India
purchased MH-60R helicopters through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
program. The third plane is scheduled to arrive at the end of August. The FMS
contract was signed on February 25, 2020, a few weeks before US President
Donald Trump's inaugural visit to India at the time.
The Indian
MH-60R is equipped with Lockheed Martin's Common Cockpit avionics, as used on
the entire US Navy MH-60R and MH-60S fleet.
The helicopter
is equipped with a multi-mode radar for ISAR function, Multi-Spectral Targeting
system, comprehensive electronic warfare, self-protection suite, Advanced Low-Frequency
Dunking Sonar, GPS sonobuoy, secure voice communication, SATCOM and datalink
system.
Meanwhile, the weapons systems for India's MH-60R will be acquired through a separate contract. India plans to acquire Mk 54 torpedoes, Hellfire missiles, and Advance Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets.
