to buy six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in 2020 worth Rs 4,100 crore.

A Defence Ministry official explaining this said, “The first helicopter is unlikely to be delivered before next year, as Boeing has conveyed to us that it is facing supply chain problems. Earlier, there were some issues related to India’s rating being low on the US Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems Program (DPAS), but that was resolved in April-May 2024.”

Notably, nations with a high rating in DPAS are given priority in weapons supply.

Boeing's team is already in Nagtalao for the training of maintenance crews.

This comes after US engine-maker General Electric delayed the delivery of GE F-404 jet engines that power Tejas jets. This has pushed the delivery of the first production Tejas from March 2024 to November 2024.

AH-64E Apaches are armed with Hellfire anti-tank and Stinger anti-air guided missiles. These attack helicopters will provide precise air support to Indian Army formations deployed against Pakistan in the western sector.

The Indian Air Force already operates 22 Apaches bought in 2015 worth $3.1 billion, along with 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

These Apaches have been deployed in Ladakh as well as Arunachal Pradesh, providing extensive fire support to formations at the Line of Actual Control opposite the China border.

 

[Beijingwalker]

US supply chains are becoming increasingly shakier and unreliable, Boeing is a typical example.

 

[Guynextdoor]

Yes, if only they could match the quality, reliability and capability of Chinese (original design) attack helicopters and (not smoky or underpowered or unreliable at all) Engines.

The decline of US empire has started.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Yes, if only they could match the quality, reliability and capability of Chinese (original design) attack helicopters and (not smoky or underpowered or unreliable at all) Engines.

The decline of US empire has started.

You can't maintain a top class defence manufacturing without a strong overall comprehensive industrial base, not for very long at least, we can already see the cracks showing.

 

[Beijingwalker]

US is years behind their own schedule in weapon and space exploration development, it can't keep up with its former self now, fast declining industrial and manufacturing capability starts to bite them.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

On social media there is quite a backlash against Indians
People have started to smell the coffee

Since India has been quite vested in Russian war buying oil and goods

Student visa programs being cancelled

Tone down of migrants from India from million to drastically low number

America is hoping some how India-China war would start so like Russia , China is involved in a prolonged conflict

However , it is not hidden that at ground level Indians are most likely facing some tension

 

[Dalit]

India won't benefit from these. You need capable people.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well it is a sea saw battler

So just watching it unfold what is cooking under the hood

At Government level see Candidates have some connection or favor for India , yet the public is rejecting Indians massively

The anti Indian posts are quite vicious on social media


"Subway food franchise faced a big backlash , after it was revealed a Indian worker was sitting on food bench with his shoes off and preparing sandwiches" , people were quite "Angry at Indians" after those images went viral

While I agree this was a grave violation of food preparation standard looks horrible seeing a guy bare feet , sitting on bench where bread is cut or turkey/chicken slices are cut casually making sandwiches

But then people started to post their comments and they were quite consistently negative

1- Road Rage videos featuring Indians
2- Treating outside as toilet

These two videos are like circulating in large quantity on social media because the western world is just not ready for that