- Indian defence ministry approved order for 156 helicopters while eyeing high-altitude operations where it has issues with China and Pakistan
BEIJING,China.May 19 (SCMP) – India’s new Prachand combat helicopter would be “a walkover” for China’s Z-10 attack counterpart, a Chinese military magazine has claimed, dismissing the aircraft New Delhi might use in high-altitude operations against its neighbours.
In March, the Indian Ministry of Defence approved an order for 156 of the helicopters in a contract worth more than US$7.3 billion, with an eye to operations at 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) and above.
Those altitudes would cover areas along the unresolved Himalayan border with China and the Kashmir region with Pakistan.
