MH-60R Romeo

• The Indian Navy achieved a unique feat after an MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-mission helicopter landed on the indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

ABOUT MH-60R HELICOPTER

• It is the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter and is the most capable naval helicopter available today designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.
• Manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
• It is an all-weather helicopter designed to support multiple missions with state-of-the-art avionics and sensors.
• Main missions of the MH-60R Seahawk are Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW).
• It can detect and track submarines and surface ships and attack with torpedoes and missiles.
• It carries advanced airborne active sonar, multi-mode search radar and nose-mounted forward-looking infrared (FLIR) turret.
• It has an integrated self-defense system.