French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests
Dassault’s Rafale M is competing against Boeing’s Super Hornet to supply India with a new carrier-based multi-role fighter.
Dassault’s Rafale M is competing against Boeing’s Super Hornet to supply India with a new carrier-based multi-role fighter.
Boeing says it has proven the jet’s compatibility with Indian Navy aircraft carriers, which lack catapults.
The missile releases a torpedo after reaching the target area, which can range out to 400 miles from the launch point.
The long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War.
The Boeing fighter jet is vying for an Indian Navy contract and that service only has aircraft carriers with ski jumps at present.
BAE Systems says it has proposed a design based on the U.K. Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class to India to meet that country’s requirements for a second domestically-produced aircraft carrier and its first ever supercarrier, the future INS Vishal.
The country’s plans to modernize its submarine force have hit some obstacles, but in a decade the fleet will likely look nothing like it does today.
Boeing makes its pitch to bring the Super Hornet to Indian Navy aircraft carriers.