The ceremony to mark the transfer of these helicopters from the US Navy was conducted at the Naval Air Station in San Diego, US. (Photo: Twitter/@SpokespersonMoD)The US Saturday handed over to the Indian Navy the first two of the 24 MH-60 Romeo multi-role helicopters for which the Centre had signed a deal with former President Donald Trump during his February 2020 India visit. The ceremony to mark the transfer of these helicopters from the US Navy was conducted at the Naval Air Station in San Diego, US. @indiannavy accepted the first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from @USNavy in a ceremony held at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego on 16 Jul 21. The Cabinet had cleared the proposal to buy these helicopters for around $2.5 billion just before Trump had arrived in India.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2021 17:37 UTC