Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Delivery Of MH 60R Multi-Role Helicopters In India To The Indian Navy

By Staff Correspondent

A Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) for procurement of 24 MH 60R multi-role helicopters was concluded with the United States Government in Feb 2020. The first three MH 60Rs delivered in the US in 2021 are being utilised for training to Indian Navy crew.

The next three MH 60R helicopters are being delivered at Kochi, two helicopters of which were received by the Indian Navy at Cochin International Airport on 28 Jul 22 and the third helicopter is scheduled to be delivered in August 22. 

The delivery of all 24 MH 60R helicopters will be completed by 2025. The induction of state of the art mission capable platforms will significantly boost the integral ASW capability of the Indian Navy.



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