Indian Navy accepts MH-60R Helicopters from US Navy

By A Draft Correspondent 

On 16 July 2021, Indian Navy accepted the first two of the MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the US Navy in a ceremony held at NAS North Island, San Diego. The ceremony marked the formal transfer of these helicopters from US Navy to Indian Navy.

Indian Navy accepted the first two of the MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the US Navy

The helicopters were accepted by Indian Ambassador to USA Taranjit Singh Sandhu at a ceremony that  also witnessed exchange of helicopter documents between Commander Naval Air Forces, USN Vice Adm Kenneth Whitesell and DCNS, IN Vice Adm Ravneet Singh.

The ceremony witnessed the exchange of documents between the chiefs of the US and Indian Navies

MH-60R helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation are all-weather helicopters designed to support multiple missions with the state-of-the-art avionics/sensors. Indian Navy is procuring 24 of these helicopters under Foreign Military Sales from the US Government.

MH-60R helicopters are all-weather helicopters designed to support multiple missions

The helicopters would also be modified with several India Unique Equipment and weapons. In order to exploit these potent helicopters the first batch of Indian crew are presently undergoing training in USA. The induction of MRH would enhance Indian Navy’s three dimensional capabilities.

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