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Indian Navy To Join Forces With IAF To Float Combined Procurement Tender For New Fighter Jets
Indian Navy MiG-29K flies over USS Nimitz during Malabar Naval Exercise
Following an indigenous development proposal tabled by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Navy has taken a key step.
The naval branch of the armed forces will combine its procurement tender for multi-role carrier-based fighter jet with the Indian Air Force’s tender for 114 fighters that is in progress currently, The Hindu reports.
With the new jets under development and financial constraints, the Navy has reduced the number of required fighters to 36 from 57. Boeing and Dassault Aviation have responded to the demands with their F-18 Super Hornet and Rafale jets respectively. The companies claim that their aircrafts is adept at operating off ski-jump of the Vikramaditya and even the IAC-I Vikrant in the future.
Admiral Singh even mentioned that the DRDO along with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) have put forth the proposal of the Twin Engine Carrier Based Deck Fighter (TEBDF), which the Navy is working to acquire.
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