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Indian Navy issues RFI for lease of 24 light helicopters
By KP Sanjeev Kumar | May 10, 2021
Estimated reading time 4 minutes, 52 seconds.
The Indian navy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the lease of 24 light helicopters. The move follows initial parleys with a few Indian operators and OEMs starting last November.
The RFI seeks responses from helicopter OEMs, authorized leasing firms, third party financiers or government-sponsored agencies for 24 helicopters with ground support equipment, all maintenance support including performance-based logistics, and training of aircrew and maintainers. The lease will be guided by chapter IX of the latest Defence Acquisition Procedure. The period of initial lease is five years, extendable by another five years, with an option to buy back the airframes at residual value.
By Greg Waldron2021-04-22T03:30:00+01:00
The Indian Navy’s first Lockheed Martin MH-60R anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter has conducted its maiden flight from the Sikorsky factory in Owego, New York.
The flight was announced in a brief tweet by the US Naval Air Systems Command.
Source: Naval Air Systems Command
The Indian Navy’s first MH-60R
In May 2020, Lockheed Martin unit Sikorsky signed a $905 million contract with the US Navy to produce 24 MH-60Rs.
Twenty-one rotorcraft were earmarked for the Indian Navy under the auspices of the Foreign Military Sales process, and three for the US Navy. At the time, Sikorsky said the first Indian delivery was anticipated in the spring of 2021. The three US Navy helicopters were to aide accelerated training for Indian personnel.
Vertical’s 10 biggest helicopter stories of 2020
By Vertical Mag | December 30, 2020
Estimated reading time 15 minutes, 8 seconds.
At the end of every year, we take a look back at the 10 stories that racked up the most views on verticalmag.com. This year, our list is surprisingly typical, despite the fact that 2020 was not a typical year for anyone.
In a year that brought so much tragedy and devastation, only one story from that larger news cycle the death of Kobe Bryant drove a significant share of our traffic. The rest of our most-viewed stories are largely about technological progress, hopefully promising a brighter future ahead. (Click on the story titles to read the original articles.)