US offers F-18 Fighters to India.
                     US OFFERS F-18 
FIGHTERS TO INDIA
INTRODUCTION
•The US has reportedly offered India 
its F-18 Super Hornets to boost Indian 
maritime combat capabilities. 
•The Indian Navy has been looking to 
acquire 57 naval fighter jets for its 
aircraft carriers including INS 
Vikramaditya.
Source: eurasiantimes.com
NAVAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
The American Government has offered 
to provide their naval fighter aircraft F-
18 for the Indian Navy under a 
government proposal at the meeting 
between defense delegations of both 
countries during the 2+2 meetings.
Source: 
theeconomictimes.com
MULTIROLE MEDIUM 
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
The aircraft is an advanced version of 
the plane which was on offer to the 
Indian Air Force for its requirement of 
126 Multirole Medium Combat Aircraft 
in which only Rafale and European 
Euro fighter had been able to meet 
the qualitative requirements and 
finally, the French plane had been 
selected.
Source: cnbctv18.com
US-INDIA 2+2 STRATEGIC
India and Washington recently held 
US-India 2+2 strategic dialogue to 
enhance economic and military 
cooperation between the two 
countries. 
Source: eurasiantimes.com
F-18 SUPER HORNETS
While the navy is in the process of 
assessing the best fit for its combat 
requirements, Rafales are a hot 
contender in the race along with F-18 
Super Hornets.
Source: thegulfindians.com
CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER
Earlier, the maker of F-18, Boeing 
confirmed that it has been testing the 
F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jets for 
the Indian Navy’s requirements of a 
carrier-based fighter.
Source: theweek.com
INS VIKRAMADITYA
The trials were a part of 
demonstrations for the Indian Navy to 
demonstrate that the aircraft is fully 
capable of operating from the ski-
jumps of the Indian aircraft carriers, 
namely the INS Vikramaditya and the 
in-development INS Vikrant.
Source: 
indiandefencenews.com
INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF)
Earlier, the American fighter jet lost 
the race to French-made Dassault 
Rafales for the Indian Air Force (IAF). 
It could face difficulties in case 
sanctions were imposed by (the) USA.
Source: indiatvnews.com
INDIAN NAVY
Now with a common adversary, China, 
India-US ties are at an all-time high. 
There is a serious possibility that the 
Indian Navy may consider the 
American fighters for its combat fleet.
Source: 
navyrecognition.com
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