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Boeing F/A-18 Demos Ski-Jump Take-off in Indian Aircraft Carrier Pitch Our Bureau 2623 Boeing said today that its F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrated take off from a ski-jump to strengthen its pitch for an Indian Navy tender seeking combat aircraft for its aircraft carriers. “Our F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrates the ability to operate from Indian Navy aircraft carriers during its successful and safe launch from a ski-jump ramp,” the U.S. plane maker said. The demonstrations were held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The two aircraft carriers India has – INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-I) – have Short Takeoff but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) configuration. It is a system used for the launch and recovery of a fighter jet from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The system combines the elements of Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) with Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR). ....
NEW DELHI: Leading aerospace company Boeing has said its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has successfully performed a ski-jump launch, which is take off from a short distance upward-curved ramp, demonstrating the plane’s suitability for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers. “Officials from the Indian Embassy in Washington DC witnessed the test,” said Ankur Kanaglekar, an official of the aircraft manufacturer, at a virtual press briefing. In 2018, the Indian Navy kick-started the process to procure 57 multi-role combat aircraft for its carriers, which use the ski-jump take off mechanism. At present, six planes are compatible for the aircraft carrier Rafale (Dassault, France), F/A-18 Super Hornet (Boeing, US), MIG-29K (Russia), F-35B and F-35C (Lockheed Martin, US) and Gripen (Saab, Sweden). ....
Synopsis The US origin jet is expected to see the French Rafale fighter as the main competition for the Indian Navy requirement, even as efforts are on to develop an indigenous carrier borne aircraft for the future. A foreign acquisition may be required to fill a gap as work on the indigenous aircraft will take at least a decade to complete. Agencies A file image of the F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter aircraft NEW DELHI: Boeing has announced that its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter aircraft has demonstrated compatibility with Indian aircraft carriers, pitching the jet as a possible lynchpin for naval cooperation with the US. ....
Boeing pitches Super Hornet for Indian Navy; Successfully performs Ski-jump financialexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from financialexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.