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

Daily Current Affairs / 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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