By Leithen Francis
BENGALURU — Lockheed Martin plans to pitch the MH-60 to meet the Indian navy’s requirement for multirole helicopters, and is discussing the possibility of in-country production.
“We’re looking at Sikorsky to lead the campaign,” says George Barton, vice president of business development for Lockheed Martin ship and aviation systems, speaking Feb. 6 on the sidelines of Aero India. Sikorsky is Lockheed Martin’s partner in the MH-60 program.
Barton says if Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky win the deal to supply 123 naval multirole helicopters, it is likely to be a direct commercial transaction with the foreign military sales (FMS) framework used for some items. He says they will be offering India a mixed fleet comprising the MH-60R and MH-60S.
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