The US Government has approved a proposed $52.8 million deal with India for anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys and related equipment for the Navy. The deal now awaits final approval from the US Congress.
This announcement comes during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's ongoing four-day visit to Washington, where he held talks with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, and National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan.
Moreover, India and US on Thursday inked two major agreements - Security of Supplies Arrangement (SOSA) and Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers.
As regards the proposed deal, the US will supply the systems through the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) route.
It means that the US Government will stand guarantee for all the terms and conditions of the contract.
The sale includes AN/SSQ-53G High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys, AN/SSQ-62F HAASW sonobuoys, AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys, as well as technical publications, and other logistics.
