MiG-29K competition for aircraft carriers of India: Boeing Corporation is testing the F / A-18 Super Hornet to take off from a springboard
The American Boeing Corporation intends to squeeze Russian MiGs in the Indian market. The chosen direction is the creation, especially for the needs of the Indian Navy, of a carrier-based fighter, which they could use on aircraft carriers. At the moment, India is ready to equip its aircraft carrier Vikrant under construction with MiG-29K fighters.
However, Defense World published material claiming that Boeing Corporation announced plans to test the F / A-18 Super Hornet to take off from a springboard.
From the material:
According to US Vice President Tom Breckinridge, the Super Hornet will be thoroughly tested on the springboard. From his statement:
Thus, the American Boeing is trying to seize the contract from Russia, putting New Delhi with its F / A-18 Super Hornet instead of the MiG-29K. So far, the contract has not been signed, but in 2017, Indian authorities expressed their intention to buy 14 MiG-29K aircraft.
Recall that a few weeks ago, during a speech by representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the manufacturing sector of India in the country's parliament, Russia was accused of "delaying the supply of carrier-based fighters."
Currently, the Indian Navy has more than 40 MiG-29K fighters. New Delhi plans to buy another 57 carrier-based fighters, including for the promising aircraft carrier INS Vishal.
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