WASHINGTON – The US State Department says it will get approval from the Congress for a possible foreign military sale of twenty-four MH-60-R Multi-Mission helicopters to India.
In a statement, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency said that it has delivered the required certification notifying the Congress about this sale.
Besides helicopters, the US military sale includes other equipment like multi-mode radars, engines, Airborne Low-Frequency System, Hellfire missiles, night vision devices, rockets and other weapons.
The military sale to India has an estimated cost of US$2.6 billion.
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The Trump administration on Tuesday notified the Congress that it has approved the sale of 24 helicopters, which will provide the Indian armed forces with the capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare missions.
In its notification, the state department told the Congress that this proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the US by helping to strengthen the US-Indian strategic relationship.
Designed for hunting submarines as well as knocking out ships and conducting search-and-rescue operations at sea, the Lockheed Martin-built helicopters would replenish India’s ageing fleet of British-made Sea King helicopters.
Currently deployed with the US Navy as the primary anti-submarine warfare anti-surface weapon system for open ocean and littoral zones, the helicopters are considered the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter.
According to industry experts, it is the most capable naval helicopter available today designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.
