Indian Navy's second MH-60R 'Romeo' squadron boosts combat, surveillance.

• Indian Navy to commission its second MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (Ospreys), on December 17 at INS Hansa in Goa.
• MH-60R helicopters enhance the Navy’s capabilities in anti-submarine warfare, surface attack, surveillance, and search-and-rescue operations.
• Equipped with advanced weapons like torpedoes, missiles, and precision kill weapon system rockets, plus state-of-the-art sensors including dipping sonar and multi-mode maritime radar.
• The induction significantly strengthens the Indian Navy's ability to counter underwater and surface threats, particularly in the Indian Ocean Region.
• These helicopters will be deployed across key Indian Navy platforms, including aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, and stealth destroyers/frigates.

Why It Matters: Indian Navy's new MH-60R helicopters boost combat and anti-submarine capabilities.