India will buy 26 Rafale M fighters instead of American F / A-18 Super Hornets to replace Russian MiG-29s

Indian Navy to replace Russian MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB fighters with French Rafale M.

What is known

French Rafale M aircraft fought againstAmerican F / A-18 Super Hornet and as a result were able to win. The Indian military at the beginning of this year tested Dassault Aviation and Boeing fighters.

As part of the tests, fighters took off from the groundspringboard to simulate flights from the aircraft carriers Vikramaditya and Vikrant, which are in service with the Indian Navy. According to the results of the tests, the Ministry of Defense came to the conclusion that it was the French aircraft that more closely met the requirements of the country's naval forces.

Contract for the purchase of 26 Rafale M fightershas not yet been signed with the French side. The aircraft will replace the Russian MiG-29K/KUB, whose operational suitability has raised many questions in recent years. In total, the Naval Forces are armed with 39 MiG-29K/KUB fighters.