India US to sign Rs 2400 crore deal for missiles, torpedoes for Indian Navy

India US to sign Rs 2400 crore deal for missiles, torpedoes for Indian Navy

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Category : Defense Published on: April 06 2023

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India is going to sign a weapons deal with the United States soon to buy American weapons, including the Hellfire missiles and Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes, in a step towards strengthening their military hardware cooperation.
These weapons are going to be fitted on the 24 MH-60 helicopters that are going to be fully inducted into the Navy in the near future.
It is also already inducted into the Indian Navy’s P-8I anti-submarine warfare and surveillance planes.
India and the US have signed an over-Rs 16,000 crore deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters from Lockheed Martin in 2020 under fast-track procedures in a government-to-government deal to hasten the process.
The MH-69 helicopters can operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.

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