The Defence Ministry signed contracts worth Rs 5,083 crore for the procurement of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH Mk-III) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Coast Guard and Shtil surface-to-air missiles from Russia`s Rosoboronexport for the Indian Navy

The multinational naval exercise, hosted by the Indian Navy, brought together ships, submarines and aircraft from across the world, marking one of the largest editions of the exercise to date