The Indian Navy evaluated French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation's Rafale-M and US-based Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet earlier this year.
•It submitted a detailed report to the Defence Ministry after the trials which identified Rafale-M as "more suitable in meeting…
•It submitted a detailed report to the Defence Ministry after the trials which identified Rafale-M as "more suitable in meeting…
..the operational requirements."
•With the new aircrafts, the Navy will augment its dwindling fleet of fighters currently made up of the troubled Russian MiG-29Ks.
The trials, of the two aircrafts in competition, were held at the shore-based test facility at INS Hansa in Goa.
•With the new aircrafts, the Navy will augment its dwindling fleet of fighters currently made up of the troubled Russian MiG-29Ks.
The trials, of the two aircrafts in competition, were held at the shore-based test facility at INS Hansa in Goa.
•The fighters showcased their capabilities to take off from a ski-jump platform of the kind that Indian aircraft carriers have.
•Dassault's Rafale-M has an edge over Boeing's F/A-18 in context of India's rapidly expanding defense partnership with France…
•Dassault's Rafale-M has an edge over Boeing's F/A-18 in context of India's rapidly expanding defense partnership with France…
…and already available maintenance facilities for IAF's Rafales.
Credit : Swarajya
Credit : Swarajya
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