On March 14 2020, the U.S. Navy announced a $905 million contract to Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky) for 21 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Indian Navy. Thanks to that deal, India becomes the latest country to add the MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter to its fleet.
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MH-60R Seahawk (Picture source: Military.com)
The official US government contract notice published on March 14, 2020, is for the production and delivery of three MH-60R Seahawk maritime aircraft for the Navy and 21 MH-60Rs for the government of India. Work is expected to be complete by September 2024.
For the record, the Indian Navy MH-60R weapons package includes Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile in its helicopter launched variant (NSM-HL).
MH-60R Seahawk (Picture source: Military.com)
About the MH-60R Seahawk:
Operational and deployed today with the U.S. Navy as the primary anti-submarine warfare anti-surface weapon system for open ocean and littoral zones, the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter is the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter. It is the most capable naval helicopter available today designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.
The MH-60R is equipped with a highly sophisticated combat systems designed to employ Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and the Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedo.
The helicopter is equipped for a range of missions, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), search-and-rescue (SAR), naval gunfire support (NGFS), surveillance, communications relay, logistics support and personnel transfer, and vertical replenishment (VERTREP).
MH-60R Seahawk (Picture source: Military.com)
