India boosts combat power: Army gets Apaches, Navy inducts Seahawks.

• Indian Army to receive its remaining three Apache AH-64 attack helicopters from the US soon.
• Indian Navy will commission its second squadron of MH-60R Seahawk submarine-hunting choppers this week.
• The Army's six Apaches, ordered in 2020, will be deployed at Jodhpur for the western front.
• India plans to induct 156 indigenous 'Prachand' light combat helicopters for the Army and IAF from 2028 onwards.
• These inductions aim to bridge combat infrastructure gaps and replace obsolete Cheetah and Chetak fleets.

Why It Matters: New helicopters boost India's combat capabilities and fill critical defense gaps.