NEW DELHI – Indian navy has moved a proposal to acquire 10 Kamov-31choppers from Russia.
“The Defence Ministry is scheduled to take up over Rs 3,500 crore proposalfor buying around 10 Kamov-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control choppersfor the aircraft carrier operations and deployment future warships of theGregorivich class,” Government sources told ANI.
A high-level defence ministry meeting is also scheduled to discuss therevalidation of an Indian Coast Guard proposal for acquiring six maritimesurveillance aircraft based on the C-295 aircraft platform which is likelyto replace the Avro transport planes in the Air Force.
The Navy already has a fleet of 12 of these Kamov-31 choppers whichsanitise the air space around the aircraft carriers and destroyersoperating in open seas.
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For the anti-submarine warfare operations, the Navy has a fleet of RussianKamov-28 choppers along with the Seaking choppers which were procured longback In the 1980s and need to be upgraded for future operations.
