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New Delhi : Indian Navy accepted the first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from US Navy at a ceremony held at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, USA, on July 16, 2021.
The ceremony marked the formal transfer of these helicopters from US Navy to Indian Navy, which were accepted by Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian Ambassador to USA. The ceremony also witnessed exchange of helicopter documents between Vice Adm Kenneth Whitesell, Commander Naval Air Forces, US Navy, and Vice Adm Ravneet Singh, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS), Indian Navy, according to a PIB release.
MH-60R helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA, is an all-weather helicopter designed to support multiple missions with state of the art avionics/ sensors. Twenty-four of these helicopters are being procured under Foreign Military Sales from the US Government. The helicopters would also be modified with several India Unique Equipment and weapons.
The induction of these MRH would further enhance Indian Navy’s three dimensional capabilities. In order to exploit these potent helicopters, the first batch of Indian crew is presently undergoing training in USA.