The United States Secretary of State has approved a potential sale of anti-submarine warfare equipment sonobuoys and related gear to India on August 24.
- The equipment is designed to enhance India’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities, particularly for operations involving its MH-60R helicopters.
- The proposed sale aligns with the broader context of strengthening US-India defense ties.
- Sonobuoys are air launched expendable, electro-mechanical ASW acoustic sensors designed to relay underwater sounds of ships and submarines.
- Sonobuoys enable Navy ASW forces to track potentially hostile submarines operating in the open ocean and in coastal areas that could be threats to Navy carrier battle groups or other forces.
- Information from these systems can help enable precision attacks with air-launched torpedoes.
