*NEW DELHI – Indian Navy to acquire state of the art Naval multi roleHelicopters, Indian media has reported.*
As per media report, Indian Navy’s to acquire state-of-the-art NavalMulti-Role Helicopters (NMRH), to deal with security challenges in theIndian Ocean Region.
Defence experts said, there also occurs a net deficit in terms of numbersof multi-role helicopters in India to guard surface ships which are beingdelivered with great frequency now by our indigenous ship-buildingindustry.
Without the requisite integral air elements in the form of multi-rolechoppers, surface ships are exposed to submarine attacks which are the realthreats in Naval warfare.
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The UK-made Seaking choppers, inducted into Indian Navy around 40 years agofor purposes of anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface vessel warfare, areageing, besides the fact that they never underwent upgrades afterinduction.
The Sea Harriers, designed for reconnaissance and fighter roles too, havebeen decommissioned leaving Indian Navy to just one frontline squadron ofSeaking helicopters based at INS, Shikra in Mumbai.
