Rs. Weapons including MK54 torpedoes will be purchased for Rs 423 crore

The Indian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the United States

The weapons will be purchased for the Indian Navy's anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-81.

New Delhi: India's defense ministry has signed an agreement with the US government to buy weapons, including MK54 torpedoes.

According to a Defense Ministry spokesperson, the weapons will be procured for the Indian Navy's anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-81 at a cost of Rs 423 crore. The Indian Navy has a total of 11 P-81 aircraft. The aircraft was designed by the American aerospace company Boeing.

A defense ministry spokesman said on Twitter that the defense ministry had reached an agreement with the US government to buy weapons for the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 423 crore, including MK54 torpedoes. A torpedo is a weapon used to blow a ship out of the water or into the air.