US govt has approved proposed sale of equipment and follow-on support worth $1.1 billion to India for multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters already being inducted by Indian Navy.The Biden administration notified the US Congress that India wanted to procure 30 multifunctional information distribution system-joint tactical radio systems, advanced data transfer systems, external fuel tanks, forward looking infrared systems, and identification friend or foe equipment, among others, as well as training and logistics support services for MH-60R helicopters. Navy in March this year had commissioned its first squadron of six submarine-hunting MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, armed with Hellfire missiles, MK-54 torpedoes and precision-kill rockets. By next year, India is slated to induct all the 24 heavy-duty Seahawks,
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