In a significant boost to India’s defence preparedness, the Ministry of Defence has signed a sustainment package for its fleet of 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters manufactured by the US company Lockheed Martin. The sustainment agreement, valued at 946 million dollars, is expected to strengthen the Indian Navy’s maritime operations and enhance long term fleet readiness. According to the announcement, the package will greatly improve India’s ability to conduct maritime surveillance, anti submarine warfare and multi mission operations across the Indian Ocean region. Officials noted that the enhanced support ecosystem around the MH 60R Seahawks will help build better interoperability with the United States and other regional partners.
