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[FalconSlayers]

Here’s The Photo Of An F/A-18E Super Hornet Launching From A Ski Jump During Indian Navy Demo Earlier This Year

Here's The Photo Of An F/A-18E Super Hornet Launching From A Ski Jump During Indian Navy Demo Earlier This Year

An F/A-18E Super Hornet completed the launch from a ski jump ramp during a demo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Here's the first image.

theaviationist.com

Noooo...nothing american..especially the jets

F/A-18E Super Hornet Lease is a logical step if Navy is going for TEDBF but I am done with Delta winged aircrafts.

 

[ARVION MK 1A]

 

[Brood Father]

I was going through this thread but couldn't find any crux in the argument , the only innuendo which I can decipher is the decentralization is better than centralization..
Completely baseless argument I must say..

 

[Bleh]

Well well, isn't that interesting... Right after the the news of LCA LIFT being offer to USN. Looking more & now like a quid pro quo deal is in order!



BTW, most important question @patriots is whether F-18 was tested from Vikky?.. Or just a sky-jump demo? It can take-off but can it take off with considerable combat load?

Here’s The Photo Of An F/A-18E Super Hornet Launching From A Ski Jump During Indian Navy Demo Earlier This Year

Here's The Photo Of An F/A-18E Super Hornet Launching From A Ski Jump During Indian Navy Demo Earlier This Year

An F/A-18E Super Hornet completed the launch from a ski jump ramp during a demo at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Here's the first image.

theaviationist.com

 

[patriots]

Well well, isn't that interesting... Right after the the news of LCA LIFT being offer to USN. Looking more & now like a quid pro quo deal is in order!



BTW, most important question @patriots is whether F-18 was tested from Vikky?.. Or just a sky-jump demo? It can take-off but can it take off with considerable combat load?

I believe navy sees f18 in Malabar exercises......
F18 might have been checked from ins Vikramaditya...but no official info available on that.....

 

[mist_consecutive]

Well if we are anyway buying F-18, making a mix-platform soup of our air inventory, we should at least get few Growlers versions and AIM-120Ds, even J-20s wills steer wide clear from our airspace

 

[WolfPack86]

The Indian Navy was cleared today to pursue a purchase of 10 shipborne drones. As we reported in August, this will be the navy's FIFTH attempt to acquire such a capability

 

[captscooby81]

Muricans have claimed F-18SH can do 80 % load take off from Viki . Growlers are even more heavier than Vanilla SH variants .

I believe navy sees f18 in Malabar exercises......
F18 might have been checked from ins Vikramaditya...but no official info available on that.....

 

[Tactical Doge]

Well well, isn't that interesting... Right after the the news of LCA LIFT being offer to USN. Looking more & now like a quid pro quo deal is in order!



BTW, most important question @patriots is whether F-18 was tested from Vikky?.. Or just a sky-jump demo? It can take-off but can it take off with considerable combat load?

They did some Computer assisted simulations..........
And some shore based testing and came up with some numbers
I don't think Hornets were tested From Vicki Herself

 

[Bleh]

They did some Computer assisted simulations..........
And some shore based testing and came up with some numbers
I don't think Hornets were tested From Vicki Herself

Well then, compared to shore facilities, actual takeoff-load will be always better on carriers in sea... as they can turn to face the wind.

 

[HawkisRight]

Guys i am confused why Navy wants F18? What's d endgame here R we gonna buy every possible type available on market? Is this some kind of American pressure..Maybe i am wrong but Whats d thought process of IN behind this? Can someone explain?

 

[Tactical Doge]

Guys i am confused why Navy wants F18? What's d endgame here R we gonna buy every possible type available on market? Is this some kind of American pressure..Maybe i am wrong but Whats d thought process of IN behind this? Can someone explain?

They are leasing them
Maybe buy some off shelf as well
As as a stop gap, because let's face it, although the MiG is a good bird
The navy isn't all happy-chappy about it

I remember even the Naval LCA outperformed the MiG in terms of Availability and turnaround time

 

[captscooby81]

Not sure how many remember my post at Defexpo 2020 , When i had conversation with one Naval Aviator who itself was not confident of TEDBF gimmick and said mostly we will see F-18 by 2025-26 instead of waiting that long i feel its better navy push for leasing F-18 options straight away . If TEDBF eventually comes out its great if not we won't have be caught napping again on promises of ADA and HAL.

Guys i am confused why Navy wants F18? What's d endgame here R we gonna buy every possible type available on market? Is this some kind of American pressure..Maybe i am wrong but Whats d thought process of IN behind this? Can someone explain?

 

[HawkisRight]

Well if we are anyway buying F-18, making a mix-platform soup of our air inventory, we should at least get few Growlers versions and AIM-120Ds, even J-20s wills steer wide clear from our airspace

Why Growlers?

 

[FalconSlayers]

Why Growlers?

Stupid question yaar.

 

[Tactical Doge]

Why Growlers?

Why not growlers
Maybe our engineers and scientists can pull off what China does with imported Roosie maal

Also,
Call me old fashioned
But the hornet is one of the s€×iest aircrafts ever produced

 

[HawkisRight]

Stupid question yaar.

No seriously why?

 

[patriots]

Why not growlers
Maybe our engineers and scientists can pull off what China does with imported Roosie maal

Also,
Call me old fashioned
But the hornet is one of the s€×iest aircrafts ever produced

Hornet doesn't looks me sexy ...as it doesn't have that spine like structure on the nose

 

[HawkisRight]

Stupid question yaar.

This might be informative 4 u..


The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface, and special operations forces. The EC-130H, EA-6B or EA-18G, and F-16CJ, form the Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) triad. Programmed upgrades have expanded its mission by procuring a secondary EA capability against early warning and acquisition radars.

Note how the EA-18G Growler is one third of the SEAD triad.

Meaning, it has specific roles/capabilities not found in the F-16CJ or the EC-130H and vice versa. Likewise, note how the EC-130 performs certain missions that you wouldn't normally think of as electronic attack.

So r we going for LM 130H,F16CJ, Growler SEAD Triad? A dedicated EW Command compromising SEAD+DEAD?

 

[FalconSlayers]

This might be informative 4 u..


The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface, and special operations forces. The EC-130H, EA-6B or EA-18G, and F-16CJ, form the Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) triad. Programmed upgrades have expanded its mission by procuring a secondary EA capability against early warning and acquisition radars.

Note how the EA-18G Growler is one third of the SEAD triad.

Meaning, it has specific roles/capabilities not found in the F-16CJ or the EC-130H and vice versa. Likewise, note how the EC-130 performs certain missions that you wouldn't normally think of as electronic attack.

So r we going for LM 130H,F16CJ, Growler SEAD Triad? A dedicated EW Command compromising SEAD+DEAD?

We don’t have money for such dedicated systems.