India signs ₹7,995 crore deal with US for five-year sustainment of Navy's MH-60R helicopters
On 28 November 2025 the Ministry of Defence signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US government, worth about ₹7,995 crore, for five years of sustainment support for the Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.
Summary
The LOAs, signed under the US Foreign Military Sales programme in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi, cover Follow on Support and Follow on Supply Support for five years. The package includes spares, support equipment, training, repairs and setting up intermediate-level repair and periodic maintenance facilities in India, reducing dependence on the US over time.
Key facts
- Deal
- Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) with US Government
- Value
- About ₹7,995 crore
- Platform
- Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopters
- Duration
- Five years
- Route
- US Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
- Signed
- 28 November 2025, New Delhi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In November 2025 India signed LOAs worth about ₹7,995 crore with the US for sustainment support of which Navy platform?
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Correct answer: A — MH-60R helicopters
The LOAs cover five years of sustainment support for the Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.
The MH-60R sustainment LOAs signed by India in November 2025 were concluded under which US programme?
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Correct answer: B — Foreign Military Sales
The LOAs were inked under the Foreign Military Sales programme of the US.