India's new $ 52.8 million submarine shield: How this new tech can fortify the Nation's waters against growing Chinese forays
sonobuoys to India. This sale aims to enhance India's anti-submarine warfare capabilities, particularly through the use of MH-60R helicopters.
Sonobuoys are air-launched sensors that relay underwater sounds to processors, assisting in anti-submarine warfare operations. According to the Defence Security Cooperation Agency, «The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its capacity to conduct anti-submarine warfare operations from its MH-60R helicopters. India will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.»
India's request included AN/SSQ-53O, AN/SSQ-62F, and AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys, amounting to an estimated cost of $52.8 million. Congress has 30 days to review the sale as per the Arms Export Control Act.
The sonobuoys will be deployed from the Navy’s recently acquired Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters, six of which have been delivered. This acquisition is part of India’s efforts to strengthen its defenses against rising submarine activity in the Indian Ocean, particularly from China.
«This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to strengthen the United States-India strategic relationship and improving the security of a major defence partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia regions,» the notification said.
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