30-Jun-24 - The Indian Navy has retired the last of its Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King helicopters after 17 years of service. The INAS 350 squadron will continue to operate the Westland Sea King Mk.42C for transport missions #SeaKing
03-Jul-22 - HAL completed first flight of Advanced Light Helicopter (Wheeled Version) with segmented MRBs (Main Rotor Blades) and MRH (Main Rotor Head) in pre-cone configuration #blades
09-Sep-21 - Lockheed-Martin awarded $208M Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract for Phase II of design of unique hardware and software for Indian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. #Seahawks
18-Jul-21 - The Indian Navy accepts first 2 of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Multi Role Helicopters (MRH). The first 14 Indian sailors began training courses at the US Navy Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island (CNATTU NI) #Seahawks
23-Apr-21 - The first of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk for the Indian Navy, serial IN754, conducted its first flight at the Sikorsky facility in Owego, NY #Seahawks
07-Feb-21 - HAL delivered first 3 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk III to the Indian Navy and first 2 to the Indian Coast Guard during Aero India 2021. Part of a 16 helicopters contract #AeroIndia
25-Jul-19 - HAL delivered first of eight Chetak (Alouette III built in India) upgraded helicopters with the latest communication and navigation systems to the Indian Navy from a contract signed in August 2017
06-May-19 - India and Australia highlighted their navies’ interoperability during AUSINDEX in the Bay of Bengal with their Sea King, Chetak (Alouette III), MRH90 and MH-60R Seahawk helicopters #AUSINDEX
04-Apr-19 - U.S. State Department approved possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Indian Navy of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters valued $2.6 billion #Seahawks
16-Feb-19 - India announced Expression of Interest (EoI) for 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) to replace HAL Chetak (Alouette III). 95 are to be built locally under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Candidates for the 5ton class includes Panther, S-76 and Bell 429 #IndianNavy
12-Apr-18 - Indian MoD delegation visited Kamov to review the ship based Ka-226T.
In November 2017 was approved a tender for a new utility helicopter for the Indian Navy. This model will be produced in India
