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₹7,995 crore support deal with US for MH-60R helicopters

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: ₹7,995 crore support deal with US for MH-60R helicopters (GS3 · Defence, 28 November 2025)

What happened

  • The Defence Ministry signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US under Foreign Military Sales for five years of sustainment support for the Navy’s MH-60R fleet, worth about ₹7,995 crore [PIB].
  • The package includes spares, training and setting up intermediate-level repair and inspection facilities in India [PIB].

Background

  • Local repair facilities aim to reduce dependence on the US government [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Sustainment often costs more than purchase; local repair facilities reduce long-term dependence.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-28): the Defence Ministry signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US under Foreign Military Sales for five years of sustainment support for the Navy's MH-60R fleet, worth about ₹7,995 crore.
  2. Sustainment often costs more than purchase; local repair facilities reduce long-term dependence.
Quotable data point

The Defence Ministry signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US under Foreign Military Sales for five years of sustainment support for the Navy's MH-60R fleet, worth about ₹7,995 crore.

PIB: Defence: MH60R sustainment LOAs, 28 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: FMS.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Value of the sustainment deal

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Route used

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Duration of support

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Defence: MH60R sustainment LOAs, 28 Nov 2025

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