IAF gets final batch of Apache attack helicopters NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, US aerospace giant, Boeing, on Friday said that it has delivered the final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The attack helicopter fleet has already been deployed at key air bases along the LAC, especially in Eastern Ladakh. Boeing said that it has delivered all the 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the IAF, while stressing that it is fully committed to working closely with India’s defence forces to meet their operational needs. The final five of the 22 Apaches were handed over at the Air Force Station in Hindan, the company added. In March, the last five of the Chinooks were handed to the IAF. Both the Apache and Chinook helicopters have been pressed into service by the IAF in view of the ongoing border standoff. The Apaches are being used for night sorties in Ladakh. It is an advanced multi-role combat helicopter and represents the backbone of the US Army attack helicopter fleet.