India to buy 24 MH 60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters from US for USD 2.4 bn

With India in need of the formidable anti-submarine hunter helicopters for more than a decade now, the US has approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60 'Romeo' Seahawk helicopters to India. According to the State Department, the sale has been approved at an estimated cost of USD2.4 billion. The Lockheed Martin-built helicopters would replenish India's aging fleet of British-made Sea King helicopters, as those are designed for hunting submarines along with knocking out ships and conducting search-and-rescue operations at sea. 

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