{"id":75601,"date":"2025-11-29T14:09:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T08:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75601"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T08:40:11","slug":"mh-60r-seahawk-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mh-60r-seahawk-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India sealed a \u20b97,995-crore deal with the U.S. as part of a \u201cfollow on support\u201d package for the Indian Navy&#8217;s fleet of 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often <\/span><b>called the \u201cRomeo\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a state-of-the-art naval helicopter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is manufactured by US defence <\/span><b>major Lockheed Martin.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>All Weather Capability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>all-weather helicopt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">er designed with state-of-the-art avionics and sensors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multi mission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is designed for <\/span><b>anti-submarine warfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASW), <\/span><b>anti-surface warfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASuW), maritime surveillance, search and rescue, medical evacuation, and ship-borne operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advanced Sensors:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is one of the world\u2019s best <\/span><b>submarine-hunting helicopters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, equipped with advanced sensors like the <\/span><b>AN\/AQS-22 ALFS dipping sonar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sonobuoys, and multi-mode radar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also carries the powerful <\/span><b>Mk-54 torpedo,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowing it to detect, track, and engage underwater threats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For surface warfare missions, the MH-60R can <\/span><b>carry AGM-114 Hellfire missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lightweight torpedoes, and machine guns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is combined with <\/span><b>electro-optical sensors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>radar systems that can<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> identify hostile ships, fast attack craft, or suspicious vessels and neutralise them with precision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-seals-7995-crore-deal-with-the-us-for-navys-mh-60r-helicopter-fleet-support\/article70336258.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India signs \u20b97,995-crore deal for MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, advanced multi-mission naval aircraft equipped for ASW, surveillance, rescue and maritime 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