Work On Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter For Indian Navy Aircraft Carriers On Track, Wind Tunnel Test Soon
by Swarajya Staff - Jan 25, 2021 11:41 AM
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Snapshot
Indiaâs twin-engine deck based fighter, being developed to replace Russian-origin MiG-29Ks, is likely to be ready by 2026.
Work on Indiaâs twin-engine deck based fighter (TEDBF), which will operate from the Indian Navyâs current and future aircraft carriers, is on track, Vinod Kumar, the project director for the programme, has said.
The TEDBF is being developed to replace Russian-origin MiG-29Ks.
In an interview to journalist Anantha Krishnan M, Kumar said the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has received inputs from the Navy and worked out two configurations which satisfy most of the requirements.