Aircraft
Indian Navy Purchase of Sikorsky Seahawks On Again?
Up to 24 S-70B helicopters may now be procured via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.
The S-70B Seahawk could still be India’s interim multi-role helicopter.
The S-70B Seahawk could still be India’s interim multi-role helicopter.

After years of procrastination over selecting a new naval multi-role helicopter (MRH), the Indian Ministry of Defence may still make an interim purchase of up to 24 Sikorsky S-70B Seahawkss. This follows repeated appeals by the Indian Navy to hasten the program, given the state of its aging and depleted Sea King fleet and its ambitions to become a "Blue Water Navy." India recently issued a new request for information (RFI) for 123 MRHs to perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), electronic intelligence-gathering, and search and rescue (SAR). These helicopters would be procured and produced according to Delhi’s "Make in India" policy.


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