Indian Navy › Procurement
Shipborne helicopter replacing Sea King & Chetak
Budget
₹21,000 Cr
Timeline
2024–2033
Sector
Indian Navy
Indigenisation
PROCUREMENT TIMELINE
AON
AON
Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.
RFI
RFI
Request for Information — industry capability survey.
RFP
RFP
Request for Proposal — detailed tender issued to vendors.
ToC
ToC
CURRENTTransfer of Technology clause negotiations.
CNC
CNC
Contract
Contract
Dev/Trial
Dev/Trial
Induction
Induction
INTEL SIGNALS
123 helicopters across Navy & Coast Guard. AW101, NH90, S-70B Seahawk and MH-60R shortlisted.
RECENT INTELLIGENCE
flightglobal.com · 20 Apr 2026
**NATO helicopter agency NAHEMA has officially contracted study work already commenced by three-way consortium NH Industries related to the development of a nex
janes.com · 20 Apr 2026
# NAHEMA contracts NHI for NH90 Block 2 study. NAHEMA contracted NHI to launch the NH90 Block 2 architecture study on 20 April 2026. The NATO Helicopter Managem
flightglobal.com · 17 Apr 2026
**A project to develop a next-generation military helicopter engine has been awarded €25 million ($29 million) by the European Defence Fund (EDF) under its 2025
flightglobal.com · 17 Apr 2026
**A major system upgrade for Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft will undergo its critical design revie
energyvoice.com · 15 Apr 2026
# NHV to fly Airbus H160 for North Sea offshore energy flights. Offshore flight provider NHV Group is set to introduce two new Airbus H160 helicopters to its tr
CONTENDERS / VENDORS
Leonardo AW101 · NH90 · Sikorsky S-70B · MH-60R
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