Well Now,
I usually Doesn't go into Mud Slinging And Personal Baiting by Enlightened beings And Fanboy's
But i think they need Serious Rebuttal
So here Was the Claim By One such being About INS Vikrant that it was built by Indian DPSU ,So Indian navy Will choose Design What aircraft Will Fit in it. Of course its a Right Assumption
But Same Indian Navy Has Floated A global RFP For 57 Carrier based aircrafts For up coming needs
In the Words of
Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had said the "
present LCA does not meet the carrier capability required by the Navy".
He had said the service would continue to support its development but "
at the same time we will seek aircraft elsewhere which can operate on the aircraft carrier".
At present, the Navy operates 45 MIG-29K jets, which from time-to-time face serviceability issues.
So, Point Why Indian Navy Talked With Boeing or others When they were never Interested in the Project itself
Last month, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba had said the "present LCA does not meet the carrier capability required by the Navy".
economictimes.indiatimes.com
India already has earmarked MiG29K for IAC 1. Why will it need to acquire western aircraft?
Over last many years, B
oeing teams were working closely with IN to analyze the overall compatibility of F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III with Indian Navy’s current and future carriers. These complex studies involved STOBAR performance, arrested landings, aircraft spotting on the carrier deck and most importantly the fitment of the aircraft in the carrier lift and hangars. F/A-18 Super Hornet, with its wing-fold (i.e. the wings of Super Hornet fold) feature, offer a ‘tried and tested’, safe & practical solution for compatibility with the navy carriers.
Now Seconds Issue was About Compatibility
You have mentioned Networked Synergies. Please share more about that.
F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III is a highly networked fighter.
Today Indian Navy has 10 (plus 2) P-8Is in service, with an additional six to be procured. IN will be inducting other ‘US-Origin’ helicopters and unmanned systems. Super Hornet Block III on offer to the Indian Navy will come with advanced network architecture that will provide opportunities to interface seamlessly with other US origin assets including Indian Navy’s P-8Is. Thus F/A-18 Super Hornet will act as a ‘Force Multiplier’ for the Indian Navy as it will significantly increase the type of missions.
For the Rs 24,000-crore project, the US aerospace giant has pitched its twin seater F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet which can operate from a `ski-jump’ ramp and be an enabler for secure Indo-Pacific.
www.financialexpress.com
So Here How Enlighten Being Asking If US Made F-18 Will Face Serviceability or Compatibility issues With Indian AC
So Called "Sub System"
Forgetting Indian Navy already Operating various Boeing P8I And ordered
The Indian Navy is procuring 24 MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) manufactured by Lockheed Martin under foreign military sales from the US government at an estimated cost of $2.4 billion.
Now Last Comes the Question About Operations On TOVL (short take-off and vertical landing), STOBAR Carriers
Well Boeing Already Demonstrated It In Last December
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet pulls off its first successful launch from a ski-jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, US | Photo credit: Boeing
Boeing is sceptical about Navy’s plan to combine procurement tender for multi-role carrier-based fighter aircraft along with that of the IAF’s for 114 planes.
theprint.in