1.During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit in February 2020, the U.S. and Indian governments sign a pair of helicopter deals worth $3 billion, including a purchase of 6 AH-64E Apaches for the Indian Army and 24 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo multi-mission naval helicopters for the Indian Navy 2.Year-on-year defense budget growth for 2020 is minimal, representing just 2.1 percent in nominal growth versus a 2 percent real-term decrease 3.Government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) request by India estimated at $1.87 billion for an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) - essentially a relabeled version of the NASAMS-Ⅱ (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems) - cleared by the U.S. State Department with notice sent from the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to Congress on February 7, 2020 4.Indian Air Force receives first Boeing AH-64D Apache Block Ⅲ Longbow multirole combat helicopter on May 10, 2019, followed by first Rafale combat aircraft on October 8, 2019.
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