Tata Boeing Aerospace rolls out 400th ‘Made in India’ Apache attack helicopter fuselage

Fresh updates from the financial markets indicate that Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has rolled out its 400th fuselage for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter from its 52,000-square-metre facility in Hyderabad, the firm stated in a statement on Monday.

TBAL is a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).

The fuselages are manufactured in India and integrated into final aircraft supplied worldwide, including to the US Army and the six Apaches delivered to the Indian Army in 2025, the statement stated.

The Indian Air Force operates a fleet of 22 AH-64E Apache helicopters.

"Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), has successfully rolled out the 400th fuselage for the AH-64E Apache, the world's most advanced and proven attack helicopter, from its 52,000 sqm state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad," the firm stated.

Established in 2016, TBAL employs more than 750 engineers and technicians who use advanced robotics, automation and aerospace manufacturing technologies to produce fuselage aerostructures for the Apache helicopter.

"This manufacturing capability underscores both the maturity of India’s aerospace ecosystem and its integration into global defence supply chains," TBAL stated.

With approximately 1,300 Apache aircraft at present in operation across 19 countries and counting, the firm stated the milestone highlights India's growing role in supporting the rotorcraft platform.

The selection of Tata Advanced Systems Limited as the prime partner for future in-country co-production follows an evaluation of multiple firms based on capability and technical expertise. Under the agreement, both parties plan to explore setting up a dedicated final assembly and integration facility, alongside component manufacturing capabilities in India, to serve future production demands and backing regional stability across the Indo-Pacific.

The co-production initiative links American supply chains with Indian assembly lines. Multiyear manufacturing of sub-assembly kits will occur at Lockheed Martin's Troy facility in Alabama, while guidance electronics units will originate from Raytheon's Tucson facility in Arizona. These components will then be shipped to India for final assembly and integration, creating local high-tech jobs while sustaining manufacturing positions in the United States

This manufacturing capability underscores both the maturity of India’s aerospace ecosystem and its integration into global defence supply chains, TBAL further noted.