Kochi, July 28 (UNI) Two MH 60R multi-role helicopters delivered from the US were received by the Indian Navy at the Cochin International Airport here on Thursday.
A Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) for procurement of 24 MH 60R multi-role helicopters was concluded with the US Government in February 2020.
The first three MH 60Rs are being utilised for training to the 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 July 28, 2022 and the third helicopter is scheduled to be delivered in August 2022, a release said.
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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