AVIATION CAPABILITIES
Below you can find a list of platforms that is in current service with the Indian defense units and the ones which we support.
WESTLAND SEAKING
The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines (derived from the US General Electric T58), British-made anti-submarine warfare systems and a fully computerised flight control system. The Sea King was primarily designed for performing anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions. A Sea King variant known as the Commando was developed by Westland to serve as a troop transport.
Boeing P-8I
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and derived from the civilian Boeing 737-800 airliner. It was developed for the United States Navy (USN).
In January 2008, Boeing proposed the P-8I, a customized export variant of the P-8A, for the Indian Navy.[77] The P-8I has a version of the Raytheon APY-10 multi-mission surface search radar that meets export requirements.[78] It also features two components not fitted on the P-8A, a Telephonics APS-143 OceanEye aft radar and a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD).[79] On 4 January 2009, India's Ministry of Defence signed a US$2.1 billion (~$2.9 billion in 2023) agreement with Boeing for eight P-8Is to replace the Indian Navy's aging Tupolev Tu-142M maritime surveillance turboprops.[80] It was Boeing's first military sale to India and the P-8's first international customer.[81]
EMBRAER AEW&CS
The DRDO Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) is a project of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation to develop an airborne early warning and control system for the Indian Air Force. It is also referred to as NETRA Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS). The Platform used is the Embraer EMD-145 aircraft.
MH-60R SEAHAWK
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modifications are the folding main rotor blades and a hinged tail to reduce its footprint aboard ships.
In August 2018, India's Defence Ministry approved the purchase of 24 MH-60R helicopters.
India signed a $2.13 billion (~$2.47 billion in 2023) (Rs 15,157 Crores) contract for the MH-60Rs in February 2020. These helicopters are to aid in detecting and destroying enemy submarines prowling in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).