The Indian Navy is poised to induct three new MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters in July out of the 24 helicopters it ordered in a $2.6 billion deal in 2020 to replace its obsolete Sea King Mk42B fleet. The arrival of the new helicopters, announced by the U.S. Embassy on 17 July, ensures that the Indian Navy has received 23 out of the 24 helicopters it ordered from Lockheed Martin back in 2020. The final helicopter will arrive later this year.

The Indian Navy commissioned the sixth Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, INS Malvan, on 22 July, taking a major step towards replacing vintage Veer class corvettes that have been serving the force since 1987.

In this podcast, Armchair Perspectives explores how Indian engineering giants are working on a mission mode to produce powerful marine engines to power the Indian Navy’s advanced battleships, and how partnerships between domestic shipbuilding companies and overseas suppliers is establishing a knowledge base necessary to indigenise marine engine production in the future.