Mk-54

The Mk-54 or Mark 54 Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo is a standard 12.75 inch Torpedo produced in US. It is the most advanced lightweight torpedo in the US Navy inventory and is intended to be employed with the P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, eight of which are currently under construction for India by US aerospace major Boeing.

Recently, Pentagon has “officially notified” the potential sale of Mk-54 lightweight torpedoes to the Indian Navy. India will be getting these lightweight anti-submarines torpedoes to arm the eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, which she is buying from the US. The P-8I aircrafts, equipped with Mk-54 torpedoes, will provide highly-effective long-range anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the Indian Navy.