The 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinook helicopters, that India will receive from the US, may be equipped with the Stinger missile. The missile is designed to be integrated onto tactical ground platforms and fixed or rotary-wing military aircraft. US producer of these missiles Raytheon has recorded more than 270 air intercepts for the system to date. It is deployed in 19 nations and with all four US military services. The Armed Forces will receive the air-to-air Stingers as part of a $3.1 billion FMS (foreign military sales) agreement inked last month. The deal includes combat helicopters, weapons, radars and electronic warfare suites. These missiles will come along with launchers and engineering support as part of the deal.